I was born here and spent the better part of my youth in this lovely town. It’s quiet, clean, and generally a very pleasant place to be. Of all the places I have lived in my life, Idaho Falls is the one place I long to return to. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia of days past or the familiarity of the beautiful green belt around the Snake River that call to me. I have literally nothing to go back to there. Of all the ties that bound me to the city, all but my grandmother, an aunt, and a couple of cousins have moved away. I have a few long-time friends there still, but I have not spoken to them in ages…but I think of them often, and fondly. I love Idaho Falls because it is small enough to make you feel like you are more than just a face in the crowd, yet large enough to make you feel like you are part of something important. As for being “repressively mormon,” yes there are a lot of LDS people there. Yet, somehow, someway, there are hundreds of different faiths which enjoy a strong presence in the city.