tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post30424352786621583..comments2023-10-15T02:53:40.405-06:00Comments on Life in a glass house: I'm a Mormon in Cedar Hills UtahEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835924016744040120noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-14056815250069060962009-08-20T22:56:51.132-06:002009-08-20T22:56:51.132-06:00Rob likes humidity?
And I second/third/forth/fift...Rob likes humidity?<br /><br />And I second/third/forth/fifth...the senitments of lameness. I am maybe the biggest non-fan of Wal-mart there is, but gee whiz let people make up their own minds! Our neighborhood is almost the opposite, numbers-wise. I love, as you say, the spice and mix of people. Hey, come move to our neighborhood!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469995281704190260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-47451073094656815462009-08-17T09:18:33.439-06:002009-08-17T09:18:33.439-06:00Aim, my original word was crap, but I changed it b...Aim, my original word was crap, but I changed it because I just couldn't put Jesus and crap in the same sentence (except I just did there). Hudsauce sounded a little less harsh. You nailed it with the empolyees and midnight thing. The stores didn't magically open at 12:00 and employees ride to work right then. Even if they did, I don't care if it is 1:00 in the morning, it is still my Sunday. I would feel better going to the grocery or Wendys or whatever on Saturday night at 12:00 midnight then Sunday night. Bless their pointy little heads.<br /><br />Liza- Arizona is WAY too hot for me. I know how much you like heat and sun, but I don't think I could handle it. It would be fun to live around you however (and out of Utah). Rob would like it. He likes heat. He also likes humidity though, so perhaps not.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835924016744040120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-19325836224368952532009-08-09T21:23:30.696-06:002009-08-09T21:23:30.696-06:00Come here to AZ. It's a good mix.Come here to AZ. It's a good mix.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792963462482140517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-56075093509518756902009-08-07T15:13:12.547-06:002009-08-07T15:13:12.547-06:00Love the quotes by dad and Rob! Still laughing, to...Love the quotes by dad and Rob! Still laughing, too, at Emily for using Jesus and hudsauce in the same sentence! Good stuff. Some ridiculous things going on. The McDonalds at midnight thing is so dumb. The employees still have to work on Sunday, which is a big part of the reason we don't go out on Sundays! And, walking on the other side of the street! Are you kidding me?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240493105008078007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-25967827957905869522009-08-07T00:08:45.224-06:002009-08-07T00:08:45.224-06:00Dad- Mapleton was different, you will find judgmen...Dad- Mapleton was different, you will find judgment etc. anywhere, but Mapleton people on average were definitely more down to earth then around here. We think we are living around the spoiled children of rich people. This is pretty much a "starter home area" and Rob is currently annoyed at the HOA forums and the conversations going on about rules and yards and fences. He read someone's comment saying, "well in Deer Valley they do this..." Rob goes to me, "Are you kidding? We don't sniff Deer Valley's butts." That comment made me laugh so hard I couldn't stop laughing for quite some time. It was so funny because it's true. Let's take these 100,000 dollar homes on these teeny tiny lots and put on airs like we are living in a multi million dollar resort town. It's just maddening. Anyway, had to share that little comment by my funny husband. That comment about the zoobies and the 12:01 thing is so funny/lame. Sadly, I can believe it but good grief. Letter of the law indeed.<br /><br />Sue-<br />That is L-A-M-E! I can't help but hear such stories and think, "hmmm... is that something Jesus would do in that situation?" I'm absolutely sure Jesus wouldn't pull that kind of hudsauce. Not that observing people doing yard work on Sunday is even a "situation", perhaps these Mormons are of the camp that think you can "catch sin" or what they perceive as sin by getting too close to it? Hearing stories like that make me so MAD. What a nice life it must be to walk around knowing how sinless you are and that you were put on this earth to make sure everyone that does sin knows it and knows that you disapprove. What a service they provide. <br />By the way, Smith's Marketplace is located in Highland, so it isn't within Cedar Hill's boundaries. I don't know how big of a difference that makes to them, perhaps they are the ones that only grocery shop at Macy's, if so, they are the ones that also need to ban McDonalds and Movie Theaters to appease me. If they are only banning Walmart because it is in Cedar Hills, that's because they think it is a blight on their otherwise perfect town (it is, but only because it is Walmart). There are so many reasons to ban Walmart, I'm disappointed they are choosing this reason.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835924016744040120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-84041105811543115112009-08-05T20:10:58.265-06:002009-08-05T20:10:58.265-06:00Bless their pointy little heads is the best thing ...Bless their pointy little heads is the best thing I've heard in a long time dad! Holy Crap that made me laugh out loud! <br /><br />I would not survive in your neighborhood Em. I was going to ask you if these same people are wanting to ban the new Smiths Marketplace too. To me they are just a bunch of people with nothing better to do than create talking points like this, so that they can seem more spiritual to other people or something. <br /><br />Our friends, Jeff and Missy, live right next door to an LDS ward. Both of them were born and raised in CA and had never even heard of a mormon until they moved to Utah. Sunday is the day Jeff likes to mow the lawn, work on the car, clean the garage and things like that. They get so many dirty looks from their neighbors who are walking to church. They have even seen people cross the street so they don't have to walk in front of their house, then cross the street again when they get in front of the church. So stupid.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758354440910012121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-9566547039977024242009-08-05T13:35:48.524-06:002009-08-05T13:35:48.524-06:00Good stuff, Ems, about spice and choice and agency...Good stuff, Ems, about spice and choice and agency. I never had those types of feelings living in Mapleton. Maybe because I am of a different makeup and maybe the people and the wards were different than Cedar Hills. Also there was no commercial business. Mostly LDS with 3000 citizens and 33 total non-members, including part-member families. Those numbers were back when I was in the Stake Presidency (1991 or so).<br /><br />I have heard that the fast food places in Provo right below the BYU housing and dorms, have to gear up their staff for the rush at 12:01 on Sunday midnight. In my minds eye I can just see the BYU students playing their pictionary games, looking at the clock, waiting for the Sabbath to end and rushing out to get their BigMacs and Whoppers and Twinkies. There is a lesson in there about Letter of the Law and Spirit of the Law. Does the Lord care if it is 11:45 PM on Sunday or 12:15 AM on Monday? Mormons are funny...bless their pointy little heads.Popshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345516809265073813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-46596898009755389332009-08-04T13:51:49.738-06:002009-08-04T13:51:49.738-06:00I have to agree with you Ems on this topic. It'...I have to agree with you Ems on this topic. It's pretty nauseating. I don't think I could live around that anymore. We've been away from Utah for 19 years. There are a lot of great things, like you mentioned, about Utah and the people, but I really do feel sorry for the "outsiders". People need to wake up!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240493105008078007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-77976804144737718152009-08-04T09:46:48.584-06:002009-08-04T09:46:48.584-06:00I want to state (and I am not sure this came acros...I want to state (and I am not sure this came across in my post) that I really could care less if Walmart is open on Sunday or not. I just find it extremely hypocritical to ban a store because it is open on Sunday. To do this practice to my satisfaction, these people need to ban every other store and place of business that is open on Sunday. A few examples of places these people need to never ever go to are: Smith's, malls, the Olive Garden, all movie theaters that I am aware of, McDonald's, the Home Depot, the list is long. I am willing to bet these people go to these places without thought. Then where do they draw the line? Not using any electricity or phones on Sunday?<br />I think a far better plan would be to ban yourselves from patronizing a place of business just on Sunday. Which, as an employee of a business that is open on Sunday (in Provo) I must say, our rushes coincide directly with LDS ward schedules. We can count on the busier times by knowing when church gets out. My favorite thing to witness is the awkwardness of two different families seeing each other from the same ward. There is an initial panic in their eyes and manner at being seen going out to eat on Sunday by a fellow ward member, then wheels turn and they start to relax when they process the fact that this family is also doing the same thing and they start chatting breezily for a moment about a talk or something that day. They still more often then not, choose a seat at the other side of the room after they meet.<br />I'd also like to add one more thing, I made the comment about the mayor because he seems to bring the church into everything he talks about as mayor. He in fact even brought local church leaders with him to a meeting with the Walmart executives urging them not to be open on Sunday. I find that a tad inappropriate.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835924016744040120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-63680080415537405362009-08-03T22:52:45.875-06:002009-08-03T22:52:45.875-06:00WOW! Em, I would have to agree with you. I would h...WOW! Em, I would have to agree with you. I would hate to live like that. Your comment about the temple recommend and the mayor was choice:) Living in Utah as a mormon is so different than California. Even though I am not active anymore, I see a huge difference in the open mindedness of Cali mormons vs Utah mormons. Going to Timpview for High School, praying LDS prayers for every assembly, play etc..was standard back then. Now with the ban on prayer in schools people would be outraged. Thanks for your thoughts.Neanershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683026642881739985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-80552146835853418102009-08-03T18:27:50.929-06:002009-08-03T18:27:50.929-06:00Way to speak out on choice, Em!Way to speak out on choice, Em!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830410781129496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-17938354842812295332009-08-03T12:28:35.990-06:002009-08-03T12:28:35.990-06:00I have read this twice and I'm impressed, but ...I have read this twice and I'm impressed, but I don't know yet what to say about it. I need more time to think.Popshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345516809265073813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7852868884277826063.post-53962307132253670612009-08-03T09:33:27.664-06:002009-08-03T09:33:27.664-06:00I agree with you Em. I am grateful that I grew up ...I agree with you Em. I am grateful that I grew up in a town where my testimony was challenged (pretty much daily) and I had to stand up for my religion. Riverton is about 10% LDS so I had a few friends that were LDS but by far the majority was not. I am grateful for the diversity and I believe that I am stronger because of it. Even though it was had at the time, I am grateful for it. You guys should move to Wyoming :)Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06701900460512673699noreply@blogger.com