Here's a heck of a big what if: Had Latter-day Saint leader Brigham Young not deemed this "the place" in 1847, what would this place on the western edge of the Rocky Mountains be like today? Would it be as populated, as big of a tourist draw, as staunchly conservative? Probably, most definitely and maybe not are my answers to those questions. One thing for sure is it wouldn't be so square, and that's not a reference to the state's geographical boundaries.