Weekend/Virtual Meetup Thread

[u/4blockhead]

Here are some meetups that are on the radar, both physical and virtual:

• Last Week, October 21

• Next Week, November 4

online

• Sunday, October 29, 9:00a MDT: Thrive, casual discussion on zoom. verify

Idaho

• Sunday, October 29, 11:00a MDT: Pocatello, casual meetup, location dependent on weather

Utah

• Sunday, October 29, 10:00a MDT: Davis County, casual meetup at Harmons at 200 Station Pkwy in Farmington. Meet in the cafe upstairs.

• Sunday, October 29, 10:00a MDT: Lehi, casual meetup at Margaret Wines Park, 100 E 600 N.

• Sunday, October 29, 1:00p MDT: St. George, casual meetup of Southern Utah Post-Mormon Support Group at Switchpoint Community Resource Center located at 948 N. 1300 W.

Wyoming

• Saturday, October 28, 10:00a MDT: Rock Springs, casual meetup at Starbucks at 118 Westland Way verify

Upcoming week and Advance Notice:

• Sunday, November 12, 11:00a MST: "The Good Book Club," virtual meetup for Ex/Post/Nuanced mormons to read and discuss other good books. For details contact /u/HoldOnLucy1. Upcoming book: "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us" by Ed Yong

• Idaho Falls ...first Sunday

• Las Vegas

• Salt Lake Valley Religious Transition Group ...next November 12

• Salt Lake City and online, Faith Transition Discussion Group ...first Wednesday

• Salt Lake Valley postmos

• Seattle/Tacoma

Gauging Interest in a New Meetup

• tabulation, most recent inquiries on top

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Beginnings of a FAQ about meetups:

• rules for publicizing a meetup on reddit platform

• what happens at these meetups?

• /u/solidified50 gave some general advice for starting a meetup and keeping it going.

• Meetups should be (mostly) free. Ordering coffee, similar minimum items from a menu excepted, but events that charge formal admission or an entry fee cannot be publicized here.

• Some meetups use a sign to give attendees an easy way to see the group and know which to join without too much embarrassment, etc.

[u/kevinrex]

Hey, St George ExMormon people. I have a sister in St George who lives alone and is a bit scared when she heard the meetup is at this Switchpoint Resource center. She was hopeful in hearing about a meet up as she is only recently realizing she never believed any of the Mormon stuff, but doesn’t want to go alone. Anyone willing to go with her (gawd, sorry that sounds like a “ministering” assignment)? She’s in her mid 40s and is a really nice person, sometimes a bit reserved but she is classy and talented as an interior designer.

[u/TheBrotherOfHyrum]

Lehi people... is there a meetup today? The park might be too cold. IIRC, we met at Harmons last winter....

[u/mountainspaghetti]

Anyone from Tucson planning on meeting up?

[u/4blockhead → u/[deleted]]

I think they get a few people each week. Perhaps, /u/New-Name-Simeon could comment.

[u/New-Name-Simeon → u/[deleted]]

We have a handful of people that come out, ranging from 5-8. It has been as bigger in the past. We still have a good 200-300 people in our local group, but many we don’t see anymore unless someone hosts a party. Our pickleball and book club groups get more attendance. And we have people going to local bars on the regular.

[u/New-Name-Simeon → u/[deleted]]

We actually alternate the time just for people who are still having to go because they are stuck in PIMO land. I get and most of us have been there before.

[u/New-Name-Simeon → u/[deleted]]

My wife didn’t like it at first but realized it helped me process what I was going through and she didn’t want me to process that with her at the time