By the sounds of it, welcome to Utah.
I grew up on the east coast, went to Cali then toured central US compliments of the military. This is where I ended up and stayed. That was 10 years ago.
All of the places that I've lived in have their own quirks as will Utah. The Mormans aren't as rustic as the Amish. You won't see horse drawn buggies, ect. Some Mormans do dress more plain than the rest of us but there are many levels of that and only occasionaly do you see anything close to the Amish style of dress.
There are some Mormans who think they are more devout living in Utah than those Mormans that live outside the state.
Moving to Utah and dealing with Mormans is harder on school age children than adults. But if they are active in school activities the transition will be easier.
If your single, dating out here can be interesting. in other places I've lived the first look you get or give is are you single. Out here it's are you Morman. Morman woman will date you but many are trained to also try to convert you. Of course I've also seen that with other major religions. There are also many woman ( both morman and nonmorman) out here who will start dating someone new before leaving the last person. At least that's been my experiance.
Offroading and the mountains make it all worth while. I live 30 miles North of SLC. 30 to 45 minute drive in any direction and I'm on dirt roads.
I know eastern Penn but not the western area. The mountains out here can seem bare next to Eastern Penn mountains. Also they are not as green. But the transitions and the color of the rocks and sandstone can be just awsome.
Make your realtor earn their pay for you. There are alot of new houses going up out here. Since your working in SLC take a look at Tooelle to the west. East of SLC you are in the mountains and 2 foot plus can be common in the winter and the drive out of the mountains can be rough in the winter. The valley runs north and south which seems where most of the commuters live. But they are putting in commuter trains running about 30 miles north and I believe they are starting to push south too. in the next few years there will also be a lot of land opening on the West side of the valley. This land used to be owned my Kenicot mines. But in the near future will be opened for developement.
OK, for all of you who are tired of reading this dialog, I'll shut up. It's almost time to go to sleep anyway. And sleep is always a good thing.
