Episode 801: Paul W. Peterson, Author “Always Whole: An LDS Perspective on Being While Becoming”

Listen, Learn & Love Hosted by Richard Ostler

Richard Ostler

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

My friend Paul Peterson (married father of 3, lives in Arkansas, Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Valdosta State University, owns/runs his own practice) joins us to talk about how we can know we are whole/perfect now and we are always loved by God—and tools to absolutely accept this. Paul talks about how this helps us to “become”—not from a feeling of shame/brokenness—but from a position of strength, fully understanding our identity as a beloved child of God. Paul brings his personal experience, academic training, theological understanding, and professional experience to make this a reality in our lives. I was deeply moved (and calmed) listening to Paul. I encourage everyone to check out this episode and read Paul’s book—I believe it will help you and give you more tools to help others. Thank you, Paul, for being on the podcast and your much needed work in our community. It is good people like you that give me hope. Links: Paul’s website: www.paulwpeterson.com/ Paul’s book: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN5TY2C4

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0:00.0	Welcome listeners to another episode of Listen, Learn, and Love, hosted by Richard Osler.
0:09.3	In early November, I was asked to speak in the Bentonville Fayette, Arkansas area.
0:15.6	My friend, Jana Norman, an LGBTQ ally, got me to speak out there,
0:23.7	and we did a couple sessions where I just spoke about supporting LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. And it was my first time to Arkansas my whole
0:28.7	life. And I just loved the Bentonville Fayette area and the people that came and heard and were
0:35.5	willing to engage in that discussion. And then I met our guest.
0:40.5	And this won't be an LGBT podcast, but somebody I met at the event, Paul W. Peterson,
0:47.9	who's an author and has written a new book.
0:50.5	And that's who I'll be now introducing.
0:52.7	And I'm just so grateful to have met Paul and the work he's doing
0:56.5	and just recognize there's really amazing Latter-day Saints doing wonderful work across the country.
1:03.1	Let me introduce, let me just first welcome, welcome to the podcast, Paul.
1:08.7	Thank you. It's so good to be here.
1:11.7	Paul grew up in Ohio and Arkansas.
1:16.6	He served a mission along the way, I believe.
1:19.3	Where did you serve a mission?
1:22.0	In Finland.
1:23.2	In Finland.
1:24.7	He got Middle Eastern studies in Arabic from BYU and a master's in marriage and family
1:31.3	therapy from, tell us how to say the name of that university.
1:36.3	Valdasta State University. And that's in Georgia. And he runs his own private practice in Bentonville, Arkansas, where he consults with other,
1:47.3	and also consults with other therapists on the business and craft of therapy.
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