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Show 6 Vernal Express Friday, August 2, 1985 (stoTOfo aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .. :.)v '?3p . VST aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiii llwLt Imb $ iiiiitiiitiiiitiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiitiiittiiiiiiiiiiitiiiittiiiiiiiif iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiitiiiiiiJiiiiiiiJiiiiriiifiriiiiiiif mi LdDoIknnng aft InlFe Non-sectarian commentary from locai clergy 1111 1 it 111 mil 1 u 11 111 in in 11 i 11 iimii 1 1 inn inn 1 iiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Accepting responsibility By Robert L. Tasler Pastor, Our Savior Lutheran Church We cannot solve life's problems except ex-cept by solving them. This statment may seem idiotically self-evident. Yet it is seemingly beyond the comprehension comprehen-sion of so many people. I must accept responsibility for a problem before I can solve it. I can solve a problem only when I have the courage and insight to say, "This is my problem and it's up to me to solve it." But many seek to avoid the pain of their problem by telling themselves, "This problem was caused me by other people or circumstances beyond my control, and therefore it is up to other people or society to solve it. It's really not my problem." Non-acceptance of responsibility is a major cause of mental illness. The lengths to which we will go to avoid accepting ac-cepting responsibility for problem solving invariably causes more pain than the problem itself. The nature of mental illness can be reduced to either a neurosis or character disorder. The neurotic assumes too much responsibility; respon-sibility; the person with a character disorder assumes too little. At times even the healthiest person is one or the other. The reason for this is that the problem of distinguishing what we are and what we are responsible respon-sible for in life is one of the greatest problems of human existence. It is never completely solved, for the entirety en-tirety of our lives is spent continually assessing and reassessing where our responsibilities lie in Our life's changing chang-ing course of events. This life-long struggle is productive only when we possess the willingness and capacity to continually examine our actions and motives. Such a capacity or willingness is not born into in-to any of us. Only as we mature by making mistakes and solving the problems they produce can we see our world realistically and assess our responsibility respon-sibility for ourselves and the world. It has been said, "Good judgement comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgement." Whoever said that understood life well. Jesus once said, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Meekness, which is a realistic acceptance accep-tance of responsibility, is anything but weakness. It is strength from God Himself. The person who has courage to trust in a loving God and yet struggle strug-gle to accept responsibilities is truly blessed. He will inherit an earthly life of maturity and inner peace. "Blessed" is often re-translated as "happy". And isn't that what we want? Lutheran Church ready for vacation Bible school Children ages 4 through 13 are invited in-vited to attend Vacation Bible School at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Aug. 12-16. The school hours are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. Bible lessons, songs, games and handicrafts will be offered of-fered in the fun-filled week that comes just prior to the beginning of the new school term. Parents who wish to enroll their children may do so by calling 789-1421 and leaving a message. There will be a moderate fee for materials and supervision and teaching by a qualified staff of teachers and helpers. Parents are urged to call early to insure that enough materials are ordered to accommodate the number of students attending. Kl(ppDi)DiIlj s Fntrgle Me Days Naples City Naples Park 10a m.tolOpm. Dinosaur I)a! Sales! Activities! Open TrnnU Tcmrnamrnt Vernal Express Vernal flee, Vernal City Courts Three Week Tourna menl ! Di ttlt ali'.n: ,-htr Spi ini W North picnic JOa m Summer ,ru Fair I'mtah Fine Folk Art Guild County CourthtiuM? Entry Uradlme July 24 Ij-grrwr- ItafrfrmllfUhfl'arV DinnrrTbfAlre KotUellolStm K-oft 7pm LJiii-iiii.i'ui-iriq Kingthur) t nrnniuhi( t fturth Wright ttakfcm f4at First Baptist Church recognized for training 7 ' I v3 By Pastor Herb Stoneman National attention was recently drawn to the unique way Vernal's First Baptist uses a traditional church training program. The program, called Masterlife, is used by Southern Baptist churches across the country to help people who have been Christians for many years increase their knowledge about the Bible Bi-ble and "Deepen their walk with Christ," according to First Baptist Pastor Herb Stoneman. But the Vernal group, because of its rapid growth in the past 18 months, comprises nearly all new Christians--unlikely candidates for the Masterlife program in most other Southern Baptist Bap-tist churches, Stoneman said. During that period more than 180 persons "have come to know Christ in a personal relationship and compared with our overall church numbers that's the majority of our church body," the pastor said, adding the Vernal's Ver-nal's church's membership profile statistic are unusual when compared with more established Baptist churches. t While at the national Southern Baptist Bap-tist convention which was attended by some 45,000 persons in Dallas earlier this summer, Stoneman was asked to describe the Vernal church's rapid growth and how it uses the training train-ing program. "I said basically two things had been key to our ministry here: one was visibility and the other was viability. "Visibility because people became aware of our church body, our activities ac-tivities and the reality of our relationship relation-ship with Christ. And then from that came viability as people saw that our programs and our meetings were not just "busy-work religious stuff but that they are designed to really affect the lives, lifestyles and direction of the people involved." IV tv lVv at fm Ih eitr tr.frr krUle that fc-ll U. f1ififrn lim? i, tmwl Vh?. KvFfynfli? a fmitisf ith TV ali"n Arm" I ncM frJ CVH-ms) CVH-ms) V lit a. I l f rVo IV pgm pf I'wJuy" Af" ?"- f,f-fc"tafri9 thai yii (an fzt'iptit f-m-I h oil h lit fr.il o rnaMr cm-TMttvtte cm-TMttvtte tarpief Uwr wire ! ! to (ktr f. ? r- j !n ( jKo r 2 a " ' I I ?"l " t"rn"i t?r f t r" iVn 1' l ' a I f I 1lc n t z-h 1 t XKero pre. rvtf ! I I a Cr- Stoneman said he told the others in the convention meeting that people in Vernal are discovering: "We're not playing religious games or making people into little, religious clones. "They're finding reality for their own lives and freedom to develop their own lifestyles in terms of their relationship rela-tionship with God. That's something that's missing in a lot of religious activity," ac-tivity," he added. This is the second time in two years the small Utah congregation has drawn national Southern Baptist attention. atten-tion. Last year Stoneman was interviewed inter-viewed about the Vernal church's unique uni-que growth by the Baptist Telecommunication Telecom-munication Network (BTN), a nationwide nation-wide cable television system. 1 Stoneman admits the attention is unusual but noted: "Somehow God has chosen to make this place and this work unique enough that other people across the country are becoming aware of the way that He has ministered in this place." The church's first six-month Masterlife training program was recently completed and there are plans to begin another Masterlife series in August. In addition, another program, Master Builder, will also start as a continuation of the training for the 26 persons who completed Masterlife. The Masterlife program is only one of the varied activities offered by First Baptist, located at 2100 West Highway 40. There are Sunday School classes meeting at 9:45 a.m. for all ages, followed by morning worship at 11 a.m., church training at 6 p.m., and evening worship at 7 p.m. Other weekly week-ly activities include a prayer and praise meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. For additional information call the church at 789-1347. Elder Kelly D.Sorensen Elder Sorensen to serve mission Elder Kelly David Sorensen, son of Cal and Vel Sorensen of Vernal, has accepted an LDS mission call to the Seoul Korea Mission. He will enter the Missionary Training Train-ing Center in Provo, Thursday, Aug. .15. His farewell testimonial will be Sunday, Aug. 11 at 2:40 p.m. at Vernal Ver-nal 5th Ward. Kelly is a graduate of Uintah High School and attended Brigham Young University where he served in the Elder's Quorum presidency of his ward. Elder Ryan Oldaker Elder Oldaker returns from Manila mission Elder Ryan Oldaker has completed an eighteen month LDS mission and will return home Friday, Aug. 2. He served in the Phillippine Manila Mission where he was a district leader. Elder Oldaker will report on his mission Aug. 11 at 1:20 p.m. at the Naples 1st Ward Chapel, 2313 South 1500 East. U i M ,t ft & A A A A A A . W W W w W W w V V y The first wedding to take place in the White House was that of Mrs. Lucy Payne Washington to Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd in 1812. Lucy was the widow of George Washington's nephew and the sister of Mrs. James Madison. VECaMZEL AREA k 4 si. CIWRCII DIRECTORY ATTEND AWE) SyPPKTT YyR (SKUmKeKl h i THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS VERNAL UTAH ASHLEY STAKE M M M M y People Helping People i fsU hkh .! 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