When I lived in Utah (Provo-Orem, not SLC) I saw a lot more bigotry toward NON-Mormons, and especially Christians, then I ever saw against the LDS. And I was LDS then.
Now when I am in Utah, I make sure to wear a very large Cross necklace and a tank top, lest I be mistaken for active LDS.
I have been spit upon for doing this and accused of antagonism. Religious bigotry cuts both ways in Utah.
“I have been spit upon for doing this and accused of antagonism”
Only a psycho would spit on someone, so are you trying to say that the spitee was sanctioned by the LDS church?
“I saw a lot more bigotry toward NON-Mormons, and especially Christians,”
That is funny, because all the Mormons I know consider themselves Christian. Telling fibs ruins your credibility.
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I hate to say it, but I too have seen and heard Mormons speak very badly about others.
One thing though, I do not remember being taught in Church, during my pre-Mormon days, that we should not do it.
I do remember being taught by Lds Church leaders that we need to be respectful of others and of their beliefs.
One of my sisters (non-Mormon), when she was a kid in SLC, went out with a Jewish fellow for a while.
She said he had a terrible time with arguments about who were the Gentiles.