Jul 3, 2024
This episode, co-hosted by Dan Wotherspoon and
Terri Petersen, brings to the forefront once again
the insights and helpful ideas in Jon Ogden's 2017
book, When Mormons Doubt: A Way to Save Relationships and Seek
a Quality Life. Jon joins the hosts to
discuss his approach to saving relationships through understanding
the primary things that we and others choose to focus on in our
lives. Are we driven primarily by the search for what is "true"; is
he focusing on what is "good"; is she motivated by the search for
spiritual health?
When we come to understand these focuses and are able to recognize
another's highest values as valid and do, indeed, represent
something that is worthy to pursue. When we can see the internal
calculus by which we all weigh our decisions and approaches to the
world, the things that we thought we were in conflict about lose
their power to destroy our relationships with others. In the
discussion, Jon points out what happens should we pursue our
highest values in an unbalanced way, helping us see common pitfalls
so we might better avoid them.
This discussion is high-level but approachable. Its jargon-free.
And the things it highlights are important and wise. Listen in!