St. John schools hosting ball tonight
St. John the Baptist Middle and Elementary schools will host a night of fun and stewardship at their annual "Blizzard Ball" today at 4501 W. 5215 South, Kearns. Tickets are $35. Call 966-1571 for more details.
Bell Ringers dinner tonight at church A Valentine's dinner and dance will be presented by the Wesley Bell Ringers today at 6 p.m. at the Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E. 3300 South. There will be a four-course dinner and entertainment. The cost is $20 a person. Tickets can also be reserved at schotize@yahoo.com, or by calling 484-2035
Candlelight vigil for AIDS victims
The New Zion Baptist Church, 2935 Lincoln Ave., Ogden, will hold a candlelight vigil on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. in remembrance of African-Americans who have passed away due to AIDS. For more information call Sarah McClellan, director of the Northern Utah Coalition, at 1-801-393-4153.
Buyer of McLellin journal on KTKK
The Sunday, Feb. 8, guest on "Mormon Miscellaneous" will be Brent Ashworth, attorney and book dealer, who recently obtained the William McLellin journal. This show is a live talk/call in program heard every Sunday on KTKK radio ("K –TALK") AM-630 and hosted by Van Hale.
Interfaith concert set at Tabernacle
Interfaith Week in Utah, which aims to renew religious, intercultural and global goodwill, is wrapping up.
The week culminates at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Sunday Feb. 8, at 5 p.m. with the annual "Interfaith Music Tribute to the Human Spirit," a worship service of music, prayers, dance, song and devotions from "Many Faiths, One Family."
For more information go to www.utahfaiths.org/slc
Social change event Feb. 13-14 at the U.
A Strategy and Tactics for Progressive Social Change winter conference is Feb. 13-14 at Orson Spencer Hall at the University of Utah. The Feb. 14 panels and workshops will include a look at activism in the Mormon community. Go to utahjwj.org/hpmc/winter-conference.html
Mideast mosaic Tuesday at JCC The "Middle East Mosaic: Understanding the War in Iraq" will be presented on Tuesday, Feb. 10. 7-8:40 p.m. at the Wagner Jewish Community Center, 2 N. Medical Drive. Peter Von Sivers will lead a detailed exploration of the war in Iraq. This event is free and open to the public.
Belief in God and science explored
Can you believe in God and science, too? The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 1131 S. Main St., Centerville, will address this topic during its Sunday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m. service. The public is welcome. Call 295-1360 for more information.
'Night of Lord Shiva' Feb. 21 in Sp. Fork
"Night of Lord Shiva" will be Saturday, Feb. 21, at 5 p.m. at the Krishna Temple, 8628 S. Main, Spanish Fork. Admission is free. Call 1-801-798-3559, or go to www.utahkrishnas.com.
Free DVDs of 'Blacks in the Scriptures'
As a celebration of Black History Month, the "Blacks in the Scriptures DVD" series will be given away free this month, or until the first 5,000 copies are gone. The DVD series is accented toward The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
All that is required for a free copy is to commit to showing the first segment, "Blacks in the Bible," to at least one African-American of another faith, then, after viewing the series in its entirety, lending the set to a fellow Latter-day Saint who hasn't seen it. The free copy can only be obtained from www.BlacksintheScriptures.com.
Mormon letters group sets meeting
The Association for Mormon Letters will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, March 7, in the Student Center on the Taylorsville/Redwood Road Campus of Salt Lake Community College, 4600 S. Redwood Road. The theme is "Proving Contraries: The Power of Paradox in Mormon Literature and Film." The association welcomes all submissions. Submit a two- or three-paragraph abstract of your paper proposal to Eric Samuelsen, eric_samuelsen@byu.edu, on or before Feb. 15.
CALM is meeting again on Feb. 15
The Salt Lake City religious transition group of CALM — Community after Leaving Mormonism — will meet on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 12:30 p.m., at 6876 S. 2000 East (Highland Drive), The group meets the first and third Sunday of the month.
African-American research class today
To commemorate Black History Month, the Utah Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society and the LDS Family History Library will present the African American Family History Research Series today starting at 9:30 a.m.
A complete schedule of classes is available at FamilySearch.org.
Marriage seminar Feb. 14 at church
The Catholic Diocesan Family Life Office will host a marriage seminar, "Making Happiness a Habit," on Saturday, Feb. 14, noon-3:15 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 4501 W. 5215 South, Kearns.
For registration information, go to: www.dioslc.org.
'Deep' to feature Bible teacher Bruner
Mt. Olympus Presbyterian Church, 3280 E. 3900 South, will be presenting a weekend with Dale Bruner, an internationally known Bible teacher and author, March 27-29.
This free conference will be titled "Going Deep" and will focus on Christ's coming,
Go to www.calvin.edu/worship/stories/bruner, or call 277-2674 for more information
Meadows massacre panel set at UVU
"Perspectives on a Massacre: A Panel on Mountain Meadows" will be March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Utah Valley University Library, fourth floor.
German research classes Feb. 21
The LDS Family History Library is offering an all-day series of classes on German Research on Saturday, Feb. 21, 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. The topics include: "German Research on the Internet," "Avoiding Mistakes in German Research," "Use of Maps in German Genealogical Research," and "German Marriage Laws, Customs, and Documents." Classes will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
To view a series poster and the class schedule online, go to www.familysearch.org.
View 1900 Census free on the Web
FamilySearch International continues to feed the growing appetite of family historians and researchers worldwide with the release of its free 1900 U.S. Census online.
The free collection allows users to search the entire population of the U.S. in 1900 at www.FamilySearch.org
Draper Temple open house continues
An open house for the new Draper Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be offered to the public through March 14. The temple is located at 14065 Canyon Vista Lane, Draper.
Registrations for tours can be made in advance on-line at www.lds.org/reservations. The maximum is 10 reservations. Call 240-7932.
The temple will be dedicated on March 20-22.
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