In this bonus episode, Richard makes his Super Bowl picks and Gerrit talks about how we will be weaving Search These Commandments in and out of the premium content. As an example we will be releasing D&C 3 on the free side. We also share a new theme song that comes from a friend of the show.

 

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In this episode, Gerrit discusses a question from a litner’s nonmember brother-in-law. Can Satan repent? Not that he would, but if he could is that option available?

 

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In this episode, we begin with a discussion of academic procrastination and how desperate Richard’s dissertation committee is to read about implied referrals.

We look at Rigdon’s movement away from the teachings of the Prophet Joseph. Gerrit shares the things Rigdon was saying publicly verses things he shared privately showing how Sidney was not being an honest broker.

 

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In this episode, we hear from a longsuffering listener and member in Wisconsin, who take a brief break from constantly filling baptismal fonts to let us know there are members still in Wisconsin.  We discuss a rising trend/movement among Church members to adamantly reject that Joseph Smith used seer stones placed into a hat (in order to block out the light) to translate the Book of Mormon.  We discuss the multiple Church publications and statements on the topic.

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As it is the season when many missionaries receive their callings, we want to help provide additional resources for mission prep. In this episode, we replay a premium episode from Holy Places from Our Past (#CrinklingLeaves) that discusses the historical context around D&C Sections 4 and 5 which include the miraculous events that led to Joseph Smith meeting Oliver Cowdery.

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As it is the season when many missionaries receive their callings, we want to help provide additional resources for mission prep. In this episode, we replay a premium episode from Joseph Smith and the Restoration that discusses the Great Apostasy. We talk about the immediate problems that arise for Paul as the Gospel spreads to the Gentiles. To understand the restoration, we need to gain an understanding of what was lost and what is being restored. 

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In this episode, we discuss some of the topics that are important to study as you prepare to serve a mission. Gerrit also shares several stories of early missionary work in the Church. If you would like the links to the episodes that discuss the missionary preparation topics, please sign up for the newsletter. The link is below:

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In this episode, we answer a missionary's inquiry about antagonistic claims that Joseph Smith and his family performed animal sacrifices. Richard also gets fact-checked on his NCAA tournament sports picks.

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We respond to a listener's question about a sacred ordinance and another listener's question about whether or not we are truly free to act if God has omniscience. 

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In this episode, we discuss the documents that the Church chooses to make public versus those they decide to keep private. Yup, archive talk. If that doesn't do it for you, we also lovely make fun of Canada.   Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/   Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

 

Last week we said we were going to answer this question. This week we do, kind of, part of it. In this episode, we answer a listener’s email about the changing name of the Church, from the Church of Christ to The Church of Latter Day Saints to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

 

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I mean, maybe, we don’t know. In this episode, we respond to a listener's email about whether we choose our families in the premortal existence or are assigned them in a more random way. Gerrit references a talk by Brigham Young, a dream by Mosiah Hancock, and the documentary film Saturday’s Warrior.   Mosiah Hancock Autobiography: http://boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/MHancock.html   Did we choose our families and spouses in the premortal life: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2016/06/to-the-point/did-we-choose-our-families-and-spouses-in-the-premortal-life?lang=eng   Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this episode, we receive one of the greatest emails in Standard of Truth Podcast history where the emailer lists all of the subjects we claimed we would talk about and then never actually talk about. We respond to a comment by a pastor who talks about the people that are saved and the people who will burn in the fires of hell. Spoiler alert, Latter-day saints make it on his “naughty” list.   Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/   Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com  

In this episode, we begin with a discussion of the impact of Sidney Rigdon’s tarring and feathering injuries on his mental health. We then move to Sydney Rigdon's attack on Joseph Smith and the Quorum of the Twelve and his founding of the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite).

 

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In this episode, we discuss the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible and spend some time on the Sermon on the Mount. We also read an email about how popular the podcast is with arrested criminals in the back of police cars. Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/

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In this episode, a listener asks some questions stemming from their visit to the “School of the Prophets” of an apostate group.  The discussion revolves around the age-old question of “How can we know what it is that we know?”  We discuss some of the conflated ways apostates and critics misuse historical sources in order to bolster their religious claims.

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In this bonus episode, Richard fires away random questions to Gerrit from the fun for Latter-day Saint family game "Blast from the Past". #RIPMillardFillmore

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In this episode, we respond to a listener’s inquiry about a woman who tragically died during her baptism in England in 1843.  We discuss the various accounts (they got this from a game they were playing) surrounding the incident and Latter-day Saint persecution in England at the time.

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A listener’s question about an oft repeated attack on the Church, is part of our discussion on sources. An antagonist claimed that Joseph Smith said Quakers were living on the moon. We investigate the sources behind that claim.   Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this episode we start by responding to a missionary’s question about the Illuminati’s involvement in the temple ceremony…spoiler alert, there wasn’t any involvement by the Illuminati on the temple ceremony. Or at least that is what they would have us believe.  

We answer a question about the documents surrounding the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood.

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We respond to a listener’s inquiry about the identity of the two prophets whose deaths in Jerusalem are prophesied of in Revelation.  They ask a question about a talk from our favorite speaker and theologian, Truman Madsen.  We provide sources from Joseph Smith and even read another non-canonical early Christian gospel to explain where the ideas come from.

Truman G. Madsen’s talk on Elijah’s Mission: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/truman-g-madsen/elijahs-mission/

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In this episode we discuss the relationship between Brigham Young and John Taylor. We read an email from a descendant of John Taylor who shares a story from her family history that the two of them were never friends.

Link to Sunstone Conference discussion mentioned by Gerrit: https://sunstone.org/never-friends-brigham-young-and-john-taylor/

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A recent internet post about the mother of Mary and a question about whether or not Jesus had brothers and sisters led to a discussion that examined early Christian noncanonical gospels and Catholic tradition.

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Welcome to Season 3 of the Standard of Truth Podcast. In this episode we continue our discussion on the nature of God, the Trinity, and the question “Are Mormon’s Christian?”. We do a deeper theological dive into the nature of Jesus and try to find common ground on the idea of salvation ultimately coming through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

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In this episode, Gerrit discusses the claim that President Joseph Fielding Smith destroyed pages of Joseph Smith’s history so that the saints wouldn’t be upset with some of the things found in the history. Gerrit also destroys Sidney Rigdon’s claims to lead the Church after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

THANK YOU to all of those who donated to Sweetwater Rescue. You have donated over $38,000 to pay for 100 members of the Rio Gallegos District to go to the Buenos Aires Temple the week of November 25th. Thank you so much. Below are links to the video we created for their district conference and the video that they sent back to us Sweetwater Rescue video for the Rio Gallegos District: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E7eCKrNfhcTnrO_hkJb34KHAL8C5TDIO/view?usp=share_link Rio Gallegos District video for Sweetwater Rescue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lsHE52OwD0jpKFQiBNUksbYZRkxg9aLo/view?usp=share_link Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: https://standardoftruth.com/tours/

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We wrap up our foray into early Christian theology (for now) and discuss some of the unique aspects of Latter-day Saint theology that are different from traditional Christians.  Again, we apologize for the poor audio quality.

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The discussion about Latter-day Saint beliefs about Christ and early Christian history continues from the previous week. Because we were traveling outside of our “studio” but wanted to deliver a podcast, the audio quality is poor on this and the next episode.  We apologize for that.  The content is the same level of quality you get every week; we will let you determine what that is.

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A recent uptick in social media conversations about whether or not Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are really Christians causes Gerrit and Richard to wade into early Christian theology. You have not lived until you have had a discussion about Arianism.

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In this episode Gerrit examines the claims that particular emphasis was given to part of Joseph Smith History by way of punctuation.  Few things are more exciting than punctuation.

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In this episode, Gerrit finally gets to the Mormon Battalion and exposes James K. Polk as the liar he is. Controversial we know, we only hope that Gerrit’s aggressive attacks on President Polk will not offend our Polkite listeners. We also discuss the temple work done for the Founding Fathers and Wilford Woodruff’s vision.

Link to Wilford Woodruff’s journal:

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Link to conference address (end of page 89):

https://archive.org/stream/conferencereport1898a/conferencereport681chur_djvu.txt

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In this episode, we continue with our discussion of the context for the Mormon Battalion as the Federal Government continues its disinformation campaign with the Saints. We share some specific conversations that Jesse Little has with Thomas Kane and President James Polk. 

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We start the episode as we usually do by ranking hells. Mormon hell is obviously the best, then Jehovah's Witness hell and Catholic purgatory. Gerrit has been upfront with his anti-camping agenda but extends his feelings about camping to Trek.

We discuss Samuel Brannan, head of the Church in the Eastern U.S., telling Brigham Young that the Secretary of War is saying that the saints need to be obliterated. We also talk about Manifest Destiny and Gerrit says that this time in history Mormons are the American can opener, rarely used but hugely useful.

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We wanted to apologize for some audio issues in this week's episode. We will try to fix the audio on the upcoming Mormon Battalion episodes. In this episode, we set the context for America at the time of the Mexican-American War. At the time the majority of Americans make their living through farming and westward expansion continues as land is the driver of social standing and monetary wealth. We also discuss both the blessing and curse of saints gathering altogether and look at Nauvoo and Illinois as a whole in 1844.

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In this episode, we continue our discussion of a self-published anti-Mormon book. We talk about the poor genealogical research done by the author (thank you for the help Family Search). We also address Polygamy and DNA testing, claims of Sydney Rigdon writing the Book of Mormon, and last but not least claims of attempted William Law wife swapping. 

With our first Standard of Truth Book Review, we give Mormon Counterfeiting the lowest of possible scores: 13 Willard Richard’s pistols down

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We received a question from a listener about a self-published anti-Mormon book and we again examine why using real sources matters. We talk about the difference between a person who likes history and a historian. Example: Richard likes history (not really, but for the purpose of this example we will say that he does). Dr. Dirkmaat is a historian. We also discuss the problem with self-publishing books and making arguments that no one else is making.  

We show an example from Church history on how mistakes can be made by well-meaning people where Emma is said to have lost a child when she only had a chill. The references are below:

Original Journal Entry

"Sister Emma sick had another chill had a consultation concerning her with secretary"

History of Church 1838-1856

“Wife Emma sick, she was delivered of a Son, which did not survive its birth”

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In this episode, we read a couple of missionary emails and talk about why the Church is mocked. We discuss our experience at the premier of the movie 6 Days in August and go on to talk about how Brigham Young follows the Prophet Joseph Smith and his teachings after Joseph and Hyrum’s death.

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In this episode, we continue our discussion of polyandry, specifically discussing the sources that relate to Marinda Hyde. We talk about the one source used by people antagonistic to the Church and then we also discuss additional sources that are never mentioned on anti-Mormon blogs and subreddits because they do not support their argument. 

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No, you are not caught in a time vortex.  It is not Season 38 yet, but we answer a listener’s specific question about plural marriage.   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com

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In this week's episode, we respond to an email we received about Prosperity Theology, specifically D&C 130:20-21. We also discuss current apostate movements that claim Brigham Young has led the Church astray and Joseph Smith never practiced polygamy.

We talk about a meme sent by a listener that claims Brigham Young changed Joseph Smith's journal to justify polygamy. The links below take you to Joseph Smith's original journal entry and the Church History record that references Joseph Smith's journal. We also discuss that if the intention of the Church is to hide Joseph Smith's original journal they are doing a terrible job of it by posting it on a freely accessible website. 

Joseph’s journal entry https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1842-june-1844-book-3-15-july-1843-29-february-1844/123

History of Church version https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1838-1856-volume-e-1-1-july-1843-30-april-1844/118

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In this week's episode, we continue to discuss the theology of the Prosperity Gospel. We play a clip from a Joel Olsteen sermon to help the listener understand how these ideas are also taught outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gerrit shares several heartbreaking experiences from early Saints (Wilford Woodruff and Stillman Pond) who experience struggle after struggle and trial after trial despite being incredibly faithful and obedient. Gerrit ends with a quote from Joseph Smith where he talks about how, in the end, God will make up for all of our losses.

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In this week's episode, we respond to a listener's email about the ideas surrounding Prosperity Gospel Theology. Gerrit begins with a discussion about paganism and the idea of worshiping a god for immediate gain as a contrast to Jesus saying that His Kingdom is not of this world. Gerrit also talks about how the notion that all of our suffering or all of our prosperity is directly connected to our level of righteousness can create faith crises.

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In this week's episode, we conclude our discussion about the signs of the times. We start with an email from the Ebenezar Hazard Mailbag and discuss a book about the Second Coming written by Latter-day Saint authors mentioned in an earlier email. Gerrit shares several problematic statements made about the Second Coming and explains that while every day the Second Coming is closer than the day before, the Lord will let us know what we should do through his prophet and not through cryptic interpretations of well-intentioned people.

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In this bonus episode, we talk about the details of the Standard of Truth Tour that Gerrit will be leading from Boston to Cleveland starting on Monday, June 5th, and going through Sunday, June 11th. We discuss some of the details of the tour and Gerrit shares additional information about the sites we will be visiting. The tour bus we have booked has room for 44 people and we have 20 spots remaining. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you in June.

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In this week's episode, we continue our discussion about the signs of the times and the Savior's Second Coming. Gerrit discusses religious movements from history where the end of the world was predicted. He goes into detail on William Miller and the Great Disappointment of 1844. Gerrit shares a quote from Joseph Smith talking about the Millerite Movement and says that all that give exact times of the Savior's Second Coming are false teachers.

Also, as assumed by many, Samuel Osgood's Estate refused to pay naming rights for the mailbag segment and Richard apologizes for the sports gambling jokes he made in Part 1 as he has been racked with the pains of a damned soul (Alma 36:16). 

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In this week's episode, we discuss the signs of the times of the Savior's Second Coming. Gerrit discusses several quotes that are used when teaching about the Second Coming and provides historical context. Gerrit also describes how people use proof-texting to prove a point or win an argument. The episode ends with a Millerite tease, the worst tease in podcast history, that we will discuss in Part 2. Richard attempts to gain sponsorship for the opening mailbag segment to no avail.

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In this episode, we give a tribute to a great friend who recently passed away. We discuss one of his favorite scriptures (D&C 58:4) and provide additional content for section 58 of the Doctrine and Covenants. This larger context leads to a discussion about trials and tribulations and the promised blessings from the Lord. We also discuss the faithfulness of Lydia and Edward Partridge. Gerrit may also take occasional pot shots at Independence Missouri. 

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In this episode, we begin with a celebration of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin temple. We play everyone’s favorite game “Fun with General Conference”. We discuss the historical context behind the movie Six Days in August which is a dramatization of the succession crisis after the murder of Joseph Smith.

 

Six Days in August Trailer: https://youtu.be/8JcNJzfDtyY?si=Fa7lKg2yUyOaATpd

Where to find the film: https://witnessesfilm.com

Picture of Gerrit as a missionary in Wisconsin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YbvYLklH80gbm-ijfjHI2otZ_ir9zYPL/view?usp=sharing

 

Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: ⁠https://standardoftruth.com/tours/⁠

Missouri/Nauvoo – June 22nd through June 28th 

Palmyra/Kirtland – August 3rd through August 9th

 

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We are on remote coming to you from the Yucatán peninsula (or at least in the buffet line of a cruise ship off the coast of Cancun). In this episode, we discuss the ancient Mayan people as viewed through the eyes of Diego de Landa. We discuss his book from the 16th century and his belief on the origin of the Mayan people and their mode of baptism.

We also discuss the Church’s position on where the Book of Mormon took place. Based on exhaustive archeological research Richard believes that he has found Pahoran’s mother-in-law’s sublet apartment. 

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In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Apocrypha. The podcast starts with a 19th-century Latter-day Saint view of the Apocrypha. Gerrit asks Richard a question where Richard has a 50% shot of getting it right… He gets it wrong. We also read from 2 Ezras and its reference to the lost 10 tribes and Zion being built up. This all provides the context for Joseph receiving the revelation for D&C Section 91.

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We had some technical difficulties that prevented the podcast dropping on Thursday. We are sorry for that.  In the episode this week, we decided to tackle one of the great hot-button historical issues of the day…well, of Joseph Smith’s day anyway. We discuss the history of the Apocrypha and how controversy in Christianity led to Joseph Smith’s revelation on it.

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