Show aV 21 Crossword 26 Opinion 33 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 29 1996 IV i- - e 9 w l i m Get the Church to me on Time I r i Story by Peter Hines for the Herald Journal Photos by R Hart Evans 4 azens of work trucks filled the lot a forklift lay in waiting trailers lined the site stacks of lumber and material surrounded the place and everywhere people — hundreds of them — were working hard really hard So what exactly was all the butfle on State Highway 163 in Nibley last week? It was a good except in this case it was a church And now the Jehovah’s Witnesses of CSche Vdley have a new gathering place ' barn-raisi- ng ed Construction started at 7 "yf - ajn Thursday and continued it the church was through noon on Sunday at which risked inspected and ready for use addition to the fin- building the lanriacanhig'ffras corhpietcdf wclL rch with all the attributes and amenities of a modern i building come into being in just four days? According to Dan Harper a Jehovah’s Witness elder and chairman of the building committee it took careful planning cooperation steadfast commitment and faith of the individuals involved “We’ve really bear able to refine the process” explained Harper “there is no contention between the different tradesmen here everyone is working together toward a common goal This is a cooperative volunteer effort These people aren’t workihg formoney they’re working for our congregation You can’t pay people to work this hard it’s about our faith in Jehovah and our commitment to see this through” Although the building of the church itself spanned only four days the specific plans for the church have been under way for months According to Harper the whole process started a ago when it was decided that a newer and larger kingdom hall wu necessary “A great deal of work and planning has gone into this project” explained Harper “We’ve had to deal with a kit of people to get this through and everyone we’ve dealt with has been very cooperative helpful and supportive We’ve spoken with the neighbors and explained what it is we’re doing They’ve been very kind to us and we’re very thankful for the community’s cooperation and good will” Harper and many others working over the weekend have experienced doing “quick-buil- d kingdom balls” Since May two kingdom halls have been built in Boise Idaho one in Bountiful and there are plans for one more in Challis Idaho “During the last 10 years Jehovah’s Witnesses have been church raising all over the world We just happen to be a part of what’s year-and-a-h-alf See CHURCH on Page 22 Above right: Feeding the horde of hungiy workers was almost as big a task as building the church Left The building was finished in time for Sunday sendees and the kingdom hal was Ml I r Missionaries Brian K Baer son of Mary Lu and Michael Roekohey of Logan and Kent Baer has recently returned Japan LDS Mission He wi apeak at 9 am Sunday at the Logan 28th of Newark Calif from the Kobe WM 1450 E 1500 North Landon Jensen son of Steven and Shauna Jansen of Logan recently returned frtitri the Italy Milan LDS Mission He wfll speak at 1130 Sunday in the am Logan 27th Ward 1450 E 1500 North Friends and relatives are Invited to the Jensen home Mowing the meeting the Herald Journal aocepts announcements of missionary farewells and homecomings free of charge for weekly publication In Thursday’s Religion section Information should be given by phone or In person fo The Herald Journal office by 5 pm Tuesday of the same week Religion report The Cache Vdley Christian Center is holding an Outdoor Labor Day Worship Service at the new church building site Worship services will begin at 10:30 am: Sunday at 400 W 930 North Logan For more information contact Pastor Danny Royer at 753-331-2 Where would we be without mystery? By Kenneth W Godfrey Everyone it seems loves a mystery Biblical writer are no exception In fact the world’s first “whodunit" smears in the Book of Judges Ehud a (ah our first clue) Benjaminite made a cubit long left-hand- ed (remember a cubit varied from 17 12 inches to 21 12 inches) dagger as a sent for Moab’s King Eglon No eliever in jogging aerobics Jenny Craig or physical exercise of any sort Eglon is described as “a very fat man” But then I guess when a person reaches kingbood there is no one remaining to impress so why not bat all you want? Sitting in his summer parlor something he did a lot of Eglon received Ehud and his gift Declaring that he had a message from God Ehud required Eglon to send his servants and bodyguards away Then surprising the king he “put forth his left hand and pulled the dagger from his right thigh and quickly thrust it handle ami all into Eglon s belly” The fat covered everything and the "stuff” ran out The king was dead So far we have a rather straightfor- - ward narrative devoid of mystery however do not stop reading Ehud locked all the parlor doors teries of God will only be finished we are told when the world ends And John in the book of Revelation hears an angel tell him the mystery of the woman as well as the beast that car- from the inside and then escaped Therein lies the How did he get out after locking himself inside the parlor with the dead king? By performing this feat he gained more than enough time to make good his escape while the ser- - mystery two-year-o-ld vants tarried before the locked door' believing their king was only taking an extra long siesta The word mystery appears more than fifty times in the scriptures Paul is especially fond of the word He tells us that iniquity has a mystery all its own that the wisdom of God is a mystery and that if we understand all mysteries and have not charity we are nothing Christ makes known to his disciples the mystery of His will and even the 1 Paul says is a been hidden for ages me mys- - ried her Some of my teachers instructed me to stay away from the mysteries By this they meant that I should not worry myself about such things as Can God make a valley without mountains on each side? Can God create a rock so large that He cannot lift it? Can God make a horse in a day? And if he cannot do all of the above bow can He be said to have all power? ’If God is is He ever bored? If God knows everything I sm going to do at each moment how can I still be free? Can anyone ever surprise God? And the greatest mystery of all why doesn’t everyone like me? No wonder teachers advised me to avoid foolish questions Many writers make good livings by writing mysteries For a number of ' years I have spent Friday Outdoors: Don't tread on me v many wonderful evenings watching the TV show Murder She Wrote While viewing this program I have tried to identify the murderer even before Jessica Fletcher I have learned that often the most unlikely character is in fact the doer of the dastardly deed when the mystery is finally solved I believe I am coming dangerously close to solving the mystery of Murder She Wrote Some of the greatest mysteries involve the most common everyday aspects of our lives What is love? Why do we humans possess the ability to both love and hate often at the same time? What is faith really? Why cannot 1 make prayer work all the time? Why can I not hit home runs like Barry Bonds or Ken Griffey Jr? Or why didn’t I become president of the United States? Recently I have again been reading back issues of the Herald Journal My research has impressed me with the fact that some people excell in high school others in college and others only blossom in later lire while some never seem to even bud let alone blossom Why? It is a mystery to me One of the reasons some folk do not enjoy high school reunions is because when See GODFREY on Page 23 Features: i pi - - i 752-212- 1 |