Official Discussion on the Mormon/LDS influence in Idaho (Pocatello: universities, shop)

[norcalmom101]

I'm curious about practical ways people have found to effectively work with/around some of these prejudice issues, esp. where kids are concerned. I will be moving just south of IF with middleschoolers, and we do not plan to be active LDS. I'm an inactive convert, and my kids barely remember having anything to do with the church. I am always friendly to LDS people, but the church really lost me when they used their leadership to campaign on political issues around gay marriage in California. I really don't care about gay marriage one way or the other, but I do care about tax law and feel they violated the terms of their status.

[norcalmom101]

I'm getting a bit worried about what life will be like for my kids in Shelley when we move this Summer. They will both be in Middle School, and we do not go to church. LDS has us on there membership list, but we have never been active. Are my kids going to get the cold shoulder from other kids or worse yet are the teachers/staff going to make life rough?

[setlngdwn]

No. You'll be fine. Your kids will be fine. Shelley's a great place to live and go to school!

[norcalmom101]

Thanks, setlngdwn, I was just starting to worry less about it, when a friend today came to me with all HER worries about it, and got me thinking again, so your reassurance helps.

[taw1955]

I know nothing about the mormon faith at all. I know Utah has tons of them. We have none where I live in the midwest. Is it a bad thing to live by them?

[Arrowwind]

We moved to Utah from Texas. Lots of Mormons. They came knocking at the door trying to do their into to Mormonism thing. We let them in. They were eyeballing my two sons. We joked with them. Eventually they stopped coming. Then when my son hit 6 foot 5 they were back again to recruit him for their church basket ball team. He played with them and enjoyed it.

I work with Mormons all the time. I find them very pleasant and positive and I feel that we have more in common with them than the folks we met in Dallas. I felt my kids were safe going to school in the Salt Lake Community for the most part.

A few weeks ago my huband was talking to a neighbor who walks past our house frequently. She is Mormon. He took her to show her our yard. In the discussion she advised that when we get to Mackay we will find a Mormon church there and we will fit right in. My husband said, Yes! and there's a Catholic church also, as well as Perk's Bar.

We've been to Perk's a number of times now. Haven't made it over to the ward yet.

[Greensleeves]

I've only lived in South Central Idaho for almost a year. I've met lots of nice folks who are LDS and Jehovah's Witnesses.
The only problems I have had and they've been BIG ones, are with the locals who were born and raised here without either affiliation.
I came here from Western Washington. What a culture shock!

[Meant2Be]

Gripster2 & Fabforever (and others too I am sure)

My apologies go out to you on behalf of those that have offended you of the same faith as I. Your details of things that should not have nor should they happen to anyone for that matter. The reality is you are really dealing with people and many have offended another without even the knowledge that they have (although some may have ill intention from the get go). The same can be said of any one group of people regardless of their religious or political affiliation or sexual orientation for that matter.

I thank you for your (Fabforever) comment "I don’t believe this is a typical Mormon behavior", the truth is it isn't. I am a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commonly referred to as Mormons; however, this is a not the correct way to refer to the LDS community as a whole.

I hope and pray that my children will be like the LDS members that I have grown to know and love. I was invited over regularly for lunches, dinners and potlucks too and I have carried this on into my own life. Some of my children’s best friends are non-members although we live out of town I often find myself driving into town to pick up their friends to allow them the opportunity to play whether it is at the local parks in town or on our property. Our doors are always open and they are welcomed and invited to have sleepovers or whatever they want to do. The biggest problem with our interaction with those of the same or different beliefs isn't really the beliefs at all. It is the busy schedule that we all have and the tendencies we all have to say we can do it tomorrow, next week, next weekend, next month or sometime (which by the way means never). If we all spent a little more time trying a little harder to be a little better to one another; any where that we chose to live would be a better place because of it.

To those that are offended I say let those that have offended you know as it is a feeling and feelings are real. In order to get to the root of the problem you must be willing to reach out and communicate, for if we fail to communicate all is lost before we even begin.

[norcalmom101]

Anyone know the relationship between the LDS Church and the total lack of Abortion Services in Idaho Falls?

[norcalmom101]

Mine was more of a yes or no question.