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Show DAI I AS Y HERALD Monday, Continued from Al Some mainline religious to a higher level of faiths discount the LDS and well being." Church as not being a ChrisThe 12.5 millian member Continued from Al tian faith, in part because of church holds geh--" . era! conference twice yearly, its reliance on Smith's text. Hinckley is the 15th president of the church and has Doctrinally the church also dif- gathering more than 100,000 followers at the Conference served in jts top leadership cir- fers from other faiths, believcle for 49 years, at times acting in a preordained existence . Center to hear spiritual direc- " and that mancan progress to tion and words of inspiration ing as the de facto president " state in heaven. from churdh leaders. The when his predecessors took ill a God-lik- e ' The debate is a sore spot for April and October proceedHe ascended to the presidency the church, which in 1995 even ings are broadcast on televiin 1995. Members revere altered its logo to place more satellite and over the leader of the church as a ' sion, radio, emphasis on the inclusion of : the Internet to 85 countries,, prophet of God. the words "Jesus Christ" in its simultaneously translated into The April 2006 conference name. "I am puzzled by any 89 different languages. was underscored by speculathe who question this church's tion about Hinckley's health. This weekend's event Then 95 and recovering from . belief in the Bible and our 177th for the church founded colon cancer surgery, he told was marked position as Christians," said April 6, 1830 Latter-daM. Russell Ballard, a member by Saturday's reopening of Saints he was in of the church's Quorum of the Salt Lake Tabernacle. the "sunset" of his life. On Sunday, Hinckley rethe Twelve, who added that Closed since 2005, the home ..' Mord leaders quoted from of the peated a favorite joke, saying the book more than 200 times that at his age, "the wind is mon Tabernacle Choir has blowing and I feel like the last at the last conference. "We undergone renovation work not only believe in the Bible, leaf on the tree." and seismic retrofitting to preHe then offered followers we strive to follow its precepts serve the building his testimony of faith, defendand to teach its message."' and prevent damages in the Other speakers called for event of a major earthquake. ing the church's central text, the Book of Mormon, as a couples to avoid divorce, Saturday's service there valid account of Christ's dealserve others, tithe and strive was the first since 1999, when for forgiveness despite the the church opened its 21,000-seings with ancient Americans. Conference Center nearIDS Church members believe anger and bitterness that can follow tragedy. church founder Joseph Smith by allowing more Latter-da- y "Most of us need time to translated the text from a set Saints to attend thebiannual of gold plates delivered to him work through pain and loss.-Wmeetings in person. can find all manner of reaWith the Tabernacle's by an angel. sons for postponing forgive"This is all recorded in dethe choir is expected tail in the Book of Mormon," ness," said an emotional James to return there for its weekly E. Faust, one of Hinckley's television and radio broad- Hinckley said. "I would think two counselors. "If we can that every Christian would casts of "Music and the Spofind forgiveness in our hearts . ken Word," one of the longest, welcome this second witness of the reality of Jesus Christ. for those who have caused us continuous running programs in broadcast history. hurt, and injury, we will rise Strangely, they do not." Utah-base- violence ill other parts of Iraq is surging. . ; ' ? At least 152 people were r I -' v ; i killed in suicide bombings that . targeted Shiites last week in Tal Afar, according td the In-- j terior Ministry, which would make the attack the deadliest since the US.;led invasion four 9 years ago.'The strike triggered reprisal attacks against Sunnis that left at least 45 dead. . The visit comes in the midst - of a bitter political tussle over pulling US. forces out of Iraq. Both houses of Congress have passed legislation calling for deadlines for troop withdrawSABAH ARARAssociated Press als that President Bush has McCain John a Senator and to vowed veto. McCain speaks during press conference at the other congressional Repubheavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Sunday, licans argue that timelines "would undercut progress in open the street, for the market ordinary Iraqis" and to have Iraq. Last week, McCain said it was safe to walk some of the tea and haggle over the price has died since they put them of a rug. The Shorja market, streets of Baghdad. there."' , But McCain and his delhe said, was "like a normal outSunday, he said, U.S. soldiers were present in large door market in Indiana in the egation held Sunday's news conference inside the heavily summertime." numbers during the congresGen. David Petraeus, the top sional visit and wouldn't let fortified Green Zone, which houses the U.S. Embassy and customers "even cross the US? commander, led the tour street to the other side." Iraqi government offices. Outthrough the market. Petraeus At the news conference, side the Green Zone, they rode took off his helmet and put in armored Humvees protected on a soft hat and instructed McCain criticized Western and Iraqi journalists, including by dozens of US. soldiers and the politicians to do the same, f Pence said. But he acknowl- vests. wore ,.. many who had covered Iraq i, invasion in They visited a joint edged they left their protective since the U.S.-le"vests on. 2003, for not reporting the military outpost in Karrada, Amir Raheem, 32 , a floor .an upscale central Baghdad good news in Iraq. One Iraqi journalist, speakneighborhood that Iraqis view carpeting merchant at the as one of the capital's safer Shorja market, disagreed with ing in English, asked him: "I the upbeat assessment of the just read on the Internet that neighborhoods. Part of the Shorja market, you said there are areas in congressional visitors. "Just yesterday, an Iraqi Baghdad that you can walk normally one of the capital's soldier was shot in his shoulbusiest commercial districts, around freely?" "I just came from one," reis now fortified with blast der by a sniper, and the day walls and barriers that cut off before, two civilians were shot plied McCain. vehicle traffic. In February, a "Yeah, and which area by a sniper as well," he said. would that be?" the journalist He said Sunni insurgents truck "bomb killed 137 people asked. and injured scores. Last month, routinely clashed with Shiite "What kind of security did militiamen or with Iraqi solanother bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque in the market, diers and policemen in the you have today?" asked another journalist. area. killing eight and wounding "Gen. Petraeus goes down"Everybody closes their nearly three dozen. "We were warmly weltown almost every day,1' shops by 2:30 p.m.," said Raheem. comed," said Sen. iindsey replied McCain. "Of course, he has protection and we had While the congressional Graham, a South Carolina Redelegation reported seeing publican, who was part of the protection today. Things are delegation. "I bought five rugs crowds of Iraqis shopping in getting better in Iraq, and I am for five bucks. People were the market, he added that rep- pleased with the progress that resented a sliver of the custom- has been made."' engaging." After the news conference, ers he used to see. "I, too, find myself leav"It is not even 10 percent of ing my day at the market in reporters asked a U.S. Emour work before the bombings, bassy official for the name of Baghdad with a new sense of cautious optimism that free- because people are afraid to the market the delegation had dom might just work for these come and it is harder to move," visited. He declined to identify it, saying the market could people," said Rep. Mike Pence, said Raheem. come under attack. On Sunday Worse, he said the closure ' Pence said he was of the main street by barriers deeply night, U.S. military and emmoved by his ability to "mix has affected his business. If it bassy officials said it had been and mingle unfettered among was so safe, he said, "let them Shorja. : v ;- V - v W V bullet-proo- US-Iraq- d . ''fJ2t mkWmk JkVi 2007 Conference McCain : April I Sl Sf,iiiiti" d -- y world-renowne- ld at Weight Continued from A 1 The new work looked at pairs of mothers and It compared how much weight the mother had gained during pregnancy with the BMI of their children. 1,044 their It defined "overweight" in as having a body-mas- s index greater than 95 percent of children of the same age and sex. Researchers found that about half the mothers gained more weight during pregnancy than the guidelines called for, while about a third met the recommended gain. The remaining 14 percent gained less weight than recommended. Oken said it's not clear why greater weight gain in the the mother would raise the risk that her toddler would be overweight. She noted that women who have diabetes during pregnancy tend to produce bigger babies who run a heightened risk of becoming overweight later in life. That suggests some factor in the womb canaffect a baby'sfu-ture- , she said. Analysis suggested that sharing of poor health habits between mother and child doesn't account for the she said. And while the women in the study generally had health insurance and were studies of other groups are finding similar results, she said. Oken said gaining too much weight also carries risk for the mother, such as not ;. being able to lose that weight and so being overweight or obese herself. Gaining too much weight raises the risk out-com- e, .for having a baby that is too large, which may lead to a difficult delivery or Caesar-ea- n section, she said. But gaining too little weight in pregnancy raises the risk of having a baby, which poses a hazard to the child. So figuring out the proper weight gain is a balancing act, she said. v Dr. Jennifer Wu, an at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York who was not involved - in the study, noted that many women are ODese even oerore getting pregnant. 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