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Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

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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  1. 3d ago

    S6E28 Nauvoo Lyceum Part 2 and the Trinity

    In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Lyceum (debates/discussions) in Nauvoo. From the most popular chewing tobacco (it is Copenhagen byt the way) to manners and the Trinity, we  just about cover everything #SmallWonder If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171 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: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

  2. Jul 12 • Subscribers Only

    S3E14 Washington’s Warning to America

    Was the United States truly on the brink of collapse under the Articles of Confederation, or were leaders like George Washington overstating the crisis? We explore Washington's powerful warnings of "anarchy," John Hancock's pivotal role in Massachusetts, and the compromises that ultimately secured ratification. Along the way, we connect eighteenth-century debates over taxes, monopolies, representation, and federal power to the political questions Americans are still wrestling with today. If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171 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: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    S3E14 Washington’s Warning to America

  3. Jul 9

    S6E27 As Far As It Is Translated Correctly

    Was Francis Scott Key a bitter recluse who denounced America and wrote the anthem from a boat offshore? No, no he was not.   Elder Gurr writes in with an investigator's list of questions, and we tackle the big ones. Who holds the authority to decide which parts of the Bible are "translated correctly"? Who decided the canon, and why did Protestants pull the Apocrypha after 1,400 years? On grace versus works, why "saved by grace alone" quietly assumes a premise a billion Catholics reject, and why Calvinists and Arminians don't even worship the same Jesus.   The upshot: the disagreement itself is the case for a Restoration.   If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171   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: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

  4. Jul 5 • Subscribers Only

    S2E10 D&C 42 Part 4

    At long last, we put D&C 42 to bed. Turns out the "law of the church" was received in two parts, and the second half, hidden behind a question that never made it into your Doctrine and Covenants, is what makes verses 74 and on make more sense. We dig into church discipline, keeping sins private versus public, and why poor Bishop Edward Partridge keeps catching strays. Then we detour into the wild world of 19th-century marriage: why divorce required an act of the legislature and how Andrew Jackson got branded a bigamist If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171 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: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

    S2E10 D&C 42 Part 4

  5. Jul 2

    S6E26 The Great Apostate Hall of Shame - OLI Joseph Wakefield

    The podcast begins with the US-Bosnia World Cup match (SEC championships as the definitive metric), then open the Phoebe Draper Palmer Brown mailbag. Jerry from North Dakota earns a heartfelt thank-you and an unnecessary swipe at the Bismarck capitol building, plus a Roosevelt-in-the-Badlands tangent and BYU's windowless MARB building. Elder Ballard (the Nauvoo Mississippi River mission one) requests a new segment: ranking the top apostates.   Enter the debut of the "The Great Apostate Hall of Shame." First up, outside-looking-in: Joseph Wakefield, a powerhouse early missionary who baptized George A. Smith, then apostatized, joined Kirtland's anti-Mormon committee, and helped hire Philastus Hurlbut.   Reason for Apostasy: He couldn't accept D&C 76's expansive vision of heaven. The Takeaway: Don't let any belief become the one that separates you from the prophet.   If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171   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

  6. Jun 28 • Subscribers Only

    S2E9 D&C 42 Part 3

    Drawing on the manuscript versions, they recover the specific questions that prompted the revelation, context the published text leaves out. Along the way: Symonds Ryder, the revelation's scribe who later apostatized, and the dubious half-century-later claim that he left over a misspelled name; Ezra Booth; why the Lord organized Saints into geographic congregations "in consequence of the enemy"; and the early scriptural basis for supporting full-time church servants from consecrated property. Plus the surprising fact that D&C 42 is really two revelations, received February 9 and 23, 1831, and some scheming about a future "top apostates" list. If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot:
https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171 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

    S2E9 D&C 42 Part 3

  7. Jun 25

    S6E25 Nauvoo Lyceum & 1980s Church Movies

    We are recording in front of a live studio audience in Nauvoo, Illinois.  In this week's episode, we begin with a movie review of the 1980s classic Prodigal Son and Cipher in the Snow, and then make the obvious transition to Nauvoo Lyceum. Gerrit regales the audience with several topics discussed in this adult education program, and we cover the Chestnut Hill College Lacrosse Team's dominance from 2021 to 2024 If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171 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

  8. Jun 21 • Subscribers Only

    S3E13 A Republic, If You Can Keep It

    The ratification fight continues as we cover Massachusetts' razor-thin 187-168 vote, John Hancock's late-but-decisive endorsement, and Maryland's ratification despite Luther Martin's vow to "be hanged" before approving it. Then it's a deep dive into Madison's Federalist No. 10, why factionalism is poison to republics, why liberty and faction are inseparable ("liberty is to faction what air is to fire"), and how partisanship erodes public virtue. Tangents: NBA Finals heartbreak, Hack-a-Shaq strategy, and Fun with Numbers. If you are interested in joining us in 2027 in Palmyra and Kirtland, August 1st through August 7th, click on the link below and reserve your spot: https://pci.jotform.com/form/261567888174171 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

    S3E13 A Republic, If You Can Keep It
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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
    500
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
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    Standard of Truth
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    Standard of Truth Podcast

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