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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 Jan 11, 2024
Thursday Jan 11, 2024
In this episode, we discuss an obscure anti-Mormon argument that confronted a missionary in the field. The story is about Arnold Potter a former member of the Church that became a self-declared Messiah and referred to himself as Potter Christ. At the end of the episode, Gerrit brings this crazy story back to current issues that we face from modern-day apostate arguments.
Rick Duke’s Top 5 Favorite Potters
- Beatrix Potter (wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit)
- Lily Potter (Harry’s mom)
- Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
- James Potter (Harry’s dad)
- Fleamont Potter (really the Abraham of the Potter family)
OLI* - Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter’s uncle, not the most loving but he provided Harry Potter with food and shelter)
OLI* - David Potter (Arnold Potter’s dad)
* outside looking in
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Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
To usher in a new season and the study of the Book of Mormon we have a discussion of the original Preface to the Book of Mormon and the central aspect of the Book or Mormon and Joseph Smith in our beliefs about Jesus.
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Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
In this episode we fulfill our promise from weeks ago and discuss a couple more questions listeners have asked about Moroni, such as his relationship with the Manti temple.
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Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas...our present to you...which is like getting coal in your stocking, is a bonus episode in which we read a letter from an early pioneer about what Christmas was like for the early Saints in Utah.
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
If you ever wondered how rabbit pies and Puritanism affected the history of Christmas in America and Europe, then this is the podcast for you. We examine Wilford Woodruff's Christmas celebration over the years.
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Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
We started off with a plan to provide some addendums to our Moroni episodes, but a listener's touching email kind of derailed us into a discussion about faith, testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and President Ballard. We also discuss the 1st Punic War.
President M. Russell Ballard's 2023 conference address:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/41ballard?lang=eng
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Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
We continue our discussion about antagonistic claims against Joseph Smith that were eventually repeated in the 20th century in a pseudo-academic source.
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
We respond to a question from a sister serving her mission in Pennsylvania who had someone call them up and share an outlandish story about Mormons attempting to trick people by faking the ability to on water.
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Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
This episode that was referenced in Moroni Part 5 and so we wanted to make it easier to find by dropping it as a bonus episode. We hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving.
During the Christmas season, believers talk more about angels than they usually do. Latter-day Saints might not know just how radically different their understanding of angels is from the beliefs of other Christians. Joseph Smith received many revelations that provided a new understanding of angels.
The article referenced in the episode is called "The Development of Winged Angels in Early Christian Art" by Dr. Therese Martin and the link is below:
https://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/17726/1/eserv.pdf
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Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
We conclude the five-part series on the Angel Moroni. We discuss additional scolding and training that Moroni gives to the Prophet Joseph Smith. We also spend some time discussing Latter-day Saint belief on angels.
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