Thanks, but no thanks

[_The Nehor]

California Mormons are way cooler than Utah Mormons.
I can attest to this.

Being a California Mormon myself I will attest to this.

[_moksha]

California Mormons are way cooler than Utah Mormons.
I can attest to this.

Being a California Mormon myself I will attest to this.

I once lived in California. Wish some of that coolness had rubbed off on me.

[_Dakilang Pinoy]

"California Mormons are way cooler than Utah Mormons. I can attest to this"

"Being a California Mormon myself I will attest to this."

"I once lived in California. Wish some of that coolness had rubbed off on me."



Too bad I'm moving to Utah for at least this summer (and to BYU too...) Maybe I can share some of my coolness.

[_Wayneman]

California Mormons are way cooler than Utah Mormons.
I can attest to this.

Being a California Mormon myself I will attest to this.

This, my friends is an indisputable fact. Born and raised in CA

[_Inconceivable]

California Mormons are way cooler than Utah Mormons.
I can attest to this.

This, my friends is an indisputable fact. Born and raised in CA

Well, you should be pleased that your ancestors could at least tell the difference between a fertile valley and a desolate wasteland.

But perhaps Young was looking for a place to hide to practice the more deplorable aspects of his craft without outside intervention. So avoiding a harsh environment didn't necessarily have to factor in to his twisted decision making process.

So...

Did California Mormon settlers practice Mormon adultery?

(I wonder how they felt when they found out one of their apostles had come to their valley and stole a man's wife? Were there any repercussions upon the Mormons that had settled there?)

[_badseed]

Obviously being raised in CA doesn't make anyone any cooler— although I think it's a pretty cool place. I was born and raised in No. Cal. —and would move back in a heartbeat could I afford too.

The issues, I think, is growing up outside the Morridor vs. not. While I'm not dissing on those raised in UT, ID, AZ— I think growing up LDS where you are a slim minority forces you to consider the outside world more. Religion and culture are not one and the same. Granted there are many closed minded LDS living outside the Zion-lands but I do think that exposure to greater world at a younger age makes this less likely and people more pliable. Kind of like Mark Twain's line: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."

[_Wayneman]

I think growing up LDS where you are a slim minority forces you to consider the outside world more. Religion and culture are not one and the same. Granted there are many closed minded LDS living outside the Zion-lands but I do think that exposure to greater world at a younger age makes this less likely and people more pliable. Kind of like Mark Twain's line: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."

This is a very true point, and should be pounded into us Mormons over the pulpit on a regular basis.