Yeah, Salt Lake is a great place. It is big enough of a city to have all of the stores and benefits of living in a big city, and it is close to all of the Church sites around here like the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, the Conference Center, and the Genealogy Library. It's a great place. However, there are over 1 million people in the Salt Lake Valley. So, it is still a big place, and sometimes big places have the crime and disadvantages that come with it. "The Valley" is probably Utah Valley, which is where Provo and Brigham Young University are located. It is also a great place, just not as big as Salt Lake, so not as much crime and things, but still is very close to Salt Lake (about 45 minutes)