Comments on: Women’s Retreats — Slumber Parties for Grownups http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/ A weekly podcast exploring Mormon culture and current events. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daryll Jonnson http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-28284 Daryll Jonnson Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:46:14 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-28284 We hear you Lisa. Maybe you should check out our 'Simple Escapes for Women' on our site. We hear you Lisa. Maybe you should check out our ‘Simple Escapes for Women’ on our site.

]]> By: Barbara Taylor http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7806 Barbara Taylor Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:41:28 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7806 I used to love slumber parties when I was a teenager and I still do. I've now been to 23 or the 25 Exponent II Retreats in New England and feel they are the balast that keeps me upright throughout the year. I see many of these women only this one weekend each year, however I feel an intimate bond with them. Hooray for Ladies Weekends, retreats, showers, whatever gets us together and talking - honestly with each other. I used to love slumber parties when I was a teenager and I still do. I’ve now been to 23 or the 25 Exponent II Retreats in New England and feel they are the balast that keeps me upright throughout the year. I see many of these women only this one weekend each year, however I feel an intimate bond with them. Hooray for Ladies Weekends, retreats, showers, whatever gets us together and talking – honestly with each other.

]]> By: Lisa Ray Turner http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7758 Lisa Ray Turner Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:27:08 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7758 Paula, thanks for catching the missing website. JKS, good for you for having a party with the women in your ward, especially some you didn't know very well. This is a great way to get to know people, but most of us don't take the initiative to invite people over. And good luck on getting baby #4 into the world! Paula, thanks for catching the missing website.
JKS, good for you for having a party with the women in your ward, especially some you didn’t know very well. This is a great way to get to know people, but most of us don’t take the initiative to invite people over. And good luck on getting baby #4 into the world!

]]> By: jks http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7750 jks Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:37:39 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7750 "What’s different from our usual Sundays when we wear our floral dresses and heels? Why do regular circles within the church feel unsafe for so many? Or do they?" Well, usual Sundays mean you come with a family (if you have one, or the people around you come with a family), you don't have time to talk between meetings or after meetings, you have a calling to do, you see a few people you know in the halls, but how well can you get to know them at church, really? I had a party last night with women from my ward. 11 women to play games, some of whom I have had only breif conversations with. It was fun. I don't need a whole weekend, 7pm till midnight was enough for me. It wasn't a baby shower, but since I am having baby#4 in 5 days, it was good to get a chance to have the conversation drift to this major event in my life. Has anyone played the game "Celebrity" (might go by different names). Everyone writes down famous names and with two teams you go through the same names 3 times. First time you use words, second round you can only use one word, the third round you do charades. Its is a great game to create shared experience and inside jokes in under two hours. “What’s different from our usual Sundays when we wear our floral dresses and heels? Why do regular circles within the church feel unsafe for so many? Or do they?”

Well, usual Sundays mean you come with a family (if you have one, or the people around you come with a family), you don’t have time to talk between meetings or after meetings, you have a calling to do, you see a few people you know in the halls, but how well can you get to know them at church, really?
I had a party last night with women from my ward. 11 women to play games, some of whom I have had only breif conversations with. It was fun. I don’t need a whole weekend, 7pm till midnight was enough for me. It wasn’t a baby shower, but since I am having baby#4 in 5 days, it was good to get a chance to have the conversation drift to this major event in my life.
Has anyone played the game “Celebrity” (might go by different names). Everyone writes down famous names and with two teams you go through the same names 3 times. First time you use words, second round you can only use one word, the third round you do charades. Its is a great game to create shared experience and inside jokes in under two hours.

]]> By: paula http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7746 paula Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:56:59 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7746 Hey Lisa, you forgot our link: www.rockymountainretreat.org Hey Lisa, you forgot our link:
http://www.rockymountainretreat.org

]]> By: Bored in Vernal http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7733 Bored in Vernal Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:11:14 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7733 I love retreats because of the supportive atmosphere it seems to engender. We are free to let our hair down, to confess who we really are, to wear jeans and a ponytail. At the last Rosewood Retreat I took off my glasses for the whole weekend because I wanted to see everything through my spiritual eyes. It's so great to let the inner kookiness out. I love retreats because of the supportive atmosphere it seems to engender. We are free to let our hair down, to confess who we really are, to wear jeans and a ponytail. At the last Rosewood Retreat I took off my glasses for the whole weekend because I wanted to see everything through my spiritual eyes. It’s so great to let the inner kookiness out.

]]> By: Jonathan Mahoney http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7701 Jonathan Mahoney Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:53:25 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/2008/03/14/womens-retreats-slumber-parties-for-grownups/#comment-7701 Wow, Women's Retreats exposed! Let us speculate no more. Wow, Women’s Retreats exposed! Let us speculate no more.

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