“We believe that God speaks Danish.” Assimilation vs Identity in Sanpete County, Utah

Authors

Claus Elholm Andersen
Elizabeth Peterson

Keywords

assimilation, LDS Church, language, Utah

Abstract

Most accounts hold that Danes in America assimilated rapidly and effectively into mainstream culture…but was that always the case? This article focuses on a small community in Utah that was home to a large proportion of Danes and other Scandinavians. A close examination of this community reveals that the assimilation process was not always as straightforward a process as we oft en hear.

Recommended Citation

Andersen, Claus Elholm and Peterson, Elizabeth (2015) "“We believe that God speaks Danish.” Assimilation vs Identity in Sanpete County, Utah," The Bridge: Vol. 38: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol38/iss1/7