In Utah unlike most other states new arrivals can connect with the mostpowerful institution in the state simply by embracing a set of spiritualbeliefs. In Hispa... » 

In Utah unlike most other states new arrivals can connect with the mostpowerful institution in the state simply by embracing a set of spiritualbeliefs. In Hispanics in the Mormon Zion 19121999 Jorge Iber looks at thehistory and culture of Hispanics in Utah and examines the impact of theirwidespread conversion from Catholicism to Mormonism.Hispanics began migrating to Utah in the early 1900s seeking work in thestates thriving sugar beet industry. However by the end of the twentiethcentury Hispanics could be found in all of its major cities working intourist industrial and service occupations.Drawing on University of Utah archives and organizations such as the Salt LakeCatholic Diocese and the Mormon Church Iber has compiled an informative studythat examines Hispanic assimilation and acculturation in a setting vastlydifferent from other states. «