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Yet despite the growth in Spanish-speaking wards and a more diverse Mormon community, many interviewed for this story still feel they face challenges of racism and belonging.

As for the Hermès handbag, in 1983 Birkin was on a flight to London from Paris when she complained to her seatmate about not having a bag that could hold all her belongings.

“Whenever a song of hers comes on at our party, people start screaming, they’re jumping onstage. That feeling of tangibly belonging to a community is what Futch was born out of.”

“None of our belongings at all were covered. Nothing. Zero dollars.”

They fled on foot—a 14-hour walk—and couldn’t bring their belongings, so her husband stayed behind.