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Show LDS Gospel fact and fiction to be topic of BYU Women Sunday, September Those who lose pets can find comfort Dear Ann Landers: A long time ago you ran a letter from a boy whose dog had died. He wanted to know if dogs went to heaven. As I recall, you consulted several clergymen. Most said animals do not have souls, and therefore they would not go to heaven. One kind Congregational miniyter replied that he wasn't sure, but he didn't see anything wrong with telling the youngster that he would probably see his dog in heaven because everything up there was "perfect." Several days ago I read a column on that very subject by Rev. Dale Turner, who writes for a Seattle paper. I am sending a condensed version in the hope A Seattle that you will print it. Reader Dear Seattle: Thanks for a real r. I loved it Here it is: "Looking back across the years I see how important dogs have been in my life. I had been an ordained minister only a few weeks when I received a call heart-warme- chickens lay eggs, but you don't have to do anything but hang around.' "After 14 years, Pick became very sick and there was nothing to be done except put her out of her misery. With a heavy heart I drove her to the vet's, who did what had to be done. I then went back to my study and wept for hours. Ann Landers L.A. TIMES & CREATORS SYNDICATE been sure of. from an boy. His dog had been killed by a car. 'Mr. Turner,' the lad sobbed, 'do you do funerals for dogs?' "I didn't know quite how to respond, but I recalled the Scriptures' affirmation of God's knowing when even a sparrow falls. I replied, 'Why not?' and I conducted a little ceremony for the boy's pet. He was very pleased and then asked, 'Is my dog going to heaven?' I wasn't prepared for that question, but my love for animals got me through it. I'm sure I made the child feel better. "Several years later I had my own personal experience that provided the answer I had never SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -her first day back to school, Wanda colored a mimeographed counting exercise, ate a hamburger for lunch and took the to a city shelter. No. 4 bus home I For Wanda, and for the thou-- : sands of other homeless children, just going back to school can be a lesson in survival. r "These kids have gone through a lot by the time they get into the classroom," said Michelle Linehan, director of the state Department of Education's Office for Education of Homeless Children in Boston. ' "They're not homeless because they want to be," said Glenwood r, Elementary Principal Robert whose school is near the motel-sheltwhere Wanda lives. "They want the same thing as other youngsters, a bed to sleep in at night ... a place to study, a place to play." As of November, 12,000 children ; were living in Massachusetts shel- ters, half of them school age, Linehan said. "That's only the numbers that we know of," she said. ; The U.S. Department of Educa-;tio- n estimated that at the end of last year, 200,000 of the 272,000 I homeless children attended schools. Problems facing homeless chil; dren range from ragged clothes and no place to study to poor self esteem. Families driven to shelters I by house fires often have trouble tracking down duplicates of birth " home. We went to the pound to get the dachshund whose photo had appeared in the paper. By the time we arrived, it had been claimed. Another puppy, sensing our mission, poked her nose through the wire fence. The look in her eyes seemed to say, 'Please pick me.' We did. And we named her 'Pick.' "Whenever I came home, Pick was there to greet me. I'd say, 'Pick, you've got it made. Other animals work for their keep. A canary sings, cows give milk. On Kel-lihe- er certificates and immunization records required for school admis-- " sion. Shelters report that more than 10 children percent of their school-ag- e do not go to school and tests show that they have a harder tune in the K' .'classroom. "A lot of them are tired because they're living in crowded condi-I- - tions. They seem distant," said jifArlene Tanous, who works with j. homeless children for the Spring-"'- field Action Commission. For many parents, the chief con-j- cern is keeping their children in j the school they attended before homelessness struck. The alternative is a fractured education, said Kelliher, recounting who had the story of a third-gradmoved 13 times. Kelliher persuaded school officials to find money for private transportation back to Glenwood if the boy moved again. "I was informed the other day that he's moved," Kelliher said. "Utica, New York." A 1987 federal law gives children of homeless families the choice of going to the school in their last district or one closer to the shelter. However, the law doesn't provide for transportation to the old school. !.',' i1 er O 4- uaiur atf f!"A r. j matter how long you be. I'd miss you may 39 ueen club will hold its annual state qualifying rodeo on Oct. 5 and 6 at the county fairgrounds in Manti. The rodeo will begin each night at 6 p.m. At 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, there will be a dance featuring the Junction 89 band. It will be at the National Guard Armory. It is open to anyone interested. Ji rebegcaJthomas STOREKEEPERS FOR GENTLEMEN Text GENTLEWOMEN Orem BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND. . . i WSKIS Smoked Brots made dark lager J Queen Size '7 Bev Doolittle is one of the most astonishing artists of our time. Unique vision and talent combine to create images that evoke a desire to enter her world. wmmmmmmmm beautiful book is a definitive work, presenting all of the artist's This published prints plus earlier paintings. iXLS I 160 pages color reproduction page subjects double page spreads The junior high would be her sixth or seventh school, she said. "We went to a lot of schools. We never finished a year," she said. The family has had a succession of living arrangements during the past six years, said her mother, Betty Foster. She said she hopes to get more assistance from the state to get out of the motel-sheltand into an apartment. "I want them to have good education. You got to find some kind of opportunity," she said. "I tell them, 'What are you going to do, clean somebody's bathroom?' 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But her older Wakena, isn't. sister, Wakena, scheduled to start at a junior high school this fall, wasn't too sure last week if she wanted to go. "Some of those kids are cracking on (teasing) you," she said. "About clothes, you know, like $50 sneak- rrii ST - W i "It's just things such as being -- Allen Ostergar currently serves as the Missionary Department's Director of Training. He is officed at the Provo Missionary Training Center and at the Church's Missionary Department in Salt Lake City. He is responsible for all training for the Missionary Department of the church including the traininp at the Provo MTC and 14 area MTCs, Visitors Centers, Mission Presidents, media, etc. In his work he travels to every MTC and Visitors Center almost once a year. Born and raised near Blackfoot, Idaho, he attended Ricks College and then served an LDS mission to Brazil. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Portuguese and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He has been at the MTC either in a calling or as employment, since 1963. He helped plan the MTC complex as it is today. He has served as bishop and Mission President in the Kentucky Louisville Mission. FALL IN The Sanpete She also won horsemanship, Miss Congeniality and qualified for state finals in barrel racing and pole bending. Her first attendant is Kel-Fowers from Ogden with the Jr. Allen C. Ostergar, so much, if I went Spikers Rodeo Club. Second attendant is Lana Spykes from the Lehi Rodeo Club. Kendra Jensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen of Manti, was named Queen at the Uintah High School Rodeo last week in Vernal. Page B3 full-tim- e, in alone, It wouldn't be heaven for me." Herald Correspondent aware that if you have birthday parties, this kid may not be able to bring a treat so be aware of that," ??LG.?.e.n - s bone. No By IDA O. DONALDSON teachers. 1 Diet tial Manti 9irl named rodeo Then there's the stigma of homelessness. Desiree, a fourth grader, doesn't tell her friends that financial problems led to a change of address over the summer. "I just told her if anybody asks you where you're staying, you're just staying with a friend," said her mother, Naomi, who spoke on condition that her last name not be used. Dealing with that sort of problem is one of the functions of Iinehan's office, founded three years ago with an administrative budget of about $90,000 a year. In addition to collecting information and applying for grants for such things as home tutoring programs for the homeless, Iinehan's office has prepared guidelines for 7wr ner "Our wonderful dachshund, Gretta, died and we were eager to bring another dog into our Advocates: Homeless face a long journey back to school system Allen C. Ostergar, Jr. will speak "Discovering the Facts and Fiction of Sharing the Gospel" at the next BYU Women's meeting on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. in the Conference Center, room 2260. on "A few days later, a parishiowho knew of my grief sent me this poem. It healed my sorrow. Perhaps it will help others. I'd like to share it. "I explained to St. Peter, I'd rather stay here, Outside the pearly gate. I won't be a nuisance, I won't even bark, I'll be very patient and wait. I'll be here, chewing on a celes- . THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 23, 1990 For More Information Call Linda Bye, 224-178- 2 ' |