We are delighted to announce the details for our upcoming Exponent II Retreat, held September 20-22, 2024.
The Exponent II Retreat has been going on since the early 1980s in New England as part of our mission to provide a forum for Mormon adult women (18 years and older) in all our diversity, including those based in how we identify our faith, race, ethnicity, gender (including cis and transgender women, gender-fluid individuals as well as female-identifying intersex women), to share their life experiences in an atmosphere of trust and acceptance.
Registration
This year’s retreat will open for registration in late Spring/early Summer. Exact timing will be announced in coming weeks. There have been years when Retreat has sold out in less than 24 hours, so be ready to register if you are able to join us this year.
Location
Retreat is at the Barbara C Harris Episcopal Camp and Retreat Center in Greenfield, New Hampshire. If you are flying in from out-of-state, the nearest airports are Portsmouth or Manchester (both in NH), but it is generally easier to find a ride from the Boston airport, since so many locals drive from there. As the retreat date approaches, we can help coordinate rideshares.
Arrive Friday: Check in between 4:00pm and 5:30pm (Dinner is 6:00pm sharp)
Depart Sunday: Retreat will end at 1:00pm after lunch
Keynote Speaker
As we’re celebrating our 50th Anniversary this year, we’re thrilled to have Heather Sundahl as our Keynote Speaker. She has volunteered and served in leadership positions for Exponent II for 28 years and is the co-editor of the forthcoming book, Fifty Years of Exponent II (Signature Books 2024).
Heather Sundahl believes in the power of stories. In pursuit of this she has volunteered with Exponent II as a contributor, blogger, editor, retreat presenter, podcaster, and president. As a writer and editor, Heather is drawn to work that amplifies the voices of marginalized folks. She has volunteered with the Mormon Women Oral History Project to collect the stories of Batswana, South African, Native American, and queer Mormon women. Heather received an MA in English from BYU in ‘94 and an MA in Marriage & Family Therapy from UVU in ’23. Heather currently works at a residential treatment center for troubled youth where she helps her clients find narratives that allow for growth and healing. She lives in Provo with 2 of her 4 kids and 2 cats.
Cost
The retreat center offers three types of accommodations:
- Semi-Private room: $350 – Two beds, attached bath, hotel style in the St John’s Lodge, linens provided
- Adult-friendly cabins: $325 – 4 twin beds per cabin, shared bath, linens provided
- Bunk cabin: $240 – 10-12 beds per cabin, wooden bunk beds, shared bath, bring your own bedding and towel
See HERE for more details.
We will finalize room arrangements in semi-private and adult-friendly cabins after registration closes. We will try our best to accommodate your requests.
Following registration, you will be provided with a link to a shared Google Doc to allow for people who need rides and bedding to make arrangements with those willing to provide those services. Be sure to enter a correct email address to get retreat updates!
We work hard to make the retreat as low cost as possible. If cost is preventing you from joining us, please email [email protected] about the availability of a scholarship.
Additional details
- We no longer have COVID-related capacity limits, and are offering full capacity for the 2024 retreat.
- We will not be requiring proof of vaccination for retreat attendees this year. However, we ask that all registrants monitor their own health. If you test positive ahead of the 2024 retreat, we will work with you to try to sell your retreat spot.
- Nursing infants are welcome at the 2024 Retreat.
Waitlist and cancellations
If you would like to come but registration is full, please email [email protected] to be placed on a waitlist.
If you registered for a space and find that you cannot attend after all, please email [email protected] as soon as possible and we will do our best to connect you with someone on our waitlist, but we cannot make any guarantees and we cannot issue refunds. Our cancellation policy can be found HERE.
Location, Arrival/Departure times, and packing list can be found HERE.
Questions? Email [email protected]