“It's OK to doubt and question and not just be a blind follower of any particular thing,” Stephanie Griswold said.
Greg Sanchez at a Rose Park meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.Religion has been ingrained in Latino culture for centuries.
Despite this trend, religion remains a fundamental part of life for many of Utah’s nearly half a million Hispanics, who make upAnd while the overall figures are telling, each person’s individual journey toward — or away from — a faith tradition is unique. Here, four Utah Latinos share where they are on this path: Greg Sanchez at a Rose Park Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.
Being apart from his extended family, he found a community to rely on in a Spanish language ward, or congregation, in west Salt Lake City’s Rose Park neighborhood. There, he also found common ground with Latinos from other countries. He once distanced himself from church, he said, because he didn’t feel the need to attend regularly. That started to change when he became an adult.
Ramirez was curious about the catechism. He enjoyed learning about his religion, but that interest didn’t extend to usual Sunday service. As for himself, he no longer affiliates with a church and doesn’t expect to do so in the future. He sees himself instead continuing to learn on his own, not regularly attending any denomination.“I think I’ll always believe in a higher power, definitely. There’s just so much unknown,” Ramirez said. “The thought of having a higher power, I think, is kind of comforting.” Worshippers attend Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
“[Religion] was such a big part of my family’s identity even though we weren’t regular churchgoers,” she said. “I can’t say, necessarily, that I’m certain that there is a God, but I think that it’s a comfort, and it’s just also part of my upbringing. It’s something that’s possibly there.”
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