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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 Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
We conclude our four-part series on the Angel Moroni by admitting that there will be at least one more episode on the Angel Moroni. We talk about the temptation that Joseph Smith has to use the Gold Plates to solve the Smith family’s financial problems and the additional instruction he receives from Moroni.
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Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
In this episode, we discuss the book I gave Gerrit for his birthday. The book was a review of the opinion that the Supreme Court rendered in 1878 in the case of George Reynolds on the issue of polygamy. It was a ploy to get Gerrit to discuss polygamy...which he did. We also continued our discussion on the things Moroni taught Joseph Smith that prepared him to receive the Gold Plates.
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Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
In this episode, we continue our discussion about Moroni’s interaction with Joseph Smith.
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Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
In this episode, we review some of the extensive feedback we received in the Hero Worship episodes and then start the long process of answering a question we received from a listener who was actively in labor as she wrote the email, a first for our show, about the role and importance of Moroni since we just had the 200th anniversary of his first appearance to Joseph.
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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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