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Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat
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The purpose of this podcast is to help Latter-Day Saints better understand their history and increase their faith. The podcast hosted by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat, associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU.

  1. 2D AGO

    S6E16 In Preparation of the First Vision (premium JSR)

    Any LDS podcast can do a review of general conference two weeks after the broadcast but here in the truth podcast we want to do our review of general conference three or possibly four weeks after the original broadcast Because of this, we are dropping a previously aired premium episode from Joseph Smith, and the Restoration about his preparation for the First Vision Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 6m
  2. S2E5 D&C 41 Part 4

    6D AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    S2E5 D&C 41 Part 4

    In this episode, we begin with the wild scene Joseph Smith walked into when he arrived in Kirtland with members sliding across floors pretending to sail boats to the Lamanites, wielding imaginary Swords of Laban, baptizing ghosts, and throwing themselves into snowbanks. We explore how Satan's counterfeits were so convincing that even faithful members like Levi Hancock were fooled, why good people make the most dangerous tools of deception, and what all of this chaos has to do with Edward Partridge, a man who showed up to disprove Mormonism and left as its first bishop. Along the way, we settle the "engaged" question once and for all. Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ (https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/) If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠mailto:questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 2m

  3. APR 9

    S6E15 The Book of Enoch Part 5 (City of Zion)

    What an incredible General Conference that was. Okay, we recorded this well before you're hearing it, so we have absolutely no idea what happened at General Conference, but we're confident the talks were great. After opening the Phoebe Draper Palmer Brown mailbag and a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Bishop Howard Wilde of Nampa, Idaho, we tackle a litener's question on Catholic apostolic authority. Gerrit references a 1842 Times and Seasons article that explains why every reformation fell short of a true restoration.  We conclude our discussion on Enoch with Joseph Smith's teachings on translation versus resurrection, Hyrum Smith's reminder that faith matters more than great words, and Orson Pratt's vision of the City of Enoch returning at the Second Coming.  Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 5m
  4. S3E6 The Convention's Darkest Debate

    APR 5 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    S3E6 The Convention's Darkest Debate

    In this episode, we pick up right where we left off with the Constitutional Convention's debate over suffrage, slavery, and who gets to be an American. Franklin makes a stirring case for the common man, Gouverneur Morris delivers arguably the most powerful anti-slavery speech of the entire convention, and we wrestle with the uncomfortable question of whether the founders who stayed quiet on slavery were pragmatists or cowards. Along the way, we sneak in George Mason's 2006 NCAA tournament run, Kansas's vacated 36-year tournament streak, and a breakdown of how many Constitutional Convention delegates have universities named after them and how those schools actually perform in March Madness. Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ (https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/) If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠mailto:questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 11m

  5. APR 2

    S6E14 The Book of Enoch Part 4 (Joseph Smith's Teachings)

    In this episode of the Standard of Truth podcastwe discuss the Latter-day Saint teachings that parents who lose infant children will have the opportunity to raise them during the Millennium. We also finally get to Joseph Smith's revelations in the Book of Moses relating to Enoch and how they far surpass the apocryphal Book of Enoch and reveal Enoch as an active ministering angel to both Paul and Jude.  Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 1m
  6. S3E5 Less Popular Than Nickelback: Congress and the Suffrage Debate

    MAR 29 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    S3E5 Less Popular Than Nickelback: Congress and the Suffrage Debate

    In this episode, we open with March Madness brackets and Gerrit's son's mission call announcement before somehow working in WrestleMania 42 betting odds then settle into the Constitutional Convention's debate over suffrage: who gets to vote, and who gets to decide. We also discuss how the founders' arguments turn out to be surprisingly modern, Congress clocks in at a humbling 15% approval rating (well below Nickelback), and Richard sneaks in a free tip on sales incentive structures along the way. Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 5m

  7. MAR 26

    S6E13 The CES Letter and Polygamy

    In this mailbag episode, we cover the origins and shortcomings of the CES Letter, correct false claims about the timeline of Joseph Smith's practice of plural marriage, and firmly address the notion that polygamy wasn't divinely commanded.  Along the way, they share global polygamy statistics, reflect on lesser-known figures of faith who endured extraordinary trials, and offer thoughtful advice to a listener wrestling with a complicated pioneer ancestor. Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 12m
  8. S2E4 D&C 41 Part 3

    MAR 22 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    S2E4 D&C 41 Part 3

    In this episode of Search These Commandments we begin with a painfully honest March Madness bracket update before diving back into Doctrine and Covenants 41 and the chaotic early days of the Church in Kirtland. Gerrit unpacks an early anti-Mormon attack on Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, expose the recycled logic behind familiar objections to the Restoration, and explore the bizarre spiritual excesses that erupted among some early converts after the missionaries left town.  Who shot Alexander Hamilton? - “Got Milk?” commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    1h 9m
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The purpose of this podcast is to help Latter-Day Saints better understand their history and increase their faith. The podcast hosted by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat, associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    474
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Standard of Truth
  • Provider
    Standard of Truth Podcast

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