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Mormon mortality rates climbed through most of the century until a permanent settlement in Utah Territory was established and advances in medical science were made. Before these improvements, the commonality of death in Latter-day Saint communities produced a distinct culture surrounding the death of a member of the community.
Popular food items in the culture, particularly within the Mormon Corridor, include funeral potatoes, jello salad, [40] Apple Beer, frogeye salad, "scones" (actually a deep-fried dough bearing little resemblance to a traditional scone), [41] and varieties of fry sauce.
Gender identity and roles play an important part in Mormon theology which teaches a strict binary of eternal, spiritual gender as literal offspring of heterosexual, cisgender Heavenly Parents. [105]: 69–70 The church also teaches that each person's gender is eternal and that each gender has roles and duties in the family that are ordained by God.
Mormons are told to avoid 'hot drinks,' such as coffee or tea " Hot drinks ," such as coffee and tea, are considered harmful based on a revelation Joseph Smith received from God.
Mormon folk beliefs on scriptural topics include: that Cain, the killer of Abel, is still alive and wanders the earth as punishment for killing Abel, wearing no clothing but being covered by hair, and that apostle David W. Patten encountered him once, [2] [3] [4] and that reported sightings of Bigfoot can be explained by this story [5]
Eric Eliason, a folklorist specializing in Mormon traditions, says that Utah scones, funeral potatoes, and green Jell-O are distinctive to Utah. [57] In the 1980s, Jell-O had a marketing campaign promoting the snack as fun for children and easy for parents, which played well among family-oriented Mormons. [58]
“In the Mormon religion, it’s a responsibility to use your time to develop your talents,” Emmy-winning choreographer Bonnie Story, who has worked closely with studios in Utah, told ...
Mormon folklore is a body of expressive culture unique to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and other sects of Mormonism. Mormon folklore includes tales , oral history , popular beliefs, customs , music , jokes , and material culture traditions .