Show V v: ' v7 ' ' ' V Thursday April 152004 i Pagel The Herald Journal 7 Missionaries r Jay A Biiydan aon of Tom and LuArins Bikyden of Hyda Park and tha lata Wandy Slaydan has racantly raturnad from tha Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East LDS Mission ' ' Justin D Bodrarot son of Joddy and Rachela Bodrsro of Logan raosnliy returned fr6m tha Florida Jacksonville LDS Mission Patrick Bodily aon of Bryce and SueAnn racantly returned from the Canada Calgary LDS Mission Bodily of Preston Andrew Christensen son of Bruce and Theresa Christensen of Smithfield recently returned from tha Antananarivo Madagascar LDS Mission Bryan Hinton son of Scott and Sharon Hinton of North Logan has accepted a cal to serve In the West Virginia Charleston IDS Msekm He speaks at 9 am Sunday in the North Logan 11th Ward He enters the MTC April 21 - Rhett Hunen son of Jay and Kenna Hur-re-n of Weston has accepted a call to serve in the Alabama Birmingham LDS Mission He enters the Missionary Training Center April 28 Landon Jacobeon son of Ross and Kaye Jacobson of Nibley recently returned from the Illinois Chicago LDS Mission He speaks at 8:30 am Sunday in the Nibley 2ndWbrd ' Christopher Jsnesn son of Leiand and Jensen of Logan recently returned Lisa from the England Manchester LDS Mission' He speaks' at 9 am Sunday in the Logan 19th Ward Ryan Knighton son of Gary and Karen Knighton of Providence recently returned from the Baltic Seas LDS Mission He speaks on' Sunday in the Foxridge Ward : Greg Larsen son of Ryan and Lauralyn Larsen of North Logan has accepted a cal to serve in the Uruguay Montevideo West Spanish Speaking LDS Mission He enters the Missionary Training Center on April 28 AP photo arid argue the decision violated the first Amendment They contend the IRS erred when it disallowed their tax deduction while allowing Scientologists to deduct the cost of spiritual counseiing and instruction on that religion's tenets Michael Sklar shown in his Los Angeled office Iasi month and his wife Marta from writing off tuition for their chil- Oxthodox Jewish couple plans to go to court The school dren’s private religious were barred by the Internal Revenue Service Laura Latimer daughter of Douglas and Pamela Latimer of Welsvilie has accepted a cal to serve in the Omaha Nebraska LDS Mission at the Winter Quarters Visitors Cerv ter She enters the MTC April 21 Andy Pitcher son of Terry W and Janet F Pitcher of Hyde Park has accepted a call to serve in the Lansing Michigan LDS Michigan He enters the MTC April 21 OS ANGELES (AP) — ' A federal tax case quiet- ly working its way Scott Jorgensen Price son of Beth Price of River Heights and the late Russell Prioe has aooepted ceM to serve In (he Mexico Chihuahua LDS Mission He enters the Missionary Training Center April 14 Orval and Vaunda Rallison of Franklin have accepted a call to serve in the Center Wyoming Martin's They enter the Missionary Training Center Cove-Visito- r's April 18 ' r i Justin Smith son of Greg Smith and Jil Smith of Smithfield recently returned from the Washington Seattle' LDS Mission ' Don and Nancy Willie recent! returned from the California Roseville LDS Mission Roligion report Catholicism 101 ' St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church at the comer of 800 East and 800 ' North in Logan The class is appro- priate for those who have wondered what Catholics believe or have a Catholic spouse or family member they would like to better understand For more information call Bob or Margaret Stepan at : 753-76- - : ' and Fellowship Center’s Pathways: v ' Connections between Mind Body and Spirit will take place at 7 pm V Wednesday at first Presbyterian ” church “African Danceand will be the featured presenta- tion For informatioh call the Faith ' Drum-ming- ahdftllowshipCenter 753-000- 2 Y Almost Broadway First Presbyterian Church’s annual ’ fundraising talent show “Almost Broqdway”will start fct 7i30 pnv April 23 at the Caine Lyric downtown Logan The in theater ' thane this year is ‘The Roaring V V ' Twenties” v There is rio change hut donations are gratefully accepted All proceeds 1 'will go toward the purchase of hymn :i books funding outreach efforts to V parishioners in financial crisis and youth leaders: ' training aiid equippingwill include a “Ainyist Broadway Variety of songs and dances from the Jazz Age all performed by local vol- - : ' unteas "Y Y TJ T-S- :y The show will open with a “Parade of Flappers” to gi ve female paitici- - pants : i 66 ’ the Sklars prevail they may have created a bigger problem than they’ve solved” “If —Steve Johnson University of Nevada “ : executive director of the California Association of Private School Orga: mzations in Van Nuys “It's hot as if there’s a ground swell of support around this case” ' said Reynolds whose organization represents about 1700 private schools statewide “But the law obviously has to be applied fairly and if there is one group that is receiving special benefits that’s something t6 look at’ The tool Of the suit isa 1993 deci- sibn by Congress that allowed tax- payers to more easily write off charitable donations that resulted in “intangible religious benefits” Examples of such contributions could include Jewish temple dues or tickets to religious events binder an agreement with the IRS that year members of the Church' of Sdentology were allowed to deduct ctmtributiqns that leadto spiritual counraling sessions and are deductible as1 “intangible reli— counter benefits” because gious to the Sklars’ claim — they constitute spiritual guidance rather than education The Sklars fust sued the IRS in 1997 after the agency disallowed their deductions for tuition at their children’s private Jewish day schools The tax agency-- s position has been that the Sklars’ tuition pay-outs are a payment for service not a donation' But Sklar representing the couple argued the tuition was a charitable contribution that resulted in the reli- gious education of his children — in his view as much an “intangible religious benefit" as the Scientojo- gists' Counseling The couple lost the case The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals later ' upheld the lower court’s ruling Those courts focused on the nar- row question of whether the tuition could be considered a charitable contribution Judges found the cost of the Sklars’ religious tuition didn’t excedl the cost of n npnreligious -- : a law professor at the University of Nevada Lais Vegas' “What the US that’s at stake” $3000 Supreme Court has repeatedly raid the Sklars hope thelegal action in is that one of the thingswe're try ingoctrinalcotirses The practices called ‘auditing” to avoid is excessive entanglement U Tax Court will clarify whether and “training” are a crucial part of millions of Americans who send of the government in religion” V The case has gone largely unno- their children to private religious Scientologists’ spiritual advance- ' schools can deduct part or all of 'ticol— most parents probably don’t ment raid Linda Simmons HighU a church spokeswoman She said they know about it raid Ron Reynolds said it those costs But ' one-on-o- ne - legal-expert- You don’t have ' See DEDUCTIONS onC3 to be a general authority and the gnmdest witness I can offer is sincere but oidinaiy Ve won- dered about the possibility of ever After watching the televised funeral of Sister Marjorie Pay serving God completely when we are so often distracted hy worldly Hincldey last Saturday a friend of : concerns ari ' mine made interesting comment'“You know” she said T can’t Tbere must be a way since there ' are lojts of great people jn the world help but be just a little bit jealous of "who arc not jn line to become gener- Sister Hinckley for being able to dedicate her whole fife so complete-- ( al authorities-- figure theTest of Life must 'alittle bit like of the Liard” : ly to thesen-icthejun ' We talked v "ing test I took in junior ' — studehts weren t graded on how about being fiurt they called otjuM on how much they Godin Iimproyed over the semester and if tbe tardier feh hke we ayeour anofficiiil capacity as a church gener' ' al authwity-- 1 ' -- 1 and hoW dif--' wdl behased i ferent a life of 7 — — —I more °n how much good we dul world travel with the opportunities wd had than temple dedications and speaking i oahew fay our influence for good C 'engagements mdst he from the regii jnost'would-he life Saints lead 'Iar spread acrpsS the world ' In the Book of Mormon King bids tosoccer driving games paying bills and hunting for shoe and Benjanin remitwls his people that S scriptures “when ye are id the service of your on'Sunday comings fellow beings ye are only in the ser-We joked about the name of this colonin "“Ordinary Witness” since O vice of your God” (Mosiah 2:17) In By Sally H N Wright - ' : s rrat Oaigra&s ’ interest in sign language or horses: We can serveGod even wheh we c are developing talents that aren’t necessarilyspiritua) In Moroni chapter 10 verse 30 - ' readers are reminded to “comeunto ' Christ and lay hold upoij evieiy' gobdgift?''-- ' : - e V ji could raise even more difficult ques- tions about separation of church and state “If the Sklars prevail they may have created a bigger problem than they’ve solved” said Steve Johnson 52 I Last Pathways set The find ' toward trial could have financial implications for many families as an Orthodox Jewish couple sues the Internal Revenue Service to try to win a deduction for their children's religious education In their lawsuit Michael and Marla Sklar of Los Angeles contend the IRS erred by disallowing their tax deduction claim when the agency permits Scientologists to write off the cost of spiritual counseling and instruction on that relir gion's tenets “ You have a particular1 sectthat’s being favored by the state based on religion” said Michael Sklar an accountant The case “will have enormous ramifications whatever the ruling is I didn't dd this for the ' ' An introductory course on Catholi- -' asm will be taiight at 7 pm on : Tuesdays April 20 through May 1 1 at - Current regulations allow religious education deduction only for Scientologists - - AN LDS MEMBER'S PERSPECTIVE faring casseroles and genui tit-frirtidriiip counts as seice ' Sharing talents qualifies as sbr $£vVTftonl i0oibclieye-'!‘’v-v'- : - a - " imnmer me some! teenagers act'as if haive a briqk around iheni' they don’t seem to want any part wl iJ '“'BiiL the lemkr reminded me:’ every Idd has a loose brick in his ii iriit sAmeuiw-iv- i : Un 1 ie finH nnnhrnirtsirw 0tilrtolls1'ku the Hinckleys ' : ‘alent ' for wasain for yoyth' Years ago visited Hawaii I danced for them at the Polynesian Cultural Center I was honored but nervous to share ''what I hoped would be considered a : my eye : often thought abou how I was - 4$- ' reassuring smile: ’ We aren't all general authorities the? tbut wfr are all called Lord in whatever Capacity our lives and talents allow' walls Some ' withtalkofsnorts v Mjig owfap ‘ i orve H- free-lan- ce " Y jV N Wrightia a mom and writer living in Brigham dty email at on chance to show off their cos-- " tumes -- - 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