Show Theater opens in Ogden LDS Tabernacle The Ogden Temple Visitors’ Center recently opened a new theater in the LDS Tabernacle at 21st Street and Washington Boulevard The theater plays aa important role in the operation of the center which hosts tourists from all over the world said Elder S Fuller Martin director of the Visitors’ Center Martin said the new theater blends well with the blonde-oadecor of the tabernacle built in 1954 when bleached woods were popular The new theater is equiped with the latest in video projection equipment It can also project 16 millimeter films as well as cassettes projected through the video sound system he said The theater is stocked with some 65 different films Under history these include “The Great Basin Before the Mormons” “Handcarts to Zion” “The Mormon Battalion” “Mormons Under Federal Attack” “Route of the Pioneers” and “The Church in Action from 1970 to 1980” Under the listing of family solidarity films include “Are You Listening?” “If You Love ’Em Tell ’Em” “Best of the Home Front” “Love at Home”’ “Man’s Search for Happiness” “Johny Lingo” and “The Mailbox” There are also films focusing on “senior's enjoyment” and films that acquaint people with the LDS Church Martin said In keeping with the spirit and purpose of the Visitors’ Center the public is invited to come in and view what the new theater has to offer Martin said adding that all the films were chosen to serve a wide variety of needs Though more than half of the films could be listed as they were selected to help fill specific needs and find solutions to problems most individuals and families face today he said Films are shown on request from 9 am to 9 pm daily He said it helps to call in advance to reserve film choice and showing New film room at the Ogden Tabernacle Visitors Center LDS women fold 'bloom where you’re planted’ NORTH OGDEN — Do what you can with what you have and where you are That was the advice Margaret Smoot director of public affairs for gave at a women's conference in the North Ogden Ben Lomond Stake this past week In keeping with the theme of the conference “Bloom Where You’re Planted” Smoot said “Life docs not demand that we be perfect — it merely demands that we grow" Alluding to the floral setting at the conference Smoot admitted she was not an expert on “blooming things" but made reference to gardens and growth mentioning Eden Gethsemane and the garden dedicated to sis in Nauvoo “See life as it should be — recognize all the beautiful things” she said adding the “kernel” of blooming where you're planted implies people are capable of blooming growth and change “Life is not one straight line” she said “Planting is not a one time process Sometimes transplanting (changes) are necessary” She advised not to tread the proverbial waters Relating to her own life she said there had been many transplantings and opening opportunities for new and wonderful experiences “You are not going to get everything you want from life but you w ill get a lot of things you terhood didn't expect and many of them the scriptures — face the world with scripture power if you realwill be wonderful” She mentioned some of the ly want to bloom” said Dan Litchford a motivational speakkey ingredients for growing are er and entertainer adversity trauma and noting life is often richer and Litchford used original music fuller because of these experiredesigned to help retain and ences enforce key concepts to demonIn a workshop on overcoming “to music of the strate power personal tragedy Dr Byron reach down inside to discover Naisbitt MD said “There is the proper focus of our lives” no situation we can not handle if Other workshops which relatwe ask for strength — the pain of headache is real — how we ed to growth of the individual were conducted by Bud Belnap deal with it makes the differassociate staff member at ence” who McKay Dee Hospital Bishop Greg W Haws speakstressed the importance of keeping on practical preparedness ing physically fit in order to placed emphasis on being prepared to meet the eventuality of bloom expanding capabilities by “doing it yourself” Learning losing a spouse “Get back to basics — read simple home repairs was pres Institute groups to present ‘It’s a Small World’ pany a young adult touring The annual spring variety mugroup from one location to ansical of the Ogden LDS Institute other set the stage for the video of Religion will be presented tape segment which introduces May 2 and 3 at 7:30 pm in the the arious musical and dancing Austad Auditorium of the WSC groups to the audience Va! Browning Center The script is by Mike and The show “It’s a Small World” features the 150 voices Sharon Berger of North Ogden with Steven Brown as director of the Institute Chorale the ExThe Chorale under the baton hibition Folk Dancers and speof Don B Castleton and assiscial number from the Men’s and tants Wiloni Rollins Valorie Women's choruses Men's DouHanson and Wayne Adams will ble Quartet ladies' Triple Trio be featured in such numbers as and “Sweet Jazz" “All He The Ogden performances come at the end of a three day Asks of Us” It's a Small a variety of sacred and World” tour into central Idaho where the students played to packed hymns Wayne Adams Kristen houses in Shelley Ashton and Olsen and Cheryl Blake are accompanists St Anthony The Exhibition Folk Dancers A television anchor team directed by Robert and Evelyn played by Joni Berger Kale Clark will be dressed in authenSynie and Das id Brinley tie the tic costumes they perform dances fiom Mexico Austria script together Their comments as they accom and Russia 12 Church News Ogden Under the Direction of Laurence M Yorgason the men’s double quartet and women’s triple trio will entertain with a medley from the “Fiddler On The Roof" “Sweet Jazz” a women’s quartet will add “Basin Street Blues” The 'Women’s Chorus will sing St Francis’ “Eternal Life” and the Men’s Chorus will perform the rousing “Stouthearted Men” The spring show according to Don B Castleton is to “edify members of the church to serve as a social experience for members of the groups and to spread the gospel message through song and to provide positive exposure for Weber State College and the Ogden Institute" The rich variety of musical and dance numbers combine to fulfill this goal to the community The original tour shows sponsored by the LDS institute were instituted in 1964 by Ladd Cropper director of the men’s chorus and an Institute instructor Over the years the shows played to audiences throughout the Western states and in Canada In 1973 the women's choruses were organized under director Paul Sorenson After 1976 these two choruses were combined into the Institute Chorale now a popular addition to many stake conferences in the area and the sponsor of special summer and Christmas variety shows --'j Tickets for the show are available from cast members the Ogden LDS Institute office at 1302 Edvalson and at the door the evening of the performance Suggested donations: Family — $6 adult — $250 child — $1 student — $2 ented by Eunice Hadley a homemaker and improving relationships (especially within the family) was presented by Weber Heights Stake President Dale J Warner In her workshop on Stephanie Williams counselor for McKay Dee Women’s Clinic said “Don’t discount If your own accomplishments society is making you feel what you’re doing isn’t important — “The important thing is to be real” said Smoot “We are living in an era of great dissatisfaction when the single bloom doesn't seem sufficient You can be anything you want to be — but you can’t be everything” Methodist group protests church’s S Africa holdings Religious Nows i I I I i f Service NEW YORK — The Methodist Federation for Social Action has announced it will sponsor the burning of church pension checks at several annual (regional) conferences this spring to protest the refusal of the denomination’s pension board to divest holdings in corporations doing business in South Africa The unofficial group of social activists within the United Methodist Church meeting realso decently in Denver nounced the repeated bringing of charges’ againsfa' gay' minister as “harassment which interferes with a meaningful United Methodist ministry" MFSA is sponsoring offerings to make up the financial losses incurred in the burning of the pension checks April 26 1986 ( r |