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It's true. From the first Eastern white settlers here, 1847, people of many faiths (and none at all) were welcomed in the communities by the Great Salt Lake.
Together they built Methodist and Jewish houses of worship surprisingly early in "Deseret's" history, as well as stores marketing products not used by the majority population, but tolerated as free people are wont to do.
"From the first Eastern white settlers here, 1847, people of many faiths (and none at all) were welcomed in the communities by the Great Salt Lake."
I think the word "welcomed" is a bit strong. Brigham Young invented a special emblem that LDS merchants were to display so that Mormons could do business with Mormons. They were very discriminatory against non-Mormons in every possible way. The journals of my non-Mormon ancestors contain very shocking accounts of how they were anything BUT "welcomed" in the Salt Lake valley!
Oh yea.
Oh, OK. then that makes it OK, doesn't it!?
Do you people actually READ the Bible and the Teachings of Jesus?
Didn't think so...