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Sept 21, Fri, 1:00-3:00- Utah County Playgroup, at Rotary Park, 400 South 200 East, American Fork. Contact jmr100@btroberts.com

Sept 22, Sat, 8:30 am- Utah County Walk to Cure Diabetes at Scera Park in Orem, for the son of Julianna Shields. There will be food, prizes, clowns, magicians, bands, rock wall, and many other fun things. 85% of donations go directly to research. You can register as a walker even if you don't have money for a donation, as we would just like to see a big group supporting Daniel.  Contact http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=86718456 or juliannashields@msn.com, or (801) 785-3722.

Sept 22, Sat, 7:00 pm- Centerville Adult  Luau and Karaoke. Aloha to Summer-- Karaoke Style!  Come celebrate the end of summer with singing, dancing, feasting, and drinking! Join us at 360 West 1250 North, Centerville. Please bring your favorite salad, side-dish, appetizer or dessert, and a drink to share. BBQ will be provided. So break out your coconuts, grass skirt or favorite hula wear! We hope to see you there! Aloha! Contact SPJUT1@msn.com

Sept 23, Sun, 12:30 pm- Ladies Lunch. This time it’s in SLC at Red Rock, 254 South 200 West, SLC. http://www.redrockbrewing.com/index.php?id=1   Contact dormond2@nebonet.com

Sept 23, Sun, 6:30 pm- Cache Valley at Ruby Tuesdays, 43 East 1400 North, Logan. Ask the Maitre d’ for the Post-Mormon group. Contact jeff.ricks@postmormon.org

Sept 24, Mon, 7:00 pm- Davis County Library. Layton. The First Vision- What is all of the hype about the First vision? In this session John Larsen will lead a discussion of the first vision including the differences in the several versions, the contemporary accounts, and the changing attitudes including apologetics in the years since. 155 N. Wasatch Dr, Layton. Contact johnjohnlarsen@yahoo.com

Sept 26, Wed, 7:30 pm- Logan, Utah State University. We’ll meet at Citrus and Sage, 130 North 100 East, Logan. Contact usupostmormons@yahoo.com

Sept 28, Fri, 1:00-3:00- Utah County Playgroup, at Swimmers Bridge Park in American Fork Canyon. We will be doing an easy hike for pre-schoolers and collect colored autumn leaves. There are picnic tables by the river. Please RSVP for a count to jmr100@btroberts.com

Sept 30, Sun, 4:00 pm- Utah County Family Picnic. This will be the last outing in the parks for this year as the bathrooms will be locked until next summer.  This is potluck, and we’ll provide soft drinks (as always, alcohol is prohibited in parks). We’ll be at Rotary Park, 400 South 200 East, American Fork. There are two big pavilions, a nice playground, and bathrooms. The teenagers and children are also looking forward to seeing their friends again. Contact dormond2@nebonet.com

Sept 30, Sun, 6:30 pm- Cache Valley at Ruby Tuesdays, 43 East 1400 North, Logan. Ask the Maitre d’ for the Post-Mormon group. Contact jeff.ricks@postmormon.org

Oct 1, Mon, 6:30 pm- Ogden. The Weber County group will be meeting at the Ogden Library Auditorium, 2464 Jefferson Ave, Ogden. Contact SirzIMZADI@aol.com

Oct 3, Wed, 8:00 pm- Logan, Utah State University. Contact usupostmormons@yahoo.com

Oct 5, Fri, 1:00-3:00 pm, Utah County Playgroup, at Scera Park, 600 South State St, Orem. Contact jmr100@btroberts.com

Oct 6, Sat 6:30pm: Layton Fiesta! Come join us for a south-of-the-border family party. Bring you favorite south of the border food item or drink to share. Piñata for the kids. John & Zilpha’s house. For address contact John: johnjohnlarsen@yahoo.com   

Oct 6, Sat, 7:00 pm- Provo Bonfire and S’mores- What a great activity for chilly October! The fire pit is raised, kids are welcome, and s’mores will be provided. 1108 South 950 East, #223C, Provo. Park on the street and meet in the center grass field at the fire. Contact poodledoodledude@hotmail.com

Oct 7, Sun, 12:30 pm- Salt Lake City Religious Transition Group, 6876 S. Highland Drive (2000 East). Contact bellerophon22@comcast.net

Oct 7, Sun, 2:00 pm- St. George speaker, at the St. George Holiday Inn, 850 South Bluff St., St. George. Contact soutpostmormons@hotmail.com

Oct 12, Fri, 1:00-3:00 pm, Utah County Playgroup, in the park by the American Fork library, 64 South 100 East, AF. Jessica Roberts will be giving a ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ presentation.  Contact jmr100@btroberts.com

October 12-14, Fri-Sun- ExMormon Foundation Annual Conference at the SLC Embassy Suite Hotel. Contact Sue97062@aol.com or http://www.exmormonfoundation.org/
New! There will be an Art Exhibit, so there is a call-out for artwork. Contact: kjpro1@comcast.net

The New York Times has an article on the FLDS Lost Boys here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/us/09polygamy.html  Dr. Dan Fischer quoted in the article is the dinner speaker and has started an organization to help house and educate the boys who are kicked out, and the girls who have run from polygamy. He is a former polygamist -- and his talk should be fascinating!

Brian Patrick will also be showing "Burying the Past" as the first thing on the agenda on Saturday morning.

Arza Evans has graciously offered to the first 100 who register for the conference a free copy of his book “The Keystone of Mormonism”, which you’ll receive when you check in at the registration table. The earlier you register for the conference, the better. More than half of our room block has been reserved already! If you can manage to stay at the hotel, it just makes the whole weekend even more fun!

Oct 19, Fri, 1:00-3:00 pm, Utah County Playgroup, at Scera Park, 600 South State St, Orem. Contact jmr100@btroberts.com

Oct 22, Mon 7:00pm Handling the Holidays: This time of year is saturated in religious overtones and messages. How do you deal with these as a post Mormon? What are your coping strategies? How do you deal with your children’s questions? Come enjoy this moderated discussion on handling the holidays as a post Mormon. 155 N. Wasatch Dr, Layton. Contact johnjohnlarsen@yahoo.com

Oct 26, Fri, 1:00-3:00 pm, Utah County Playgroup, Halloween or Harvest party, games, costumes welcome. This will be at Jessica’s home, 9114 North 6800 West (900 West border), American Fork. It’s one mile north of Costco and Home Depot. Contact jmr100@btroberts.com


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 801-400-3944 or http://calm-ut.blogspot.com/