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Standard of Truth

S3E24 The History and Doctrine of Baptism for the Dead

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5709 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

We answer a listener’s question about the actual burial location of Seymour Brunson.  It was during his funeral sermon that Joseph Smith first taught the doctrine of baptism for the dead.  We discuss how this doctrine was received by Saints then and how it is viewed by other Christians today.  ⁠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: ⁠⁠[email protected]

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast. In this podcast, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont and Professor Richard

0:07.8

Luduke explore the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the

0:13.2

life and teachings of Prophet Joseph Smith. They examine the original historical sources and

0:18.8

provide context for events of the past.

0:21.7

They approach the history of the church with faith, expertise, and humor.

0:40.9

Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.

0:45.8

I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my friend, Professor Richard Leduke.

0:53.1

Hello, Garrett. In this week's podcast, we're going to answer a listener's question that they send in via email.

1:01.0

But before we get into the Phoebe Draper mailbag, we are going to just a couple of shoutouts to a couple of listeners that we absolutely love.

1:04.3

My son recently graduated from high school.

1:07.3

Congratulations.

1:08.4

We're very excited about it.

1:11.6

I'm glad that whatever bribe you paid.

1:14.0

It was substantial.

1:15.6

Yes, yes.

1:16.5

The Richard Ladook Stadium now that sits at late in high.

1:20.5

Richard is the T. Boone Pickens of late in high school.

1:24.6

Yes.

1:25.3

So we went to my wife, uh, signed me up for, um, the, the senior party

1:32.4

afterwards at a boondocks. And I think our shift was from, when are you getting divorced?

1:38.0

From nine to two, two 30 or whatever it was. It was very late. Um, and, uh, so, but I ran into a listener and,

1:46.6

and friend of the podcast, Tom there. And, and he said so many glowing things about, uh,

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