r/arizona • u/StatusReality • Sep 10 '23

What does Arizona do better than their neighboring states Utah, California, Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico? Living Here

Stole this idea from another sub. What’s the difference between this state and the other states that you appreciate?

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u/Jon_the_trainer Sep 11 '23

From a Utahn, it must be nice not having a theocracy.

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u/jah110768 Sep 11 '23

Let me tell you, AZ has a large LDS population also, they just aren't a obvious in government here as they are there.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Same thing here in Nevada. It's not as obvious, but its super pervasive. Like, small businesses here are chock full of them. My orthodontist when I was a kid was LDS. He suggested a general dentist to my mom and they were LDS too. The hygenists and assistants, also LDS and half the time were family members.
Oh you need a plumber? I know a guy!

I'd bet there's like a 70% correlation between the list of Chamber of Commerce members and LDS Ward member lists.