lemonjenny - alright, I'm sorry about the "Pandora's Box" comment. But you must admit, the mere suggestion of an issue in Utah being and LDS/non-LDS issue tends to bring a lot of emotion and personal bias to the surface. It is really too bad because we moved to Utah, we have lived outside of Utah. This should not be a LDS/non-LDS issue. I do not believe that it is the intention of any LDS to "force" their religion on any others. The fact of the matter remains, however, that in many Christian communities, including Utah, activities such as Halloween are often celebrated by the majority on another day when the holiday falls on Sunday.

We're not trying to be unkind to anyone else but again, Utah's tradition is to celebrate Halloween on Saturday night when the holiday is on Sunday. It is reasonable to believe that as more and more Utahns have different opinions as to what is appropriate on the Sabbath that this tradition may change. LDS doctrine does address more than just working on the Sabbath. Growing up outside of Utah we did not play outside on the Sabbath, period. So yes, there is more to the Sabbath than just not working. This is evident by the LDS tradition not to trick-or-treat on Sunday.

For the record we hope that everyone has a great time on Halloween no matter which day they celebrate it. We will welcome any trick-or-treaters on Sunday at our home. We're certainly not going to turn your kids away.