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What percentage of the University of Utah is Mormon?
Although the University of Utah is the state’s flagship institution, its demographics look significantly different than the rest of the state. A survey conducted by The Daily Utah Chronicle found that approximately 35.92\% of the 32,994 students on campus identify as Latter-day Saints.
How many Mormons are in Utah?
2 million Mormons
Today, according to official LDS statistics, Utah is home to more than 2 million Mormons, or about one-third of the total number of Mormons in the United States.
Do you have to be Mormon to go to BYU Utah?
Absolutely. Although BYU is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is possible for a non-Mormon to attend. However, students are required to take at least three credits of religious classes per semester in order to graduate.
Is it safe to be a Mormon in Utah?
Mormons, even with their domination, have made Utah an incredibly safe and wonderful place to live. But for everyone to feel safe, we need to be valued and respected, especially when it comes to religious and personal beliefs.
Are non-members of the Mormon Church in Utah getting sick of it?
We non-members are sick of it. Practicing Mormons need to do a better job respecting other Utahns’ religious values, and not imposing their own. Utah is its own little bubble.
Will we ever be able to move forward as Mormons?
We won’t be able to move forward. That isn’t to say that the LDS Church doesn’t contribute to society. Mormons, even with their domination, have made Utah an incredibly safe and wonderful place to live. But for everyone to feel safe, we need to be valued and respected, especially when it comes to religious and personal beliefs.
Does everyone in Utah seem the same?
In Utah, it seemed like everyone was the same. Same beliefs, same religion, same faces. Already appalled by the utter lack of diversity, I was extremely disoriented by the fact that a majority of my neighbors, classmates and teachers were LDS members, and that they often pushed their beliefs onto me. I had never experienced that before.