The Church in the News March 26, 2002 Stories from the news media that include reference to the Church. President Hinckley Is Leader Worth Emulating — Utah-County Journal After attending a luncheon where President Hinckley was a featured speaker, journalist Mark Stoddard was left with a remarkable impression of the prophet as a wonderful world leader. His thoughts are included in this summary and in the corresponding article. "I've never heard a man or a woman so totally in command of his topic and so totally confident in what he was saying. Yet, he wasn't bombastic or dictatorial in his content or his demeanor. President Hinckley is not a tall man, yet he seemed to tower over the room," wrote the journalist. Hospital Named for President McKay to Be Razed — Ogden Standard-Examiner A lot has happened since the McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah, opened its doors to 154 patients on 12 July 1969. Built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the hospital's dedication was attended by the President of the Church at that time: David O. McKay. Hospital historical accounts state that because of frail health, President McKay was too weak to leave his. It was his son David Lawrence McKay who spoke at the historical event. Provo Utah Temple Celebrates 30th Anniversary — Provo Herald Construction of the Provo Utah Temple was announced on 14 August 1967, by President David O. McKay. "It was built the same time as the Ogden Temple," says temple president Jay M. Smith. "People called them the 'twin temples.' They are very similar in architecture." The main idea was to relieve pressure on the busy Salt Lake Temple; the only other temple nearby at the time was the Manti Utah Temple, he said. Lazarus's Story Illustrates Truths of the Atonement — BYU News Net The raising of Lazarus from the dead illuminates the core truths about the Atonement, said Eric B. Shumway at a Brigham Young University devotional address on Tuesday, 26 March. Shumway, president of Brigham Young University--Hawaii, used real-life experiences to show how one can work through the human predicament. "We are like Lazarus, beloved of the Lord, but wrapped about in the grave clothes of this world," he said. The act of unbinding human predicament is "the essence of a Latter-day Saint's errand from the Lord," he said. BYU--Idaho Becomes a Miracle — Utah County Journal BYU--Idaho President David Bednar just shakes his head in amazement at what has been done in 18 months. He can't believe it. He's the one who says the transformation of Ricks College into BYU--Idaho is "the academic equivalent to the parting of the Red Sea. God has not ceased to be a God of miracles," he states rather humbly. So is President Hinckley as amazed at the speed of the growth? President Bednar smiles and says of President Gordon B. Hinckley, "He keeps asking, 'why doesn't it go quicker?'" Sister Barbara Ballard Recognized As Woman of Excellence — The Scroll Sister Barbara B. Ballard, the 2002 BYU--Idaho Woman of Excellence, recently spoke at the Mothers Weekend fireside on Sunday, 24 March. The importance of goal setting and making righteous decisions were the focus of her address. She explained how people can attain their goals by standing in holy places. Although we often think of temples or churches as being holy in nature, there are many other places and opportunities for us to feel the Spirit every day, she said. California Stakes Take Service to Heart — PressTelegram Volunteers from the Long Beach, California, and East Long Beach Stakes spent last Saturday morning picking up debris, painting bungalows, cleaning carpets, scrubbing lockers, and washing windows for the Long Beach Unified School District. The 750 volunteers giving four hours of work translated into 3,000 hours of labor, a fact not lost on principal Mike Troyer. "They were extraordinary, and we're profoundly grateful," he said. Today in Religion History — Cybercast News Service On 26 March, 1830 24-year-old Joseph Smith first published The Book of Mormon. He translated it from golden plates he had been directed to by the angel Moroni. The original plates were written in reformed Egyptian, which Joseph Smith had translated with the aid of the Urim and Thummim.