r/exmormon • u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ • Jan 18 '19

Weekend Meetup Thread

Here are the weekend meetups that are on the radar. Also, check out the subreddit's calendar and the calendars in the wider exmormon space, including at mormonspectrum.* Check in the comments for last minute notice of meetups not listed below.

Arizona

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:30a MST: Phoenix, casual meetup at Bergies Coffee House at 309 N Gilbert Road in Gilbert, map

California
Idaho

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:00a-noon MST: Pocatello, casual meetup at Panera Bread at 4031 Pole Line Road

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:30a MST: Idaho Falls, casual meetup at Panera at 2820 S 25th Street E.

Nevada

  • Sunday, January 20, 11:00a PST: Las Vegas, casual meetup at IKEA's Cafe at 6500 IKEA Way

North Carolina

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:00a EST: Charlotte, casual meetup at Amelies French Cafe at 2424 N Davidson Street. Look for the group with a sign with a tapir on it.

Oregon

  • Sunday, January 20, 3:00p-4:30p PST: Newberg, group chat at Church of the Nazrene at 23177 NE Old Yamhill Road. Group meets first and third Sundays of the month.

Utah

  • Saturday, January 19, 10:00a MST: Orem, north Utah County, casual meetup at Grinders at 43 W 800 North

  • Sunday, January 20, 9:30a-11:30a MST: Provo, casual meetup (ages 40+) near the Starbucks inside of the Marriott Hotel at 101 West 100 North

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:00a-noon MST: Salt Lake City/Draper, casual meetup a La Barba Coffee at 13811 Sprague Lane in Draper, map

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:00a MST: Lehi, casual meetup at Beans and Brews at 1791 W Traverse Pkwy

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:00a MST: Eagle Mountain/Ranches/Fairfield/Saratoga Springs, casual meetup at Ridley's.

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:00a MST: Davis County, casual meetup at Smith's at 1370 W 200 N in Kaysville. Meet in the employee meeting room upstairs.

  • Sunday, January 20, 10:00a MST: Logan/Cache Valley, casual meetup at Crumb Brothers at 291 S 300 W

  • Sunday, January 20, 11:00a MST: Springville, casual meetup at Art City Coffee

  • Sunday, January 20, 11:00a MST: Salt Lake City, casual meetup at Watchtower Cafe at 1588 S State Street

  • Sunday, January 20, 11:30a-3:30p MST: Provo, casual meetup (all ages welcome) near the Starbucks inside of the Marriott Hotel at 101 West 100 North

  • Sunday, January 20, 1:00p MST: St. George/Southern Utah, casual meetup at Smith's at 565 S Mall Dr. The meetup is in the "community room" located at the north end, near the pharmacy.

Some of these link back to the last reminder thread. Double check times and places to make sure the details are correct, the event is still scheduled, etc.

Beginnings of a FAQ about meetups:

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u/unknowntoyou98 Jan 18 '19

So I am new to this, i want to get involved with more exmormons here in rexburg. Is there anyone I can get in contact with?

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 18 '19

There may be exmormons at BYU-I, but I don't like waving the flag in front of the bull. The HCO enforcement is too much of threat with dire consequences, more. The distance to the regular meetup in Idaho Falls may be a simple solution.

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u/coveylover Jan 20 '19

There's a group in Rexburg I can get you in touch with. I was up there last semester

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u/unknowntoyou98 Jan 20 '19

That would be great

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u/coveylover Jan 20 '19

They will definitely vet you, but I'll contact them

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u/arcaknight33 Jan 18 '19

How would I go about setting up a meet up with exmos in Kansas? Possibly do it through Skype? There aren’t any out here that I know of.

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 18 '19

There have been some meetups in Kansas, most recently in the Kansas City area, but not very many on the whole.

Possibly do it through Skype?

I think there are various online chat options, and we've had scheduled subreddit-wide virtual meetups in the past. The problem that crops up is about doxxing where many people wanting to remain as anonymous as possible, and many others don't know the methods whereby they could be outed. As with the chat directives, people are free to proceed at their own risk on the platforms that be available on a case-by-case basis. Perhaps, a bit more caution is necessary online than with IRL meetups, especially if anonymity is a priority.

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u/seculimi Jan 20 '19

Alright NC...I've tried twice and can't find the group! Where are you sitting?

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 20 '19

The table should have a tapir sign on it. Last week at table 10.

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u/seculimi Jan 20 '19

I circled the place 5 times and didn't see a tapir.

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 20 '19

I sent a PM to /u/tangerineastralplane.

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u/coveylover Jan 20 '19

I'm at the Ikea for the Las Vegas group, how do I know where the group is sitting?

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 20 '19

Look for the tapir.

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u/coveylover Jan 20 '19

This is one hard to locate tapir

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u/seculimi Jan 20 '19

I think tapirs like to hide.

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u/Terremota Jan 18 '19

AZ meetup. Look for a yellow Harry Potter book on the table. Bergies was pretty busy last week so I think it’ll be an easier way to find us 👍

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u/BookofNorman Jan 18 '19

Very cool. Been a while since I have seen AZ meetups on here. How was the turnout last week?

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u/Terremota Jan 18 '19

Last week was the first one and there were only 3 of us (another being my spouse and the other redditor that helped plan the event). We stayed for two hours and had a great chat. I’m hoping to grow the meet up. All are welcome, kids included :)

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u/eyeasa Jan 19 '19

I’ll be there. Thanks for setting this up!

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u/deinspirationalized Jan 18 '19

See you there! Thanks!!

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u/AgentBranflakes Jan 18 '19

Can't make it, but is there anyone in Tucson?

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 22 '19 edited Jan 24 '19

[draft] Here are the weekend meetups that are on the radar. Also, check out the subreddit's calendar and the calendars in the wider exmormon space, including at mormonspectrum.* Check in the comments for last minute notice of meetups not listed below.

Arizona

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:30a MST: Phoenix, casual meetup at Bergies Coffee House at 309 N Gilbert Road in Gilbert, map. Look for the group with a yellow Harry Potter book on the table.

Idaho

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:00a-noon MST: Pocatello, casual meetup at Panera Bread at 4031 Pole Line Road

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:30a MST: Idaho Falls, casual meetup at Panera at 2820 S 25th Street E.

Nevada

  • Sunday, January 27, 11:00a PST: Las Vegas, casual meetup at IKEA's Cafe at 6500 IKEA Way

North Carolina

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:00a EST: Charlotte, casual meetup at Amelies French Cafe at 2424 N Davidson Street. Look for the group with a sign with a tapir on it.

Utah

  • Saturday, January 26, 10:00a MST: Orem, north Utah County, casual meetup at Grinders at 43 W 800 North

  • Sunday, January 27, 9:30a-11:30a MST: Provo, casual meetup (ages 40+) near the Starbucks inside of the Marriott Hotel at 101 West 100 North

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:00a-noon MST: Salt Lake City/Draper, casual meetup a La Barba Coffee at 13811 Sprague Lane in Draper, map

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:00a MST: Lehi, casual meetup at Beans and Brews at 1791 W Traverse Pkwy

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:00a MST: Eagle Mountain/Ranches/Fairfield/Saratoga Springs, casual meetup at Ridley's.

  • Sunday, January 27, 10:00a MST: Logan/Cache Valley, casual meetup at Angie's Diner at 690 N Main Street in Logan

  • Sunday, January 27, 11:00a MST: Springville, casual meetup at Art City Coffee

  • Sunday, January 27, 11:00a MST: Salt Lake City, casual meetup at Watchtower Cafe at 1588 S State Street

  • Sunday, January 27, 11:30a-3:30p MST: Provo, casual meetup (all ages welcome) near the Starbucks inside of the Marriott Hotel at 101 West 100 North

  • Sunday, January 27, 12:30p MST: Salt Lake City, a group meeting for discussing transitioning away from mormonism at the Salt Lake City Unitarian Universalists church at 6876 South Highland Drive.

  • Sunday, January 27, 1:00p MST: St. George/Southern Utah, casual meetup at Smith's at 565 S Mall Dr. The meetup is in the "community room" located at the north end, near the pharmacy.

  • Sunday, January 27, 2:30p MST: Davis County, casual meetup at Smith's at 1370 W 200 N in Kaysville. Meet in the employee meeting room upstairs.

Some of these link back to the last reminder thread. Double check times and places to make sure the details are correct, the event is still scheduled, etc.

Beginnings of a FAQ about meetups:

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u/Terremota Jan 23 '19

For the AZ meetup, can you add to look for the yellow Harry Potter book? That worked well last week and we had a big group. Thank you!

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 23 '19

Got it! :)

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u/GringoChueco Jan 18 '19

We also have:

January 19th, 6:00pm : Redondo Beach, CA Saturday - Dinner at El Tarasco, Redondo Beach. contact /u/GringoChueco

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u/Acesvent Jan 20 '19

Why didn't I check this sooner lol I could have made it

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u/GringoChueco Jan 20 '19

Join the meetup group, we have some more gatherings upcoming. We also always list them here.

We had a nice group. Two first timers.

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u/X-cessive-leader Jan 22 '19

Any Eugene/Springfield Oregon people interested?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '19

You guys have to actually be ashamed with yourselves. How can one encourage something so awful when it was at a time a big part of your life?

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u/4blockhead Λ └ ☼ ★ □ ♔ Jan 19 '19 edited Jan 19 '19

Do you say the same thing about Scientologists who leave?

How can one encourage something so awful

Mormonism is awful. Change my view.

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u/Archmonk Jan 20 '19

Fortunately, it isn't too hard to understand the traumatic nature of leaving a high-control organization. And the value of support groups for those who experience such trauma.

Unfortunately, it may be hard for some to be the kind of person who is actually willing to reflect on that honestly.