Heaven & Hell

At dinner with some friends the other night, we stumbled upon the topic of religion, specifically the afterlife. Considering that 3 of the 4 of us at the table were Formons (and the other grew up in Utah as an Episcopalian), this scenario was perhaps inevitable, even without the aid of intoxication.

So off we went, primarily evaluating the Mormon concept of Heaven and such. Here was my thought process:

1. Mormons believe you have to accept Mormonism (and do a bunch of other stuff) to be in their version of Heaven.

2. If Heaven is full of Mormons, we can assume it will be similar to a place on Earth that's full of Mormons.

3. Utah County is full of Mormons.

4. Therefore, it's likely that Mormon Heaven will be similar to Utah County.

5. Utah County is my personal Hell.

6. Mormon Heaven = my personal Hell

The most persuasive missionary in the world couldn't convince me to spend eternity driving an SUV from the MLM company where I work to the big box stores and chain restaurants I have to patronize.