If you have ever visited Utah County on a Sunday (or, if you have ever wondered why you cant buy a good sandwich on Sundays if you currently live there) you have noticed that Utah County shuts down on Sundays. Everything. From Gas Stations to Shopping Malls. But you may not know why this is the case. While nearly all of Utah shut down on the Sabbath years ago, 84% of all stores in Utah (excluding Utah County) are open on Sundays. Utah County - 12%. Why? Well - there is actually a secret reason. Utah County is controlled by Mormons and Conservatives, so one could make the logical assumption that they are all in church on Sundays anyway. This is true enough - but the real truth is buried in this fact. Since Utah was started, and Utah County developed, there have been daughters. A daughter of A.O. Smoot, one of Provo’s first mayors was notorious for breaking rules and living the edgy life. She was also know to be somewhat of a, um, slut. She would frequent all the stores in town try to find new people to spend time with. A.O., in his typical fashion of over-doing it, decided that if the stores and parlors were all closed on Sunday - his daughter could no longer do the dirty deeds she was accustomed to. So - in 1864 - A.O. passed an ordinance that all non-critical operations will be closed on Sunday. This ordinance remains in effect to this day. See how much damage one little slutty girl can cause?
