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Show DAILY E2 Bishop nothing to offer his heart but higher elevation and lower Continued from B 1 temperatures. Benedict XVI would be sending him to Salt Lake City. In Wester's words, "It's kind of a desolate part of California." Paul was called by the voice of Jesus Christ thundering out of the heavens. The call to Wester, 56, also came out of the heavens, but by a more conventional means. Wester's call office put a through to his cell phone. After learning that his caller was the U.S. papal nuncio, Archthe bishop Pietro Sambi nuncio is America's official long-distan- ambassador from the Vatican Wester said he would call back and promptly pulled his car off the road. "I talked to the archbishop standing by the side of the road," Wester said. "It was freezing." After thinking about that for a moment, he added, "I think my definition of freezing is about to change." There are a lot of things that are about to change for the incoming prelate, who takes up his office a little more than one year after his predecessor, the Most Reverend George Niederauer, was called to serve in the city that Wester is leaving behind, as Archbishop of San Francisco. For one thing, the Diocese of Salt Lake City is geographically much larger than the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the exact comparison being about 85,000 square miles to roughly 2,300. There's also the question of tradition. "San Francisco is an old church," said the Reverend Monsignor J. Terrence Fitzgerald. "Catholics have been settled there for a long time. Our roots in Utah go back to 1776, but our increase in population is more recent." Fitzgerald, who, as interim administrator, saw to minding the store while the Diocese of Salt Lake City was between bishops, said that Wester will probably need at least a year to become familiar with all the dimensions of his new job. Having greatly expanded professional responsibilities won't be the only major lifestyle change for the new bishop, either. "There's always a sadness in leaving one's home," Wester said, a reference to the fact that he's a lifelong Bay n Area resident and San Franciscan. Wester's sister, Kathryn O'Sullivan, said that, among her memories of Utah's new bishop are many family dinners that would include a distinctive California flourish. "John plays the piano beautifully," she said. "He would always play, 'I Left" My Heart in San Francisco.' Which is not to imply that Utah, where Wester has done no more than pass through on two prior occasions, has fourth-generatio- It isnt every Catholic bishop, for example, who has his own nickname at the state prison. O'Sullivan said that O'Sullivan said that her brother is an avid hiker with a deep love of natural beauty. And though he doesnt ski golf and racquetball are his most preferred recreational Wester said that pastimes he is thinking of taking up snowshoeing to stay active in winter and see some of Utah's Saturday, March 10, 2007 HERALD inmates at San Quentin State Prison near San Francisco, the same place where Johnny Cash once gave a famous concert, call the physically imposing Wester "Big John. Konkel said that Wester, while serving as an assistant fire department chaplain, once mountains. talked a jumper into leaving And he can always play his a roof instead of attempting Barbara Lee, suicide. O'Sullivan said that favorite song editor of Intermountain Cathol- Wester is a doting uncle who often makes time to take his ic, the official newspaper of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, he has nieces and nephews said that movers have already nine of them, between his two wrestled Wester's baby grand brothers and one sister fishpiano into the residence proing. vided by the diocese. "They never catch anything," she said. "It's kind of a joke." A lifelong dedication True, said Wester, adding to pastoral pursuits that, "I think fishing is a really good excuse to take a nap." More essential to his perWester wont ever mention his own good works, sonality than his love of muO'Sullivan said. On the other sic, or love of the outdoors, however, is Wester's love hand, Bertone said that he of his faith. His devotion to never forgets to thank other religious duty has deep roots, people for theirs. Whether presiding at a reaching all the way back to childhood. After completing mass, a graduation ceremony, grade school, he went straight or a private garden party. into Saint Joseph College, a Bertone said, "He'll thank evreligious seminary, at age 13 eryone from the janitor to the to begin preparing to enter the archbishop to the pope. He really makes an effort to always priesthood. thank people and acknowl"He's a lifer, as we call them," said Laura Bertone, a edge everyone's efforts." friend of Wester's and former Something else that you student who recalls the classes frequently hear about Wester is that he enjoys a good laugh, he taught in Theology and Music Appreciation at Marin and has a nimble wit. "He has Catholic High School. a delightful sense of humor," Though as a child he always Lee said. assisted with parish functions, And he's not above the occasional teasing remark. "If Wester said, it was watching the priests serve the people you trip up on a word, he'll and seeing the holiness in their never let you forget it," Berbearing that really stirred his tone said. young heart. "The closeness that I perReaching out to ceived that they had to God," communities different he said, "there was something and and wonderful mysterious awesome about it." Another aspect of Wester's Wester earned a bachelor's personality that will likely be degree from Saint Patrick Col-- . critical to his service as bishop lege and a Master's of Divinity is his ability to listen. "When at Saint Patrick's Seminary you're talking with Bishop & University in Menlo Park, Wester there is absolutely no doubt in your mind that you're Calif., before eventually comthe one person he is focusing pleting his education with additional master's degrees from on," Lee said. the University of San FranAnd it's not just that he cisco and Holy Names College knows to wait until you've in Oakland, Calif. finished talking. Konkel said "He's a very bright man," that Wester pays attention to said Father Eugene Konkel, what he hears. "He's thoughtan instructor at Saint Patrick's ful, he consults a lot," Konkel said. "He's somebody who Seminary. It's more than just a matter of academic degrees, processes things." too. There will be a lot for Wester to take in as he starts into Wester has, as Konkel put his new job. Fitzgerald said it, "many practical talents. He'd be very happy wiring that the Roman Catholic faith an electrical outlet, or fixing in Utah is growing rapidly and that there's an ongoing need somebody's pipes, or building something. He does all of that for new facilities and new for recreation." leadership. The Diocese of Salt Lake Equally diverse are the City also maintains imporways that Wester has found of filling his spiritual calling. tant relationships with other In addition to teaching and religious and civic organizaserving in Catholic leadership tions, including Utah's largest cultural entity. Fitzgerald said positions, friends say that Wester is an avid volunteer. that the diocese has always MISSIONARIES had strong relationships with other religious groups, but especially with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- Elder Benjamin R. Ashworth, son of Brent and Charlene Ashworth, of Provo has been called to serve in the Sweden Stockholm Mission of the LDS Church. He will speak in the Pleasant View 5th Ward, 1060 E 2400 N., Provo, Utah on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 11:00 am He will enter the MTC on March 14, y Saints. Wester, who has fond memories of long ago working at a restaurant with a young man who was a faijhful Latter-daSaint, is already becoming acclimated to Utah's unique y 2007. religious landscape. "I got a wonderful letter from the LDS First Presidency, from President Hinckley, President Monson and President Faust," Wester said. "I anticipate good relations and.working together. We share so many things in common." Wester said that he thinks it's actually a blessing to Utah's Catholics that theirs is a minority faith. "I think it makes people cherish their faith more," he said. Another thing that excites Wester is the opportunity of reaching out to Utah's large and growing Latino population, many of whom have Catholic religious leanings. Wester said that he can preach in Spanish, but only if his remarks have been translated before he presents them. He plans, however, to dramatically improve his language skills. "I've ratcheted that up a few notches, kicked it into high gear," he said. "I feel I'm improving, but I believe I'm going to need a good year or two to get it up to fluency. I'm going to listen to Spanish tapes in my car." That would be a Honda CRV compact, because there's just one of Wester, but with drive, because Utah is Utah. Maybe along with the language tapes in the glove box, there will be deck of cards. Lee said that Wester four-whe- Sister Cortney A. Baxter, daughter of A. Dee and Shirley A. Baxter of Spanish Fork, has returned from the Spokan, Washington Spanish Speaking Mission of the LDS Church. She will speak in the Aspen Meadows 3rd Ward, 1661 S. 1400 E, Spanish Fork, on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 1:00 - 465-383- BAPTIST: PROVO Pastor Rhett Durfee speaks at 11 a.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church. 1144 W. Columbia Ln. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. 374-848- Provo Baptist Church PROVO meets 11 a.m. Sunday, 230 W. Center St. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Nursery provided. 374-264- - PLEASANT GROVE Pastor Andy Hornbaker speaks on "Each Christian Has a Race to Run," 11 a.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church, 344 E. Center St. Children's Church meets during worship Bible service. p.m. Wednesday. Elder Dalin Hansen, son of Clark and Nancy Hansen, of Pleasant Grove has been called to serve in the Philippines Quezon City Mission of the LDS Church He will speak in the Grove Creek 7th Ward, 942 N. 500 E, Pleasant Grove", Utah on Sunday', March 11, 2007 at 9:00 am He will enter the MTC on March 14, Elder Ryan Shelton Hoffman, son of Dan and Debbie Hoffman of Lindon, has returned from the Taiwan Kaohsiung Mission of the LDS Church He will speak in the Lindon 11th Ward, 1050 E. 100 N., Lindon, Utah on Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. el plays bridge and poker and is especially good at Sheep's Head. Given that both of the last two bishops to precede him in Utah, Niederauer and William K. Weigand, now hold pastoral posts in California, you might suppose that Wester can envision a future that finds him going back to his roots. Not so fast. "I expect this will be my last assignment in the church until I retire, or die," Wester said. "My idea is that I'm called to be a pastor. "A pastor is somebody who's with his flock, and sets roots with them." As of Wednesday, Wester will be with his flock. Later on, when there's time in his schedule, he'd like to stretch his legs a little. "We've been talking about going toJJryce and Zion," he said. "We'll go see some of the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City." Wester's Utah roots, it would seem, have already begun to find fertile soil. Elder Miles DeMont Swan, son of Paul and Marcy Swan, of Springville has been called to serve in the South Korea, Busan Mission of the LDS Church. He will speak in the Hobble Creek 11th Ward, 450 S. Canyon Road, Springville, Utah on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 11:00 am. He will enter the MTC on March 14, 2007. Elder Kyle Wade Thomas, son of Bryan and Lori Thomas of Orem, has returned from the Brazil, Joao Pessoa Mission of the LDS Church He will speak in the Orem 1st Ward, 80 S. 280 E., Orem, on Sunday, March at 12:30 p.m. PAYSON - North. Nursery provided. Bible study, 7 p.m. Wednesday. 369-741- COMMUNITY: OREM Pastor Leonel Moreno speaks 2 p.m. Sunday at Cedes Comniunidad Crist iana, 1228 W. 1200 North. Nurseryjunior church provided. Marriage home group meets Friday nights; youth meet Saturdays. All services in Spanish. 344-254- Elder Ryan Mark Walker, son of Mark L and Tami S. Walker, of lindon has been called to serve in the Cuernavaca, Mexico Mission of the LDS Church. He will speak in the Lindon 3rd Ward, 25 N. Main, Lindon, Utah on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. He will enter the MTC on March 21, 2007. Send information about LDS Missionary Reunions scheduled near General Conference weekend to dhnewsOheraldextra. com by March 16 to be published in the March 25 issue of LDS Week. Include name of mission, mission president, day, time and address, contact info and any other info. - EAGLE SCOUT Bryan Joel Christensen, age 18, son of Michael and Linda Christensen of Orem, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on February 15, 2007. He is in Troop 560 Utah Lake Dis-- , trict. His service project was a drive to gather new and slightly used clothing especially specialty clothing such as baseball caps, sports jerseys, etc for the Utah State Developmental Center in American Fork. Thanks to all who donated Bryan is a 12th grade student at Mountain View High School. Congratulations! 785-329- 9 Pastor Joshua Harding a.m. Sunday, Provo Bible Church, 1449 W. 1150 South. Sunday school, 10 a.m. PROVO speaks 1 1 373-827- 2. SPRINGVILLE - Pastor Derrick a.m. Sunday, Grace Bible Church, 239 S. Main St. Nurseryjunior church provided. Youth group, 6:30 Smothers speaks 10 Kerr Continued from Rev. Kathleen West speaks on "Holy Ground" 10:30 a.m. Sunday, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 50 W. 200 North. Adult discussion, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 10:30 am. Coffee hour follows. Soup supper and classes for both St. Mary's parish and Tree of Life Lutheran 0 p.m. parish during Lent are EPISCOPAL PROVO 1890-189- 4 rattonalarchives.gov.uk. The announcement included this telling paragraph: "The passenger lists also open up new insights into family history and social trends. For example, the lists reveal the story of the Jewish migrants who fled persecution and poverty in Russia to escape to South Africa in search of a new life via British ports." Even though ancestors on these next two British sites weren't movin' out, they were movin' up, The Database of 7 Court Officers by R. O, Bucholz, project director, describes its holdings thusly: The 1660-183- 374-572- 5. www.rockcanyon.org. 373-309- More information is available at www. cussed in one chapter of "Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Notion" by John Murray Gibbon, published about 193a One of these books is available at Abebooks.com at the time of writing this column. New to the web, a database of passengers on ships departing in the United Kingdom for North America, Australia, India and South Africa between 1890 and I960 win be up and running within six months, according to United Kingdom National Archives announcement. Already 9 the records covering are up at www.findmypast. Lead Pastor Dean L JackPROVO son speaks on "The 30 Precepts of the Sages" 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, Rock Canyon Church, which meets at the Onemark Theater, Provo Towne Centre. Prayer room am Rock Canyon Cafe, 8 am and 9:45 am Kidz Prayz: 9:45 am Nursery available. 6:30-8:3- Thursday. compassenger List BI WORSHIP EXPERIENCE . ages are available. Go to www. Database of Court Officers is an online computer database providing the career histories of every remunerated officer and servant of the English royal household from the Restoration of the monarchy In 1660 to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837." See wwwJuc.edudepts more about the Hamburg Passenger Lists as found on Ancestry .com. tt is posbritislvnistory.ac.uk sible to find much about British history and the people who moved up. Many people from Eastern Europe as well as Germany emigrated through Hamburg, Germany. Thrse movin' peoples' records, (except 1915-119) can be found on Ancestry, have been com. Only indexed so far, although all im 8tevemorse.org allows searches in English, though the entries are Still in Carman, of course. , Morse has developed faster, easier finding aids for Ellis Island and Castle Garden searches, and now for the Hamburg, Germany, passenger lists. Note that membership with Ancestry .com b necessary to see these records and that Morse provides Information for using ancestry .corrvTearnlibraryar-tide.aspx?articl1 1588 1850-193- 4 1890-191- 3 V 9 e to learn It should come as no surprise that the Hamburg Passenger records are in German But rustorybuctobDCO. At www. Steve Morse's site at www. 'r MISSIONARY REUNIONS PRESBYTERIAN: Rev. SPRINGVILLE Janet Riley speaks on "A Way Out," 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Springville Presbyterian Church, 245 S. 200 East. Sunday school, 9:15 am Fellowship hour, 11:30 a.m. 4894390. www.scpc.org. 404-162- 8. 2007 cclarkheraldextra.com. LUTHERAN: PROVO Pastor Rob Kraft speaks 11 a.m. Sunday, St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, 464 W. 3700 North. Bible class, 9:30 a.m. Bible study, 7 p.m. Wednesday. 2253777. Pastor Mickie Kelly 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Crossings Church at Clarion Manor, 463 E 100 speaks 11, I Cody Clark can be 2 reached at or 225-303- 494-173- 1. 0 Elder Blake Larson, son of Larry and Anne Larson of Springville, has returned from the Chile Santiago East Mission of the LDS Church. He will speak in the Springville 2nd Ward, 1785 E. 400 S., Springville, on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. EVANGELICAL OREM Guest pastor Derwin Gray speaks "Brokeness Attracts the Heart of God" 11 am Sunday, Christ Evangelical Church which meets at Orem High School Auditorium, 175 S. 400 East. Sunday school and nursery: 9:30 a.m. at 280 S. 400 East. PROVO Pastor Gene Short speaks on "How to Receive God's Divine Favor" 11 a.m. Sunday, Light the Way Christian Fellowship, 310 W. 500 North. Sunday school, 10 am Fellowship meal follows. mm, 2007. 491-844- CHRISTIAN: 7 pm. Elder Garret Farley, son of Dave and Gina Farley of Orem, has returned from the England London Mission of the LDS Church He will speak in the Canyon View 10th Ward, 762 E 1200 N., Orem, on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 9:00 am CHURCH SERVICES ASSEMBLY OF GOD: PAYSON Doug Scott speaks at 11 a.m. Sunday at Christian Life Assembly of God, 11554 S. 4600 West. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Traveling to the homeless shelter in Salt Lake City: 5 p.m. Sunday. 21 Ancestry.com at libraries. Another group of sources exists for finding immigrating ancestors. These are emigration lists created by the country or region of embarkation as well as the foreign countries' city directories, phone books, etc. To find out more about how to find your ancestors in the country-o- f origin's records visit Kory L Meyerink's site at www. ancestors back over the ocean. Meyerink also reminds re-searchers to use the American prcenealcists.comkory.htm. sometimes give Immigration f information. Thousands of movin', gro- ovin' ancestors can be found in these records. Maybe some of -- You can read his article, 'Rediscovering Passenger Lists," and you can purchase audio tapes of his lecture, "Getting There When There's Nothing Here European Sources for Tracking Immigrant Origins." His process is important for those who haven't been able to get their Genealogical-Biographic- Index (AGBI). It includes refer-ence- s to 625 million people, many of whom are not included in the big online databases. See his article, Genealogy's Best-KeSecret" at www .ances- - ; pt try.contfkwrVlibraryarticle. aspx?artkle663. These entries them are yours. I URm Frt Ktrr can be nached at Itsallrelatfves 8sfcn.org. |