Carmen Maricela Garcia:  

Life Living here in St. George, Utah is very different from Los Angeles. Although, I really miss my friends and family, I have made new friends and St. George is a very charming place to live. I'm very happy to have experience living here. St. George has really grown since we moved in 2004. Real estate was very affortable. You use to be able to buy a new home for less then 150,000 but not anymore. Real estate is outrageous and expensive. The salary is impossible to survive on. The reason why the real estate market greatly improved St. George was due to relocators from California, Arizona, Nevada, and East coast states. Therefore, the Mormon's (who run the state), have taken advantage of this and now it's become much more difficult to move forward and invest. The wages are extremely low and therefore you can't upgrade. Having a degree doesn't make a difference because you'll get paid what the Mormon's feel your worth, especially if your non-white and non-mormon. There are only male attorneys and male judges. The women are hired in the secretarial field or retail jobs, but recently female doctor's have finally relocated to St. George. Mormon's marry right after high school and have children at a very young age. Their religion belief is to have large familys as large as 6 to 8 children. The LDS church helps them financially. Being a non-mormon, it is extremely difficult to make it here. Utah is a right to work state. They give no breaks or lunch even if you work an 8 hr shift. There are no federal regulation here as to labor laws... 95% employer's are Mormon and are given power to do as they please. Salt Lake City has changed in that respect, there is more acceptance with diversity, religion and salary wages are higher then St. George. Also, professional women have a better chance working in a professional field and compensated with a higher income. The Mormon's are moving out of Salt Lake and relocating to St. George. You'll will find Salt ...Expand for more