Borrowed This...

I borrowed this from my friend's blog. I thought it was most enlightening and definitely food for thought! I'm gonna do this the lazy man's way and just copying it straight from her blog (minus the pictures.) if you want the whole thing, pictures and all, her blog address is: http://www.crazygoodlife.blogspot.com

Sin City - aka Salt Lake City?

This article has ranked Salt Lake City, Utah (my hometown) as one of the most sinful cities. It was VERY interesting to me. Of course there is a lot of subjective data and you have to take it all with a grain of salt, but is there some truth to it?

For all my fellow Mormons out there you may be interested to compare this article with these words from Heber C. Kimball:

An army of Elders will be sent to the four quarters of the earth to search out the righteous and warn the wicked of what is coming. All kinds of religions will be started and miracles performed that will deceive the very elect if that were possible. Our sons and daughters must live pure lives so as to be prepared for what is coming.


After a while the Gentiles will gather by the thousands to this place, and Salt Lake City will be classed among the wicked cities of the world. A spirit of speculation and extravagance will take possession of the Saints, and the results will be financial bondage.

Persecution comes next and all true Latter-day Saints will be tested to the limit. Many will apostatize and others will be still not knowing what to do. Darkness will cover the earth and gross darkness the minds of the people. The judgments of God will be poured out on the wicked to the extent that our Elders from far and near will be called home, or in other words the gospel will be taken from the Gentiles and later on carried to the Jews.

Before that day comes, however, the Saints will be put to a test that will try the integrity of the best of them. The pressure will become so great that the more righteous among them will cry unto the Lord day and night until deliverance comes.
—Heber C. Kimball, First Counselor in the First Presidency, May 1868, in Deseret News, 23 May 1931; see also Conference Report, Oct. 1930, p. 58–59

Thanks Kara for the great article(s)! I love your deep thinking brain!!!