WE NEED YOU! To plan Activities, that is. Summer is here, outdoor activities are aplenty, organize something and meet some new friends!
ACTIVITIES:
June 26, Friday: Cache Valley woman's group that meets for lunch every Friday at noon at: El Toro Viejo 1079 N. Main St., Logan. Ask for "May and friends".
June 28, Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Cache Valley Post Mormon Dinner at Ruby Tuesdays restaurant at 43 East 1400 North in Logan, Utah. When you arrive at the restaurant ask the matre d' for the Post-Mormon group.
July 5, Sunday 12:30 pm: Religious Transition Group 6876 S. 20th East (Highland Dr.), SLC. *RTG meets the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month unless otherwise noted.
July 10, Friday: Cache Valley woman's group that meets for lunch every Friday at noon at: El Toro Viejo 1079 N. Main St., Logan. Ask for "May and friends".
July 12, Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Cache Valley Post Mormon Dinner at Ruby Tuesdays restaurant at 43 East 1400 North in Logan, Utah. When you arrive at the restaurant ask the matre d' for the Post-Mormon group
July 19, Sunday 12:30 pm: Religious Transition Group 6876 S. 20th East (Highland Dr.), SLC. *RTG meets the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month unless otherwise noted.
July 17, Friday: Cache Valley woman's group that meets for lunch every Friday at noon at: El Toro Viejo 1079 N. Main St., Logan. Ask for "May and friends".
July 19, Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Cache Valley Post Mormon Dinner at Ruby Tuesdays restaurant at 43 East 1400 North in Logan, Utah. When you arrive at the restaurant ask the matre d' for the Post-Mormon group
EXMORMON CONFERENCE UPDATE:
Although the agenda for the October Conference is not totally complete, I wanted to let you know what's being planned up to this point. Dates are
October 9-11 at The Embassy Suites, and the theme this year is:
"NO PRICE TOO HIGH"
"The Individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." Nietzsche
Following is an overview of some of what's planned:
Charles Larson, author of "By His Own Hands Upon Papyrus" - a book which has helped countless exmormons discover the real story behind the Pearl of
Great Price. Charles has also published a new contemporary murder mystery, with the story located in the Salt Lake Valley, and connected to the Mt.
Meadows Massacre. He will talk about both books.
William Lobdell - former religion reporter for The Los Angeles Times, and author of a new and highly acclaimed book: "Losing My Religion: How I
Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America - And Found Unexpected Peace". Bill joined us for our conference weekend about 6 years ago while working
for the Times, and wrote a front-page article about the Exmormon Community. Mormons and Exmormons are mentioned several times in his book. I've read
it -- and it's fascinating.
Dennis Lavery and Karen DiMilia will be showing their new documentary, "In The Shadow Of The Temple". The very first cut was shown last year to a
couple of focus groups during the conference weekend, and some of us have continued to be involved as it's progressed. It will be premiered
professionally in Portland, OR in September, and (tongue in cheek) "World Premiered" at our conference. I believe this will be a great tool to be used in
educating both the public and friends and family about the pain and trauma of leaving the church. It was shown to the Humanist group I attend, and they
loved it.
Craig Criddell, a Professor and Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, will talk to us about the events leading up
to the work he and others did, using scientific tools to investigate the authorship of the Book of Mormon. What resulted was the publishing of a
peer reviewed paper by Craig and two other Stanford Profs: "Reassessing Authorship of the Book of Mormon"
Richard Packham will present "The Mormon Endowment's Roots in the York Rite of Freemasonry" , helping us understand about the origins and evolution
of the temple ceremony since it's introduction to the early members of the church.
In addition this year, I will be moderating an extra "women only" discussion session on Friday afternoon before the conference formally begins:
"Divine Secrets of a Much-Evolved Sisterhood". This will be a chance for a somewhat unstructured free-form discussion about the ongoing personal
trauma/dramas of leaving Mormonism, and it will not be recorded. Let me know if you want to attend.
Registration and hotel information will be added to the website shortly.
You may go ahead and reserve your room at the hotel, but be sure to ask for
the block reserved for The Exmormon Conference.
October 9-11 at The Embassy Suites, and the theme this year is:
"NO PRICE TOO HIGH"
"The Individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." Nietzsche
Following is an overview of some of what's planned:
Charles Larson, author of "By His Own Hands Upon Papyrus" - a book which has helped countless exmormons discover the real story behind the Pearl of
Great Price. Charles has also published a new contemporary murder mystery, with the story located in the Salt Lake Valley, and connected to the Mt.
Meadows Massacre. He will talk about both books.
William Lobdell - former religion reporter for The Los Angeles Times, and author of a new and highly acclaimed book: "Losing My Religion: How I
Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America - And Found Unexpected Peace". Bill joined us for our conference weekend about 6 years ago while working
for the Times, and wrote a front-page article about the Exmormon Community. Mormons and Exmormons are mentioned several times in his book. I've read
it -- and it's fascinating.
Dennis Lavery and Karen DiMilia will be showing their new documentary, "In The Shadow Of The Temple". The very first cut was shown last year to a
couple of focus groups during the conference weekend, and some of us have continued to be involved as it's progressed. It will be premiered
professionally in Portland, OR in September, and (tongue in cheek) "World Premiered" at our conference. I believe this will be a great tool to be used in
educating both the public and friends and family about the pain and trauma of leaving the church. It was shown to the Humanist group I attend, and they
loved it.
Craig Criddell, a Professor and Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, will talk to us about the events leading up
to the work he and others did, using scientific tools to investigate the authorship of the Book of Mormon. What resulted was the publishing of a
peer reviewed paper by Craig and two other Stanford Profs: "Reassessing Authorship of the Book of Mormon"
Richard Packham will present "The Mormon Endowment's Roots in the York Rite of Freemasonry" , helping us understand about the origins and evolution
of the temple ceremony since it's introduction to the early members of the church.
In addition this year, I will be moderating an extra "women only" discussion session on Friday afternoon before the conference formally begins:
"Divine Secrets of a Much-Evolved Sisterhood". This will be a chance for a somewhat unstructured free-form discussion about the ongoing personal
trauma/dramas of leaving Mormonism, and it will not be recorded. Let me know if you want to attend.
Registration and hotel information will be added to the website shortly.
You may go ahead and reserve your room at the hotel, but be sure to ask for
the block reserved for The Exmormon Conference.
Community After Leaving Mormonism- CALM is a support group for those who have left, are in transition, or are questioning Mormonism. For more information, or to be added to the email list for weekly updates, contact CALMsupport@gmail.com or melaniespjut@earthlink.net
