[truthandlife]

I do a lot of business in Salt Lake City and I really love visiting the city. People are very friendly, city beautiful and downtown is great. I don't know if I would want to live there though. I do have a co-worker who lives there and he is an atheist now (use to be a Mormon) and says the city is pure "hell" and wants to get out of there. He says it is the worst.

[T Minus Four]

The trick is not to actually live in the city. We're way north where it starts to thin out, but we're still close enough to take advantage of the shopping, dining, arts, zoo, etc.

[Andyman]

I am a Catholic living in Salt Lake City and I LOVE it. Nice, friendly people. I've lived in the Midwest, lived overseas, lived in two places in California, and SLC is by FAR the best place I've ever lived. The place is great primarily BECAUSE of the Mormon influence, rahter than in spite of the Mormon influence.

[aegiscg47]

I'm not Mormon, but I've lived and worked here for 25 years. If you want four seasons, low crime, not much traffic(it's not uncommon here to drive 30 miles to go shopping or for a movie), a place to raise families, and affordable housing, then this is for you. If you're not into religion or if you're looking for wild nightlife, then SLC isn't where you want to be.

[Utah Binger]

Naive Mormon Arrogance. That's what it is. Attitude is one of we're seeking perfection but we know there is only one true church. It's not yours. We know the rest of the world will someday learn in heaven that we are the ones. A pathetic mentality. We'll never know until we're dead. Such crap!!

[VegasBaby]

That's interesting about your friend in SL--it probably is the most non-Mormon city in the entire state. However, usually those who have somehow become offended or have left the church (for whatever reason) seem to go out of their way to hate anything Mormon. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not at all trying to put down your friend, but that's generally been my observation. I grew up there and even though I now live in Las Vegas (the anti-Salt Lake) I still to this day can't quite explain what these kind of people have against a city that for all intents and purposes is clean (just look at its Downtown), picturesque, solidly conservative (the state legislature is 90% Republican), has a low crime rate, is cultured (ballet, symphony, theatre district) and provides easy access to a wide variety of outdoor activities. It's not a perfect place, but no place is. I guess if you're looking for a wild lifestyle, then it's definitely not your place. High alcohol content beer? Hop on over to Evanston, WY--you can be there in a little over an hour. As for the predominant religion that resides there...well, that's probably a major reason why it is such a nice place to live. Anyone can say what they want about the Mormon beliefs (i.e. Are they Christian or not Christian?), but that's really quite irrelevant when you are looking at quality of life.

I'll be honest, having grown up there, I couldn't wait to get out, but now that I've been gone awhile, I have grown to appreciate just what a nice place it really is. I like Las Vegas and it's an exciting city to live in, but unless you live the party life and really enjoy gambling, it's really not that spectacular. Salt Lake beats it hands down as far as culture, sports, technology/education and architecture are concerned. It all comes down to what suits the individual.