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"I started thinking at age 16 that I was only going to church because of my parents. I never had a faith in it. It felt like it was fake. You believe because your family believes. You don't question it." Andrus' departure depar-ture from church has since been a thorn in her family side. "They say, 'you need to get married and start having kids. If you die, you wont have a husband in heaven,'" but, Andrus says, "now I'm set on 'no, I dont believe this.' That's not what I want for my life. I dont believe this is the one true religion. Do you really real-ly think God's going to put everyone down here and only a few select Mormons living in Utah are chosen? I dont buy that." What she does buy are the values a religious upbringing instilled in her. "I've learned to be respectful of your body; your body is a temple." In addition, she believes in generosity, generos-ity, having watched her family's support sup-port of others and the Churches donations. "My dad is very giving, very humble. The Church will be there if you need them. If you get sick, there are 50 people knocking Ski resorts OGDEN (AP) It used to be that ski resorts shut down for the summer. sum-mer. Except for a few maintenance personnel,., it was never a full-time job. ulthe warm season. "Boy, it is now," said Dave Fields, spokesman for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. At Snowbird, visitors can jump on a bungee trampoline, listen to live music, spend a lot on dinner, rent an off-road scooter, take a guided off-road off-road vehicle ride or even sail off Hidden Peak on a paraglider. They also can ride last year's brand-new 1 . t$fe sell: taking the other on your door with food." Pressure to accept the "true church" comes from friends and family, says Andrus, and it can tear families apart Many young people who stray from the Mormon Church feel as if "they're constantly down on you, like you're the bad person in the family, you're not the same, there something wrong with you," says Andrus. "What about all of the people who are not Mormon? They're all going to hell? I dont believe that" From experience, Andrus knows that family pressure can backfire. "It only pushes kids further away." She encourages parents to "be open to your kids and talk to them. No religion should teach for you to hate your kids, disown them or treat them badly if they do not believe what you believe. Be accepting of your kids." Forming an individual identity is something Andrus learned through time. "This is what my family believes. This is what I believe, and I'm happy with who I am." Despite the fact that she is the "outside kid," Andrus feels "a lot stronger now," having seen life outside out-side Utah. "The more people I meet, the more I learn about myself. The more you travel, the more open you're going to be." She says she is lucky because her family accepts her and respects her, though she has taken a different path. They still insist however, that "someday" she will return to the church. Andrus is not closed to believing in God or religion, but she knows that she cannot have faith in the LDS Church. "I'm not going to be fake, to pretend," which, she says, is what many young people do in order to win their parents' approval. "Therefc always that pressure over everyone. People constantly remind you about it," says Andrus, asking, "when are you getting married? not just for skiing anymore alpine slide, but they'll have to dodge construction on a ZipRider cable line to be ready by August. Whew. Powder Mountain is another ... story. The Ogden Valley ski resort has about five miles of single-track mountain bike trails. And visitors are welcome to ride on the service roads that run to the top and bottom of every lift. Monday through Friday, bikers might even be able to find a restroom and a drinking fountain in an unlocked building. On weekends, however, no one's there. In the middle is Snowbasin, i I - 0 1 if I M 11 -V- I Linda Andrus lives life on her When are you having kids?" People worry, says Andrus, that she will not be happy until then. "They, almost think they have to save you, that you're not good enough until they save you." Incidentally, saving people is what Andrus believes is her mission in life. "I think my purpose is always a daily struggle. I know I'm supposed sup-posed to do something to help other people." Andrus feels blessed to have her health, family, and a "pretty "pret-ty good life." She is ready to relay the fortune she has had. As a nursing nurs-ing student, Andrus hopes to travel internationally to provide healthcare health-care services. This type of mission, she says, is much like an LDS mission, mis-sion, though her family does not see it that way. "I believe there's something out there," confides Andrus, including a spiritual presence after death. another Ogden Valley resort. Its 25 miles of trails have been open to mountain biking for two years. Now, with most of the Olympic construction debris removed and vegetation returning to the area, the resort has started summer sum-mer operations. As of Friday, the debut day of lift service for mountain bikers and hik-ers hik-ers at Snowbasin, there were still some finishing touches, but most of the trails are open and there is little obvious sign of construction. Shades of Gray, a Huntsville cover band, played "Whiskey Ain't Working" outside the Grizzly Center while a few dozen visitors milled around. Families walked along a short route that leads through the snowfields and wildflowers under the jutting Needles at the top of the gondola. And mountain bikers rocketed rock-eted down service roads and bike trails looking for the quickest path to the bottom. . "They need to take out a few switchbacks," said John Christensen, a downhiller from Syracuse. Christensen and Phillip Barker, Brigham City, both longed for steeper, steep-er, faster hills with more features. But Jeremy Little of Ogden, who bought a $110 season pass, was impressed. "It's kind of a fast crosscountry cross-country course, not really a downhill course like at Deer Valley," Little said. "It's nice for me. I like it." Rick Vallejos, recreation manager manag-er for the Ogden Ranger District, WELLER REC. INC. 435-783-4718 2972 No. 900E.Upper Loop Rd. Kamas, Utah 84036 OYAUAIIA' mm MM to M nN i t Amu k ta ml IMk tm SlrtaltIW,iaMW,rfmatiWtf(liil tak UM 10 U Km k M Mra M.M. fma 3wv l CO IMtiniMkMaMMMMtaa path PHOTO BY JENNIFER MCKENNA own terms, the non-Mormon way. However, she does not have a definition defin-ition of God. "I dont know how or why, but I'm thinking there has to be something. I dont necessarily know what he looks like, but there's got to be some reason we came here." "My big goal is always to be happy no matter what. Maybe you dont have a lot of money, maybe you're struggling, maybe your car broke down. Live life to the fullest no matter what. I want to travel around the world and help as many people as possible. Since I'm so blessed, I want to give back. I want to meet as many people as possible, to be open to new ideas and experiences, experi-ences, to keep growing and learning." learn-ing." Meanwhile, devout Mormons will be praying for her, courtesy of a write-in prayer box inside the Salt Lake City Temple. spoke to other "gonzo" bikers who longed for steeper downhill sections. He said those routes could come later. "These trails were built to Forest Service standards, not necessarily neces-sarily for extreme mountain biking." Vallejos said. "But we're definitely going to consider that. This is just a big experiment." Rowland said it would probably be "a couple of years" before any new trail development. Taylor Foss of Ogden, a mountain bike racer who works at Ogden 's Bingham Cyclery, is excited about the extra traffic on the existing trails. He's ridden them the past two summers sum-mers and hopes the lifts will bring more tires to smooth out the rough spots in the trails. Most of Snowbasin's trails are on Forest Service land, and all of them are open to visitors without charge. The Forest Service will be keeping keep-ing an eye on the situation, looking for any impact to sensitive plants on the ridge probably not a big issue since lifts do not directly access the top of the ridge and damage to resources below by people who leave the marked trails. "The reality is that it's not against the law to get off the trail, but it can mess up the privilege for everybody," Vallejos said. Overall, the district is "very impressed" with Snowbasin's handling. han-dling. "We're pleased that it's going as well as it is," Vallejos said. 'lp ml REAL HDDIE BAUER UNREAL PRICES. 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