7: Michael Ferguson’s Story

Loved hearing more your story all together like this, Michael. You are an exceptional soul. Glad to know you.

Michael,  

Thank you so much.

I greatly admire how hard you have fought to leave no good thing behind and appreciate where it has left you.  In particular, with your sympathies for loved ones who remain faithful

           ”It is this pain that echos into their perception of eternity, and I feel that.”

and your “parting shot” of a life philosophy:

          “Follow the data, live with a big heart, be good to people.”

and your outlook:

          ” I am excited to see the life that is produced by living [this] … I don’t 
            know where I want to be in the next 3, 10, 50 years, what an 
            awesome exciting life to be in a constant process of discovery … ”

Greg.
 
Terrific job.  With such a light touch and impeccable timing you helped bring this all together… like a great base player in a jazz duo… and with so many precious injections,such as

           ”…to think about a group that is being regarded as high risk… I… I don’t 
             even know where to sort of go with that… OK so…”

Thanks again…

JT

Michael I served my mission in Phoenix.  I remember doing the same thing to relate to the evangelical christians.  You articulated the process of what/how/why that happened much better than I’ve ever been able to.  

This created a bit of a problem with me later when talking to LDS folks who hadn’t had to twist the doctrine like I had done.  They heard things I would say in talks and such and it would fall flat, or they would disagree.  When that kind of friction would arise I would be thinking to myself ‘Gosh.  Learn your own doctrine if you’re going to belong to a church.’  

Very interesting to listen to a story like this from and about someone I know. Michael, I envy your ability to analyze and verbalize your thoughts so well.