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MAY 15, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9 At Latter-day Saints, service is key someone else will be asked to By DAN HINMON lead the congregation. Special to the Keizertimes Services for the Clear Lake When Langdon Smith was a young man growing up in Ward are Sunday at 9 a.m. at Vermont, he was the only 1375 Lockhaven Drive NE. member of The Church of “Most try to wear Sunday Jesus Christ of Latter-day best to church,” explained Saints in his high school. To- Smith. “There’s singing, or- day, Smith is bishop of the gan playing, musical numbers, Clear Lake Ward of the Salt and sermons by adults and youth. Each week we Lake City, Utah- take the Sacrament based church and one in remembrance of of 4,600 Latter-day the Savior’s sacrifi ce Saints in the Keizer for us.” Following Stake – an ecclesiasti- the one-hour service cal organization simi- there are classes for lar to a Catholic Di- children, youth, men ocese – that includes and women. eleven congregations L. Smith Church services in Keizer, Salem, Sil- are family-oriented verton, Woodburn, Brooks, Gervais, Aurora and with children, and sometimes it becomes a bit more irrev- Donald. Smith is also a personal in- erent than Smith would like. jury attorney at Smith Mor- “Most of all, I hope that it’s a gan LLP in Salem. Latter-day welcoming feeling for people. Saints, who are sometimes We try hard to make people known as Mormons, have feel loved and welcome. That’s no paid clergy. Instead, peo- really important. If somebody ple who are members of the wants to wear jeans and a church are asked to fulfi ll po- T-shirt, that’s Okay.” What is it like to be ac- sitions within their local ward or stake. Bishop Smith will tive in The Church of Jesus serve for a few years and then Christ of Latter-day Saints? Share to help process food, an opportunity they found on JustServe.org – a website that matches local service opportunities with volunteers. This empha- The seven square miles of Keizer are home to more than a dozen sis on service applies to churches of various religious affi l- individuals as well. “I’m iations. Matters of Faith is a series a baseball coach,” said aiming to explain what makes the Smith. “My wife teaches city’s places of worship different horse-riding lessons for and unique. children with mental and physical disabilities. Along “We have a broad spectrum of with these, there are larger folks ranging in age and na- global involvements that the tionality and political persua- church takes on, recently do- sion,” Smith explained. “An nating 45,000 pounds of food active member of the church to Marion Polk Food Share.” is somebody who’s imperfect At the heart of Latter-day but working towards a great- Saint teachings is “a belief in er goal with a hope of better Jesus Christ,” Smith explained. days to come. A component “Not only in who He is and of activity involves going to what He did here on the church services on Sunday, earth, but also in what He has studying the gospel of Jesus taught and how it applies to Christ in the home on a dai- our lives. We believe strongly ly basis through scripture and in personal action, doing our teachings of church leaders. best, striving for a better day Another component is com- today than yesterday. munity service.” “Having faith in Jesus For example, before the Christ, repenting of our mis- governor’s stay-at-home or- takes, having a change of der, the youth of the ward heart, doing better today than went to Marion Polk Food yesterday allows us to prog- KEIZER CLASSIFIEDS SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES DIRECTV - Switch and Save! $39.99/month. Select All-Included Package. 155 Channels. 1000s of Shows/Movies On Demand. FREE Genie HD DVR Upgrade. Premium movie channels, FREE for 3 mos! Call 1-877-441-1933. 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