Editing Richfield, Utah (section)

==Religion==
As in most settled areas of rural Utah, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) plays a prominent role. The Mormons were highly industrious settlers. From 1847, when they founded [[Salt Lake City]], until 1877, they founded 360 towns.<ref>Jim Kjelgaard, ''The Coming of the Mormons,'' New York, Random House, 1953, p. 174.</ref> Following direction from [[Brigham Young]], Latter-day Saints founded the town and outlying hamlets about 150 years ago. Members of the LDS Church are predominant among the residents.<ref>[[Leonard Arrington]], ''Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints: 1830-1900''.</ref>

Even in this heart of Mormon country, non-Mormons and non-participating Mormons, the latter euphemistically called "less-actives," fill a percentage of elected offices.<ref>Wallace Stegner, ''Mormon Country,'' about 1940.</ref> Due largely to combined influences of conservative rural culture and the Latter-day Saints, the voters of the city and the surrounding county are predominately [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].

The Richfield area has 20 major denominational churches including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, St. Elizabeth [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] Church, First [[Baptist]] Church, Sister of Holy Cross, [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], Good Shepherd [[Lutheran]] Church, [[Assembly of God]], and others.