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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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Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
In this episode, we continue our discussion on hero worship and give several examples from the early days of Joseph Smith.
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Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
In this episode, we begin with an emailer's question about dogs going to heaven. We also discuss the problem of “hero worship” in the church. The point is made that there is a problem anytime we care about anyone or anything more than the teachings of Jesus Christ and His prophets.
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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
In this episode, we discuss the history of the Hosanna shout from Kirtland to Salt Lake and beyond.
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Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
In this episode, we discuss the claim made by the pastor at Alvin Smith’s funeral that Alvin was in hell because he wasn’t baptized. We go on to discuss the role that baptism plays for other Christians and Latter-day Saints.
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Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
In this episode, we discuss the bizarre conclusion to George Adam's attempts to found a Church prepared for the Second Coming and Richard learns that at least one 13-year-old listens just for his sports references.
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Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
In this week’s episode, a listener's question about the Council of Fifty leads us to a discussion of George Adams and a blistering letter from his brother Elias over the James Strang controversy.
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Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
We were so excited to launch our Standard of Truth Tours for 2024...and then our credit card processor (Square) crashed. We talk about a couple of funny things that happened and read several funny responses that we received.
We are sorry for the issue. It appears to be fixed and if you ran into issues yesterday we hope that today you will have a better experience
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Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
We are excited to announce two tours in 2024. Please click on the link for additional details https://standardoftruth.com/tours/
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
In this week’s episode, a listener takes Richard to the woodshed because she believes his discussion of what constitutes a "general authority" is incorrect. We discuss the historical beginnings of the term.
Difference between Area Authority Seventy and General Authority Seventy
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Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
We discuss the final charge of Joseph Smith to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wherein Joseph gave all of the keys he possessed to the Twelve collectively shortly before he was murdered.
Wilford Woodruff Testimony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NjANSFISFY
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