People & Labels

California Mormon

  1. The counterpart to a Utah Mormon: a member raised where Latter-day Saints are a minority, seen as more easygoing and worldly.

Because they grow up surrounded by people of other faiths and none, California Mormons (the label isn't limited to California) are stereotyped as more relaxed about cultural rules than members from the Utah corridor.

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