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'''Utah''', known as the ''Beehive State'', is the forty-fifth state to enter into the union.  Approximately 62% of Utah's residents are members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] ([[Mormons]]), although this number is on the wane. <ref>http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2886596</ref> The state's capital and largest city is Salt Lake City. The Great Salt Lake, located in northern Utah, is the largest saltwater lake in the Western hemisphere. <ref>http://www.utah.com/stateparks/great_salt_lake.htm</ref>

 

'''Utah''', known as the ''Beehive State'', is the forty-fifth state to enter into the union.  Approximately 62% of Utah's residents are members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] ([[Mormons]]), although this number is on the wane.

<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2886596</ref>

 

The state's capital and largest city is Salt Lake City. The Great Salt Lake, located in northern Utah, is the largest saltwater lake in the Western hemisphere. <ref>http://www.utah.com/stateparks/great_salt_lake.htm</ref>

The state bird is the California Seagull. The state insect is the European Honey Bee.

The state bird is the California Seagull. The state insect is the European Honey Bee.

==Notable people from Utah==

==Notable people from Utah==

[[Orson Scott Card]], science-fiction writer best known for the ''Ender's Game'' series, has lived in Orem.

*[[Orson Scott Card]], science-fiction writer best known for the ''Ender's Game'' series, has lived in Orem.

 

*[[Orrin Hatch]] - Republican U.S. Senator from Utah, serving since 1977.

[[Orrin Hatch]] - Republican U.S. Senator from Utah, serving since 1977.

*[[Gordon B. Hinckley]], President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as of 2007, was born in Salt Lake City.

 

*[[Ken Jennings]], who made a record 74 straight appearances on the game show ''Jeopardy'', lives in Utah.

[[Gordon B. Hinckley]], President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as of 2007, was born in Salt Lake City.

*[[Donny Osmond]] and [[Marie Osmond]] - singers and actors; both were born in Ogden.

 

*[[Brigham Young]], perhaps the most important person in the history of the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints other than the founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., was part of the aforementioned settling of the state in the 1840s.

[[Ken Jennings]], who made a record 74 straight appearances on the game show ''Jeopardy'', lives in Utah.

*[[Steve Young]] - Hall of Fame quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Steve is a direct descendant of [[Brigham Young]].

 

[[Donny Osmond]] and [[Marie Osmond]] - singers and actors; both were born in Ogden.

 

[[Brigham Young]], perhaps the most important person in the history of the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints other than the founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., was part of the aforementioned settling of the state in the 1840s.

 

[[Steve Young]] - Hall of Fame quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Steve is a direct descendant of [[Brigham Young]].

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:US state]]

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