Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast, hosted by historian Dr. Garrett Dirkmont,

where we explore the early days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

and gain rare historical insights into how a young farm boy was able to establish a new church

and grow it by way of visions,

manifestations, and miracles.

Hi, welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast.

I'm your host, Garrett Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my co-host, Richard Leduke.

Today we're going to talk about one of Joseph Smith's most well-known revelations,

especially to Latter-day Saints, the Word of Wisdom.

So, Garrett, where does this revelation come from?

Well, I mean, you said it hit the nail on the head as far as how well-known it is.

I mean, I would guess that the as far as how well known it is i mean i would guess that

the word of wisdom is it is certainly one of the most well-known aspects of latter-day saints i mean

if you mean someone who doesn't really know latter day saint you know they've heard of them that

they'll say things like oh i know you guys can't dance. And they think, like, religiously, we're not

allowed to dance, but what they really, what they should mean is that I've been to a stake

dance and you guys really can't dance. That's what they, that's what they should mean.

But, or I heard you guys aren't allowed to play the violin. You know, I mean, there's,

there are all these kind of holdovers from other radical

Protestant groups that people attribute to Latter-day Saints.

But one of those things that has become this great marker is that Latter-day Saints don't

drink and they don't smoke.

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