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Show B2 The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH Sunday, August 6, 2000 PUBLIC SAFETY NEWS Mormon Pamphlets on Gays Criticized Parents share their strugglesat HIKER DIES IN FALL An 18-year-old Taylorsville man was killed Saturday after falling between 100 and 150 feet while hiking in Little Cottonwood Canyon. annual Sunstone Symposium BY HILARY GROUTAGESMITH Rob L. Ingham was in the canyon with three friends for an early morning hike. A member of the group~said- they” began walking while it was still dark, hoping to watch the sunrise. At about 8 a.m., Ingham fell from a rockycliff near the Pipeline trail about one mile from the mouth of the canyon. A search and rescue team from the Salt Lake County sheriff's office recovered Ingham’s body. Q churchleaders, we tend to hear conciliatory words and expressions oflove for our gay and lesbian sons and daughters,” David Hardysaid. “But for every off-th: rd of one of the brethren attempting to evidence a ‘kinder and gentler’ attitude toward gays andlesbians in the Church, there exists the enormousweightof the written word that is publicly disseminated to the membership.” THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE David Hardy, a former Mormonbishop no longeractive in the LDS church, has a message for leaders of the Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints: Stop giving kids pamphlets that promote misunderstanding about homosexuality. At the 26th Annual Sunstone Symposium Saturday, Hardy, his wife, Carlie, and son, Judd, shared the struggle they have had with their Mormonfaith since Juddtold them heis gay and attempted suicideas a teen. “I thoughtif I wastruly religious, I would be able to get overthis,” Judd Hardy said. “I can’t describe what kind of vicious cycle that puts in place.” CYCLIST FOUND DEAD The bodyof a 14-year-boy missing near Moab for four days was found Saturday by a search and rescue team from the Grand County sheriff's office. The Woodstock, Ill, boy was bicycling with six others Tuesday afternoon along the Porcupine Bike Trail when he became separated from the group. His body was found at 10:56 a.m. near the place where searchers had discovered the boy's bike Wednesday. The nameof the boy has not beenreleased. Neither prayer nor reparative therapy helped Judd. Compounding the struggle, his father said, were pamphlets given to his son and countless other young Mormon men and Forthe Strength of Youth, To Young Men Only and To The One pamphlets have been handed out to young men and womenfor years, Hardy said. All contain advice for dealing with homosexual feelings. were written by President Boyd K. Packer, senior memberof the church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In thelatter publication, Packer instructs young mento “vigorously resist” men whotry to entice them to join in “immoral acts.” Hardy said a vignette in the booklet, in which Packertells the story of a missionary whostrikes his companion, presumably after the young man made a sexual advance toward him, promotes violence against homosexuals. “I am not recommending that course to you,” Packer wrote, “but I am not omitting it. You mustprotect yourself.” that they are still in print and distributed is attested to by the “In private talks with many general authorities and other new Churchlogo prominently displayed on the back cover,” Hardy said. The Mormon church redesigned its logo in North-South Corridor Sparks Border War “Someof these works are over 20 years old, but the fact West Valley/Kearns Highway Options proposed Legacy otherarterial thi @ Continued from B-1 Q 2 DIE IN WRECK A single-vehicle accident in Summit County Friday night killed two Roygirls and sent three other family members to the hospital with minor injuries. Ashley Jorgensen, 8, and her niece, 5- year-old Mercedes Summers, were killed after the southbound truck in which they were riding rolled down steep hillside on Highway 150, about five miles south of the Wyoming border. The two girls hadbeensitting in a camper on the backof the pickup whenthedriver apparently drifted off thé road and over corrected. At the bottom of a hill, the truck cameto rest upside down, trapping the passengers in the camperuntil bystanders man- aged to roll the truck on toits wheels. a POWERPLANT BURNS City officials in Hurricane are asking residents to conserveelectricity after the city’s power plant — which had operated less than one year — burned Thursday night. Hurricane Fire Chief Ed Campbell said about a third ofthe building suffered heavy damage, terial would stand onits own. Finchis rallying Kearnsresidents to oppose the ‘A miner injured in Tuesday's explosion at the Willow Creek Minenear Price went homeSaturday, while three more survivors of the blast remained hospitalized at University Hospital in Salt Lake City. Charles Whitten,33, was released from Castleview Hospital in Price, Meanwhile, Bill Burton, 49, who was transported to Salt Lake CityFriday night, waslisted in fair condition, according to a spokesman from University Hospital. Kyle Medley, 27, was alsolisted in fair condition, while 21-year-old Tyson Hales remained in critical condition. The winning numbers drawn Saturdaynight in Idaho’s Power. ball lottery worth $14 million were 13, 28, 32, 33 and38. POWERBALL: 14 braska’s Wild Card lottery worth and 21 King of $135,000 were5, 6,12, WILD CARD: Diamonds For winning numbers and prize 334-4656 or www.idaholottery.com But that doesn’t mean he has stopped believing, David Hardysaid. “Thefact that we’re not attending doesn’t mean we don’t believe the teachings and the doctrine [of the Mormon faith]. We just can’t square with ourselves with whatis going on.” Anderson Calls for More Ethnic ‘Neighborliness’ While stopping short of calling for Ingleby’s resignation, Ander- with a narrower corridor — the original was328 feet, or 28 feet wider than the power corridor —'to save a majority of those homes. But Finch is not convinced highway builders will not want the whole 328 feet eventually. nity Council chair seriously consider not only his actions and statements of the past, but deter- son suggested that “this Commu- WestValley City officials say just having the highway on the edgeof their city would be enough of a burden, given that other areas are driving the growth that requires the new highway. “It's far more complicated than the people of Kearnsrealize,” said Joseph Moore,the city’s director of community and economic development. “The costs of moving [the highwayinto the city] may far exceed the costs of moving homes.” residents to get involved in community councils. “It’s not an in- think seriously about resigning.” Ingleby drewirein late July for complaining of “Spanish stuff’ overrunning his neighborhood. “It's startingto look like Tijuana in myarea,” Ingleby said at the time. Last week, he apologized for his remarks, which he blamed on frustration over the defeat of the cated at 5055 S. 5950 West, than other options to the “I don't knowifa nine-hole golf course can survive in today’s world,” Mooresaid. proposed Grand Salt Lake Mall project. Ingleby declined to comment The westerly diversion, called Option 4, would swoopthrough a chunk of West Valley City — instead of running along its edge — for more than a mile. Buying a newgolfcourse could cost the city $10 mil- City-County Building, using his multiethnic staff as a backdrop, east. criminated against Latinos, “particularly with respect to involving (Immigration & Naturalization Service] officers in routine stops of people whoappear, from their skin coloror from their language, to be from Mexico or Central or South America.” Atissueis the arrest of motorist Yocundo Cruz-Silva, who was charged with negligent homicide lice bike-patrol officer Michael a community leader, bringing the community together rather than dividing them, then I'd suggest he away\moreof the 18-hole West Ridge Golf Course, lo- Anderson also expressed con- cern over charges police have dis- munity. ple ofcolor.. . . Ifhe can’t truly be 17,000-seat outdoor music arena.It also would carve dousdifference.” Monday in the July 17 sidewalk accident that killed Salt Lake Po- “The fact is, the majority of the corridor, said allowing the road to swerve west Saturday. Standing on the steps of the Dunman. Anderson said a videotape madeafter Cruz-Silva’s arrest seems to showINSofficers interrogating him before Salt Lake Po- lice did. “T havevery serious concernsif, in fact, INS agents are riding along with police. bike-patrols,” Anderson said. “The City Council voted down the deputizationof Salt Lake Police as INS agents. We don’t wantthisto be a defacto situation, where they're accomplishing the same thing . . by having them ride together.” To promote civic unity, Andersonsaid, the city will hold a community meeting andpicnic,set for Aug. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Jordan Park,1000 S. 900 West. Food will be served, and residents are encouraged to bring their children. lion, and nixing the amphitheater,if it comesto that, could kill $10 million in development, Mooresaid. That does not count tax-increment financing the city has promised tobusinessesin the area, or the fact that some businesses moved there becauseofthe golf course. “I don't know what obligations we’ve made to businesses that have made decisionsto be there,” he said. “I don’t know if we'd be liable.” Mooresaid city officials empathize with their Kearnsneighbors. “We're Sensitive,” he said. “We don’t want to have people having to movetheir homes, Politically, I don’t knowwhohasthewill to displace 200 homesin 10 or 15 years, It’s a major decision, but when you're going to have avalley with 1 million people in it, maybe it needs to be made. something that has West Valley saying, ‘Oh, good Option 1, which swerves eastwardoutof the power corridor around5400 South to join 5600 West, would Option 2 roughly parallels Option Bramwell said senior design engineer Ernest favored bythe technical committee and West Valley City. Option 3 would displace 33 The Wasatch Front Regional Council will meet Aug. 15 to pick a preferred alignment, then conduct public hearingsSept. 20 andSept.27 atl i ill to be announced, Bramwell said. He expects the number of homesto a major factorin any decision. “Cost doesn’t appear to be the driving force here,” Horrocks Engineerscalls the project the “Western ‘Transportation Corridor,” avoiding the controversial “Legacy Highway”tag. Andinfact, if this becomes a portion of the envisioned Brigham City-Nephifreeway, drivers would have to take a brief jog on SCHOOL BELLRINGS... ‘The Salt Lake Tribune Interstate 80 instead of driving straight to or from the Davis County portion of Legacy. The south Davis leg from Salt Lake City to Farmingtonis awaiting federal approval. Kearns Town Council Chairman Alan Anderson said the highway debate is one compelling reasonfor his neighborhood to incorporateasa city. “Unfortunately, West Valley being an organized city and being as large as they are, they're probably going to have a lot more clout than a bunch of unincorporated residents,”he said. Still, he said legi from the area have been persuaded to fight for homes in the area. ~ Sports, Field Tournaments, Homework fyCampa, and Positive Staff, TheSetting: Inviting. The Menu:Tantalizing. The Occasion: 3 TimesA Day. In the end, Anderson hopesthe highwaynevergets. built atall. “Personally, I'm opposed to the Legacy Highway because I don’t think the valley needs another northsouth arterial,”he said. “We need more east-west.” STATE OF THE STATE A roundup of newsfrom all over Utah, Tuesday through Saturday in the Utah section. 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Eventually, they stopped Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson issued a call Saturday “to embrace neighborliness” toward the city’s diverse ethnic groups, in a news conference that took a not-so-subtle dig at West Salt Lake Community Council Chair- said. The original power-corridor plan, developed by American Fork-based consultant Horrocks Engineers “It's not LOTTERY God-given rules of conduct that apply to everyoneelse, tiate with West Valley City, but is skeptical city offi- through the proposed amphitheater’s parking lot would sét back two years of negotiations for the MINER RECOVERS Bills, quoting Hinckley, said the prophet’s “caring words speak for themselves: Our hearts reachoutto those who refer to themselvesas gays and lesbians. We love and honor them as sons and daughters of God. They are welcomein the Church. It is expected, however, that they follow the same questions or concerns, and you have aninput,” Andersonsaid. “In these community councils, five or 10 or 15 people can makea tremen- cials will consider her neighborhood's plight. “We canstill work with West Valley City, but they have reputation ofbeing pretty selfish and arrogant and being unwilling to work with our neighborhood, even though they’re right across the street,” Finch advising the Wasatch Front Regional Council about smokestack apparently were heated enough to start nearby peatedly expressed compassion and concern when asked highway’'s swath through herarea. She plans to nego- most to the area where its two boards onfire. The plant, which cost around $1.2 million to build, wentonline Dec.31, 1999. Qa said. Reached by telephone on Saturday, Mormon Church Spokesman Dale Bills did not comment specifically on the pamphlets, but said President Gordon B. Hinckleyhas re- Criticizes W. Salt Lake Community Council chairman for remarks Valley area could becomepart of the Brigham CityNephi thoroughfare that Gov. Mike Leavitt has proposed. Thenagain, it is possible no highwayever will go through the area, or that the Salt Lake County ar- generators are housed. An overheating turbocharger prompted a night shift employee to shut the generators down, but bolts on a tively i tive written policy and doctrine of the Church on the issue of homosexuality. They are written — as therefore enduring — word of the brethren,” Hardy about his church’s attitude toward homosexuals. Twoofthe pamphlets, To The One and To Young Men Only, women. They are outdated, said 'lardy, and contain misinformation that addsto the anxiety felt by young LDS people whoare gayorlesbian. December1995. “As far as church members know,these works collec- WISDOM ATRIA RETIREMENT & ASSISTED IVING riacom.com ae EXPERIBNCE es rir |
