Posted by:
cludgie
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Date: November 10, 2019 07:39PM
When I went off to BYU, I had never heard of the Mormon colonies. But in the old 35th Ward, there was a large number of kids from Colonia Juarez and Colonia Dublan, the two large surviving Mormon colonies. The colonies look like very neat Utah towns, and most of the work revolves around pear, cherries, and pecan orchards. These kids were tough believers. I admired them for their undying faith, and for the fact that even though they were Anglo, they had native fluency in both English and Spanish. Anyway, Now I find myself wondering what happens to any Mormon in such a tight group if they quit believing. Does it even happen? If so, would they be shunned? Or are the people such devoted Christians that they would accept non-believers?
Is anyone here from the colonies?