So this is the kind of hypocritical stuff I have to deal with living out here.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - They are saying now that it was all a big miscommunication; one that left a Murray girl very upset. After a phone call Monday morning, Georgia Clyde thought she won a Deseret Morning News essay contest. Then she was told because she's not Mormon, that her essay wouldn't be published.

The 7th grader did in fact enter an essay into Deseret Morning News' "Christmas I Remember Best" essay contest. The person who called the family earlier this week was the editor of LDS Church News, a supplement to the church-owned daily paper, which, we're told, has nothing to do with the Deseret Morning News. That was the beginning of the mix up.

As Georgia reads an excerpt from her essay “My mom had been a single mother of two for just about six years and a little over two years ago the most amazing thing happened to our family...” titled “My Miracle Christmas,” she says she remembers how blown away she was when she found out the essay was being considered for publication but wouldn't make the wire because she wasn't Mormon. Clyde says, “I felt disappointed and sad and angry and just all at the same time I just couldn't believe it.”

Her mother, Michelle, recalls what was said to her on the phone, “She said, 'Are you Mormon?', and I said, 'No', and she said then we can't use your daughter's story. This is for Mormon families only.” Clyde says, “I mean, if they chose 'No', I would have been okay with it, but for that reason I was shocked.”

This family says they feel they've been discriminated against because of their religion, and from a paper that is delivered to thousands, Mormon or otherwise. The girl’s mother says, “If it's a newspaper that goes out to everybody, that newspaper is sold statewide...anybody can buy it, Mormon or not Mormon, There shouldn't be a reason why any essay couldn't be printed.”

The editor explains that her decision to not use the girl's essay was an editorial judgment call. Gerry Avant says, “I was looking for something by LDS because by tradition our contributors have been LDS.” She apologizes for the miscommunication and goes on to say, “I have spent 35 years of trying to portray people in the best light the best possible way and certainly would not have gone intentionally to cause offense.”

When anyone says anything about Mitt Romney being mormon this whole state is up in arms and it’s the lead story. Then they turn around and do this. Hypocrites.

Then there was also this article this past week…

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/12/10/mormon-meals.html It talks about how the mormons are the healthiest demographic in the country. Well of course they are…they don’t drink, they don’t smoke and they fast. Utah is also the most depressed state in the country. I would rather have heart disease and be happy than have clear arteries and be depressed. At least they can roto-rooter my arteries.

Also, why does Utah insist on having its own cinema? It's the only place in the country where they make their own movies specifically about being mormon and then advertise them in prime time. What is that? Are mainstream movies not holy enough? I guess I'm just a bit bitter that the SNL Christmas speical got bumped out here for some stupid Family Circle homemaker show. I really wanted to see the Schweaty Balls sketch.

So holiday parties for work are really lame. And somewhat painful. Unless you win a GPS...then they are awesome.

Other than that…not a whole lot going on out here…the week flew by and I am getting ready to hit the slopes again this weekend!

That is all!