A look at Utah's various statistics you might want to use as measures of overall success ought to paint a different picture, also visiting different areas of th

A look at Utah's various statistics you might want to use as measures of overall success ought to paint a different picture, also visiting different areas of the state for a while will too. But that's not to say you'd be wrong in giving a higher prior for success after hearing someone is a proper Mormon (and many Mormons the world generally hears about are even if the majority aren't and will never get a temple recommend). Proper Mormons don't drink alcohol, smoke, or drink caffeine, they try to marry young, have children, stay in contact with their (extended and large) families, are active Church-goers (and hence active in the Community), and they pay an extra tax to the Church without becoming financially crippled. This is basically an immense filter for self discipline / resistance to temptation and solid social networks, which tend to be factors with a lot of successful people.