Moving to Salt Lake/Provo area - Will the Mormons drive me crazy? (Avon: neighborhood, living)

[GoOrioles]

Seriously considering a move to the SLC or Prove area. Now, I have NO PROBLEM whatsoever with people practicing their chosen faith. To each his own.
With that said I DO NOT want any Missionaries knocking on my door or anyone trying to lead me to their way of thinking as I go about my business at work and other places. Knowing that this part of the country is heavily populated with those of the Mormon faith, and knowing that their purpose is to recruit, recruit, recruit, can I live in this area without being bothered by them?
Now remember, as I said in the beginning of this post, I don't care what faith anyone is. Just don't want anyone pressing me to join them.

[hilgi]

Originally Posted by GoOrioles

Seriously considering a move to the SLC or Prove area. Now, I have NO PROBLEM whatsoever with people practicing their chosen faith. To each his own.
With that said I DO NOT want any Missionaries knocking on my door or anyone trying to lead me to their way of thinking as I go about my business at work and other places. Knowing that this part of the country is heavily populated with those of the Mormon faith, and knowing that their purpose is to recruit, recruit, recruit, can I live in this area without being bothered by them?
Now remember, as I said in the beginning of this post, I don't care what faith anyone is. Just don't want anyone pressing me to join them.

Your odds are higher in every other state for having missionaries knock on your door.

That being said, if you have a wife and kids you may have a couple moms from the neighborhood stop by with a list of babysitters and an invite to their women’s group meetings. We have been invited to Christmas events and we even went to one, we felt no pressure at all and they are more interested in letting you get a feel for what they are about. That is the extent of the “recruitment” we have seen, if you can handle that you will be fine.

[sp2007]

Yes they will drive you crazy.

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

I think so, since you have a preconception that they will. Much of the city/state politics is driven by the majority of the residents in any state - this state happens to be LDS. Provo is heavily LDS.

[Lamborgotti]

That's really your decision, if you're going to let a few people knocking on your door once in a blue moon drive you crazy, then by all means, avoid this place like the plague. That is, unless you don't mind respectfully telling those who you perceive as "bothering" you that you are not interested and that you want to be left alone (something that 90% of Americans don't seem to be able to understand). But with all do respect, people occasionally trying to share their religion with you is not that big of a deal, as you are making it out to be. I assure you mormons have plenty of other things to worry about besides your personal religious beliefs, their "purpose" is not to "recruit, recruit, recruit." But if you want to let the small chance that someone might inconvenience you by knocking on your door determine your life, well, that's your loss.

[InSandy]

Well, I'm glad everyone else seems to have had the same reaction I did which was YES, we will drive you crazy, we will be at your door before you have even moved in to invite you to church and tell you about our beliefs. We never leave you alone to ponder lifes deep meaning without sharing our own. Before we are done you will be brainwashed and screaming insanely "I know it's true, I know it's true".

:-)

I hope you have great neighbors who will help to dispel the myth of ignorance that seems to surround Utah like a cloud.


And P.S. We really had a great time at Camden Yards last year, GREAT fans!

[momof2penguins]

I've lived in Utah going on 4 years now and never had a missionary knock on my door, or anyone invite me to church with them. I do live in a less Mormon area though.

The Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones who come to my door all the time!

[Chango]

Originally Posted by momof2penguins

I've lived in Utah going on 4 years now and never had a missionary knock on my door, or anyone invite me to church with them. I do live in a less Mormon area though.

The Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones who come to my door all the time!

The same here, and I live in a VERY mormony area.

[ChrisC]

Jeez folks... have any of you thought of asking them to not come back when they come to you door.

Here's a script for you, if you need it: "Hello... oh no thank you, I'm not interested. I'd appreciate it if you'd tell you superiors to not send any more missionaries to my door... Okay, thanks, and you have a nice day as well. Good luck with your cause."

Easy. Works like a charm. Do you let Avon salespeople haunt your every waking moment as well? Get a grip. "No, thanks" works real well 99.9% of the time. Don't be such marshmallows.

[hilgi]

Originally Posted by ChrisC

Jeez folks... have any of you thought of asking them to not come back when they come to you door.

Here's a script for you, if you need it: "Hello... oh no thank you, I'm not interested. I'd appreciate it if you'd tell you superiors to not send any more missionaries to my door... Okay, thanks, and you have a nice day as well. Good luck with your cause."

Easy. Works like a charm. Do you let Avon salespeople haunt your every waking moment as well? Get a grip. "No, thanks" works real well 99.9% of the time. Don't be such marshmallows.

People like to be protected from all of life’s inconveniences, hence why we have the phrase "there ought to be a law".

A polite "no thank you" does do wonders.

I think the FLDS being in the news did a lot to make people think that LDS are some wacky, compound living, all consumed religious extremists. Once you are here you realize they are people who are just living their lives like everyone else.