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April 1, 2003
This spring, the BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies is
hosting a group of 35-40 Russian delegates at a conference on religious
freedom sponsored by the Library of Congress. As part of the conference
experience, the Center is looking for families with Russian ties or
interests to host the delegates during their stay in Utah. The delegates
will mostly be younger (age 25-40) leaders from governments, academia, and
non-governmental organizations that deal with religion. These are key
players in forming religious policy in Russia. We have found that the
home stay is a crucial part of shaping their views of America and Utah.
Not all the delegates will speak English, however, we have generally been
able to make sure that there is at least one fluent English speaker in
each home that does not have a Russian-speaking member. The tentative
dates for this years conference are Friday, June 27 through Wednesday,
July 2, 2003. Because of planning logistics, we desire that the hosts
live in the Salt Lake Valley; however, we may be able to include those in
the outlying areas if there is such interest.
The conference will kick off with the host families meeting their
delegate(s) at the airport on Friday evening and taking them to their
home. The host families are asked to provide the delegates staying in
their home with breakfast each day and to transport them each morning and
evening to a designated meeting place in downtown Salt Lake City.
The delegates will be quite busy during their stay, however, there are two
special occasions for the delegates to spend time with the families. On
Sunday, the delegates will attend the CBS broadcast of Music and the
Spoken Word and will then be given the afternoon and evening to spend
with their host family. The host families will also be invited to attend
the concluding dinner held at Deer Valley the evening of Tuesday, July 1.
If your family is interested in participating in this unique experience by
hosting one or more of these Russian delegates, please contact the BYU
International Center for Law and Religion Studies at (801) 422-5354 or by
email to mantzk@lawgate.byu.edu. In past years, this has proven to be a
remarkably rewarding experience for the Russians and the families that
hosted them.
Sincerely,
W. Cole Durham, Jr.
Gates University Professor of Law and Director,
BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies
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What is up with those wacky Chechens? 700 Hostages... hope none of the missionaries are near there...
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E-Bob, what are you up to?
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I served in the early 90s. If anyone remembers me, I would love to talk to you.
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I'm not sure who reads which messages/comments, but...
Hello everyone! Thanks to Elder Alto for all his work on this great website.
Does anyone have a branch list from Voronezh? I need Ulya Kyznetsova's Date of birth ASAP. Please email me at dove0017@umn.edu. Thanks!
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Just wanted to say that I think this web site is awesome! Thanks for all the masterminds behind the scenes. If any of you remember Tom Price, and I you might be interested to know that we have two little kids. Melanie-2yrs and Tommy-1yr old. Tom and I are living in San Antonio Texas working for the military. Drop us a line if you get a chance. We'd love to hear from you.
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If anyone is interested President Michael Kelley's mission homecoming is July 15th, 2001 at 11am at the chapel at the intersection of 400 West and 600 South in Orem, and the Kelley's said that all are invited.
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Wow, as a back end web developer I'm am very impressed Brat Alto!!! Molodetz, how long has this site been up?
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