S2E10 Abraham Lincoln and the Latter-day Saints Part 1

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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We have received multiple inquiries as to the relationship Abraham Lincoln had to the Latter-day Saints when he was President of the United States and during the Civil War. There have been some popular attempts to portray Lincoln as being a champion of the Saints, and even the widely believed idea that Lincoln was in some way influenced by reading the Book of Mormon. This is a complex historical issue but we will exam this idea of the course of several episodes. If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast, hosted by historian Dr. Garrett Dirkmont,
0:08.0	where we explore the early days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
0:12.6	and gain rare historical insights into how a young farm boy was able to establish a new church
0:19.6	and grow it by way of visions, manifestations,
0:23.4	and miracles.
0:29.2	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont,
0:36.6	and I'm joined by my friend,
0:37.8	Professor Richard Leduke.
0:39.1	Hello, Garrett. In this week's podcast, we wanted to address several emails that we've
0:43.0	received about Abraham Lincoln. We received quite a few emails asking about Abraham Lincoln's
0:49.7	engagement with the Mormons. I thought you were going to say, you know, which currency he's on.
0:55.0	That's right.
0:55.6	I figured at some point it would just become quizzes that people are asking.
0:58.4	They wanted to know.
0:59.2	Can you tell us what coin he's on?
1:02.1	Yes.
1:02.4	Well,
1:02.6	we,
1:02.8	we wanted,
1:03.3	they wanted to know,
1:04.3	uh,
1:04.7	specifically,
	...

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