The Church of
Scientology of Utah is dedicated to helping others live better lives and bringing
greater spiritual awareness to each individual.
Founded on December 28th, 1990, the Church of Scientology of Salt Lake
City provides life-improvement
courses , spiritual counseling, training in Scientology applied religious philosophy and
a chapel where services are held on Sunday mornings.
The founder of the Scientology
religion, L. Ron Hubbard, drawing upon the
wisdom of philosophies and religions of past ages and his own extensive research into life
and the spirit, developed workable tools that anyone can use to gain greater
understanding, ability and awareness. An understanding of Scientology principles enables
the individual to overcome barriers and problems, improve relationships, and reach out to
effectively help others.
THE CREED OF THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY
In the Creed
of the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, expressed the most basic beliefs of the
religion, including its view of the nature of man and salvation, specifically:
That man is basically good;
That he is seeking to survive;
That his survival depends upon himself
and upon his fellows
and his attainment of brotherhood with the universe.
The creed also expresses the religion's commitment to human rights, expressing the belief:
That all men of whatever race, color, or creed
were created with equal rights
One way in which Scientologists work to guarantee
these rights is through the Citizens Commission on Human
Rights (CCHR), a Church-sponsored social reform organization formed in 1969 to expose
and eradicate criminal acts and human rights abuses by psychiatry. Through CCHR's
achievements since that time, thousands of psychiatric victims have been rescued and have
regained legal and civil rights.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Reaching out to the community with help for individuals of all religions
and creeds is another hallmark of the Scientology
religion .
DRUG FREE MARSHALS
The Church of Scientology International created and launched the Drug-Free Marshals youth drug-education and
prevention program in 1993, a program to educate children as young as 6 on the dangers of
drugs, and to challenge them to remain drug-free. They demonstrate their commitment by
being "sworn in" as Drug-Free Marshals, pledging to remain drug-free and to
encourage their peers to do the same.
The program,empowers children to make their own decisions about living a
healthy and happy drug-free lives.
Scientology Volunteer Ministers
In 1976, in an article entitled "Religious Influence in
Society," L. Ron Hubbard wrote:
"An early 20th century philosopher spoke of the impending
decline of the West.
What he failed to predict was that the West would export its culture to the rest of
the world and thus grip the entire world in its death throes."
"Probably the most critical point of attack on a culture is its
religious experience.
Where one can destroy or undermine religious institutions then the entire fabric
of the society can be quickly subverted or brought to ruin."
He went on to offer a solution to this cultural decline:
"If one does not like the crime, cruelty, injustice and violence
of this society, he can
do something about it. He can become a VOLUNTEER MINISTER and help civilize it,
bring it conscience and kindness and love and freedom from travail by
instilling into it trust, decency, honesty and tolerance.
"…A Volunteer
Minister is a person who helps his fellow man on a volunteer basis
by restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others."
The Volunteer Ministers of the Church of Scientology of Utah welcome to
their ranks men and women of goodwill of any faith. The Church offers courses in the
simple techniques found in the Scientology
Handbook to help Utahans improve relationships, overcome drug and alcohol abuse, study
difficulties and stress, and improve life in many other ways. The effectiveness of these
techniques explains why the Scientology Volunteer Ministers have adopted the motto,
"Something can be done about it."
Lora Mengucci,
Director of Special Affairs
Church of Scientology of Utah
Church of Scientology in Utah 
