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BORN: Jan. 21, 1958, Salt Lake City, Utah EDUCATION: Arizona State U, B.A., 1981; Brigham Young U, M.A., 1986 FAMILY: Wife, Nancy; four children RELIGION: Mormon MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Communications-company executive POLITICAL CAREER: Arizona Senate 1991-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 24890, Tempe...
...State, famous for potatoes, continuous snow in winter, and Ruby Ridge, sometimes seems like two states in one: the southern section, with its flourishing high-tech industries and conservative Republican politics, influenced by the substantial Mormon population that migrated north from Utah in the 1860s, and the more remote northern areas, filled with Idaho's notorious militias and survivalists. At some level, resentment of government seems to unite the Idaho population, probably because the Feds own 65% of the state's land, including national forest and wilderness areas; and this year's hot-button issue is the huge Idaho National...
...book under churches should be enough to figure this out. If every Christian--or even most Christians--could agree on a depiction of the religion or even it's main themes, there would not be so many radically different denominations. The Church of Latter-Day Saints (also called the Mormon church), is classified as Christian. So are the Roman Catholics, the Coptic Christians and the Christian Scientists, not to mention the Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Baptists, Nazarenes, Lutherans...the list could take the rest of this column. Even within denominations, there are ongoing struggles about some of the basic tenets of belief...
...location with a strong Mormon presence, a missionary can expect more support in his or her proselytizing efforts. Other missionaries may have to do more legwork in seeking out converts...
Additionally, missionaries operating in a heavily Mormon area may be able to live with a Mormon family, while others will have to find their own housing...