Leading ‎by the SPIRIT of the Law or the LETTER of the Law | An Interview with Jason Hunt

This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally published in December
2019. Jason Hunt has a PhD in endocrine physiology and teaches
pre-med classes at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He has served as
a family ward bishop, a Young Single Adult ward bishop, and as
counselor in a Stake Presidency, but his most difficult calling was
as the primary pianist. Highlights 07:15 Culture and rules are not
doctrinal 09:20 Keyholder applications are different from personal
applications 11:00 Elder Bednar’s concept of applications:
Doctrines are statements. Principles are embedded in the doctrines
and tell us what we should do. They never change. Applications
change. 14:50 Keyholder applications hold true when the keyholder
is saying them and would apply to those who are within their
responsibility, and they do not extend beyond 18:10 Cultural norms
are applications that have extended beyond their boundaries 19:00
How you view these cultural norms depends on your personal moral
theory. The most common are: Consequential theorist: consequences
Obligation theorist: rules Divine theorist: what God has said
Egoist: personal priorities 25:00 The best leadership should be
able to move between these theories 27:30 When you understand these
moral frameworks, how different people respond to the culture makes
more sense. Cognitive development also applies. 30:30 Jason’s
experience considering the story of Noah 34:30 It’s important to be
open and talk about things, even if you don’t have the answers
36:30 Stephen R. Covey: Listen with the intent to understand, not
to answer 39:30 Pornography, brain addiction science, and the
bladder comparison. Identify the justifications. Ensure they trust
and are comfortable and willing to share. 44:00 The response
depends again on the personal moral theories of everyone involved
47:00 The Holy Ghost knows what needs to happen and we can be open
to that and understand that there can be different consequences for
different people 47:40 Have empathy for people with different moral
theories and respect them for their approach 49:00 The divine
command theorist must be doctrinally grounded or there can be
misapplication within the culture. Examples that happen in a YSA
ward. 53:20 Egoism: put the mask on first 55:30 When you are
working with a leader who is coming from a different moral
framework there will be friction and it requires greater empathy.
We have to learn to step into different quadrants and embrace the
differences of opinion 58:45 A mission is not a saving ordinance.
The temple is the culminating event with the saving ordinances and
that is where the focus needs to be. 1:00:10 Jason’s motorcycle
example compared to technology use: youth do not have the ability
to utilize their agency, so they need stages of responsibility
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