Oh, its true, they’re insular and clannish.
You have to remember those Mormon settlements have been there for 150 years. Downs syndrome is a big problem, or was 50 years ago. Everyone is related....
So its just like any other community. You be polite, dont step on toes, fit in as best you can and shop at all the local stores.
After a while they get used to you and vice versa. You don’t have to convert, a lot of them are Jack Mormons and get caught at the bars like everyone else. Most of these people are hard workin ruralists...farms, ranches, oil rigs, mines...they have a hard time walking the straight and narrow too.
SLC is about 50 50 Mix. The local politics all center on the divide; its an endless debate. Office politics are worse...how many times did I get beat on to go to family home evening (can I bring both my girlfriends??)...
State politics? The church dictates and the legislature salutes. Oh well...its their state. You just roll yer eyes and move forward...
After a while they get used to you and vice versa. You don’t have to convert, a lot of them are Jack Mormons and get caught at the bars like everyone else. Most of these people are hard workin ruralists...farms, ranches, oil rigs, mines...they have a hard time walking the straight and narrow too.