Utah’s LDS vs. non-LDS divide: How it complicates dating, sex and the quest for lasting love
Beliefs, values, missions, temple marriages, the Word of Wisdom — they all can be factors.
![(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dusty Hulet and Kristen Jex in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Jex says dating a fellow Latter-day Saint has been a godsend. “Spirituality is such a value of mine,” she says, “that I have chosen to stay in [the faith] at any cost.”](https://www.sltrib.com/resizer/v2/3GLYHMSN4NB4LKRABRKEY23PJI.jpg?auth=8c6f8c986152c196a47275ed81a877f6612b21e97df50a9be11c99a42ff795de&width=1024&quality=88)
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dusty Hulet and Kristen Jex in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Jex says dating a fellow Latter-day Saint has been a godsend. “Spirituality is such a value of mine,” she says, “that I have chosen to stay in [the faith] at any cost.”