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Line 59: − *[[Nutnfancy]], very popular [[:Category:Gun Podcasters|gun podcaster]] on YouTube − − ==[[Survival Retreat location]] Analysis of Utah by [[James Wesley Rawles]]== − * [[Population]]: 2.23 million − * [[Population density]]: 26.2 per square mile (Rank 11 of [[JWR]]’s top 19 [[States]]). − * Area: 84,900 square miles (rank 11 of 50). − * Average [[car insurance cost]]: $718/yr. (rank 32 of 50). − * Average [[home insurance cost]]: $378/yr. (rank 43 of 50.) − * [[Crime safety rank]]ing: 14 of 50. − * [[Boston T. Party]]’s [[state firearms law]]s Ranking: 76%. − [[per capita income]]: $23,436 (rank [[44]] of 50). − ACT & [[SAT score]]s Ranking: 7 of 50. − − ===Plusses=== − <ref name = "survivalblog"> [https://survivalblog.com/2005/09/state-by-state---utah.html State By State - Utah], ''[[James Wesley Rawles]]'', [[SurvivalBlog]], Accessed December 30, 2014</ref> − − * A great [[state]] to live in if you are a [[LDS]] ([[Mormon]]) church member. − * On average [[Utah]] has the best [[prepared]] [[families]] in [[America]]. (By church doctrine, one year of [[food storage]] is considered mandatory.) That is commendable. − * The norm for [[home construction]] in the state is to include an extra large [[pantry]] to accommodate [[storage food]]. (Commonly called a “[[fruit]] room” in [[LDS]] parlance.) − * Nearly every LDS ward has its own food storage [[cannery]]. − * Fairly low [[crime rate]]. (Utah has two of the safest metropolitan areas in the country: Orem, ranked #7, and Provo, ranked #9.) − * The only significant street [[crime]] is on the West side of Salt Lake City. − * Low [[car insurance rate]]s. − − ===Minuses=== − * [[Ground water]] is scarce in parts of the [[state]], so check on [[well water]] before buying. − * [[Utah]] might be a poor [[retreat]]/[[relocation]] choice if you are not a [[LDS church]] member. Non-[[LDS]] members of any religious persuasion are derisively called "gentiles." If you are not [[LDS]], you might be ignored or perhaps even seen as conveniently expendable when push comes to shove. In practice, many LDS families do not have a true full year of [[storage food]]. − * Highly regulated [[home schooling]]. − − [[JWR]]’s Combined [[Retreat]] Potential Ranking: 6 of 19. − − <ref name = "survivalblog"/> <ref>279 word [[quotation]]: [[Fair_Use#Quotes_from_Other_Online_Sources|Fair Use]] Source: [[Rawles, James Wesley]]. ''[[Rawles on Retreats and Relocation]]''. 1st. Clearwater, Idaho: The Clearwater Press, 2007, pp. 87-88. Print. see [[James Wesley Rawles on Fair Use]]</ref><ref> http://www.survivalblog.com/retreatareas.html Recommended Retreat Areas accessed December 30, 2014</ref> − − ==Utah World [[Essay:War Three Target Structures|War Three Target Structures]]== − * [[World_War_Three_Target_Structures#Primary_Targets|Primary]]: Hill AFB (Ogden). − * [[World_War_Three_Target_Structures#Secondary_Targets|Secondary]]: Dugway Proving Ground (Chemical Warfare Center, Tooele). Tertiary: Salt Lake City, Orem-Provo. <ref name = "survivalblog"/> p. 67 </ref> − − ==Second Amendment== − − "Utah becomes even more gun friendly, Governor signed into law: [[LEO]]s cannot cite you for [[open carry]] using "disorderly conduct" charge. Thanks to [[NRA]]!<ref>https://twitter.com/Nutnfancy/status/451916955545382912 Accessed April 9, 2014</ref> − − ==See Also== − * [[Joel Skousen]] and [[Cleon Skousen]] − * [[American Redoubt]] − * [[Provo, Utah]] - Ranked by liberals as #1 in [[Most conservative American cities]] − * [[Bountiful Utah Temple]] − * [[Logan Utah Temple]] − * [[Manti Utah Temple]] − * [[Monticello Utah Temple]] − − ==Bibliography - Further Reading== − * [[Joel Skousen|Skousen, Joel]], ''Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places'', 3rd Edition Perfect Paperback, 2011, ISBN-10: 1568612621, ISBN-13: 978-1568612621. Detailed profile on [[:Category:Utah Cities and Towns|Utah cities and towns]]. − − * [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]]. ''[[Rawles on Retreats and Relocation]]''. 1st. Clearwater, [[Idaho]]: The Clearwater Press, 2007. Detailed profile on Utah cities and towns. − − ==External Links== − * [http://www.city-data.com/city/Utah.html Utah Cities] on [[City-data.com]] − + + + + + − + − − [[Category : States of the United States]] − [[Category : Western United States]] − [[Category : Survivalism]] − [[Category : Strategic Relocation]] − [[Category : Mormons]] − [[Category : Red States]] − [[Category : Regions of the Western United States]] − [[Category : Intermountain West]] − [[Category : Rocky Mountains]] − [[Category : Great Plains]] − [[Category : Plains of the United States]] − [[Category : Wild West]]
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*[[Thomas S. Monson]], President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as of 2008, was born in Salt Lake City.
*[[Thomas S. Monson]], President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as of 2008, was born in Salt Lake City.
*[[Ken Jennings]], who made a record 74 straight appearances on the game show ''Jeopardy'', lives in Utah.
*[[Ken Jennings]], who made a record 74 straight appearances on the game show ''Jeopardy'', lives in Utah.
*[[Donny Osmond]] and [[Marie Osmond]] - singers and actors; both were born in Ogden.
*[[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.
*[[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]].
*[[Steve Young]] - Hall of Fame quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Steve is a direct descendant of [[Brigham Young]].
*[[Mario Capecchi]] - Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "Discoveries for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells."
*[[Mario Capecchi]] - Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "Discoveries for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells."
==References==
==References==
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==See also==
*[[Bountiful Utah Temple]]
*[[Logan Utah Temple]]
*[[Manti Utah Temple]]
*[[Monticello Utah Temple]]
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