S4 E49 What Really Happened at the Kirtland Endowment (D&C 109-110)
The Scriptures Are Real
Kerry Muhlestein
4.8 • 540 Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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In this episode Karl Anderson helps us understand what happened at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple. He and Kerry explain some of the historical background, and then delve into the significance of the supernal events that took place at that dedication. They go through the miraculous events and help us understand what it means to be endowed with power at Kirtland. They explore the significance of the keys that were bestowed there, and how that impacts all other temples.
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| 0:00.0 | This week as we talk about the dedication of the Kirtland Temple we have on as our guest, |
| 0:04.8 | the man who knows more about Kirtland than anyone else, Carl Anderson, often called Mr. Kirtland. |
| 0:10.2 | And you want to listen to this if you want to know some of the history of the dedication |
| 0:15.8 | and the keys, the importance of those keys, or if you have questions about what does it mean that |
| 0:21.3 | they're endowed with power in Kirtland, even though they don't receive what we call the endowment, |
| 0:26.4 | or if you want to hear the verse that is no longer in the spirit of God like a fire is burning, |
| 0:33.2 | or if you want to understand the power that happened as angels came to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, |
| 0:40.6 | then you want to listen to this episode. |
| 0:42.8 | And you want to listen to our Patreon episode if you want to understand some more of how the Book of Abraham introduced or interacted with that. |
| 0:50.4 | Or if you want to hear the other missing verse in the spirit of god like a fire's |
| 0:55.3 | burning this is an episode you don't want to miss hello and welcome to the scriptures |
| 1:09.5 | where we talk about elements of the scriptures that have helped them to become more real to us because we believe that helps us draw more power out of them and we need all to help we can get. |
| 1:19.7 | I'm your host, Kerry Mielstein, and I'm so happy to have back with us again the wonderful Carl Anderson. |
| 1:26.1 | Thank you for being with us, Carl. |
| 1:28.6 | Well, it's good to join. |
| 1:31.2 | Well, it's good for us. I know that. For our audience who may not have been with us for our Easter episode, I would encourage you to go back and hear that where you can hear Carl talk about all the different appearances of Christ. |
| 1:45.2 | Carl Anderson, many people call him Mr. Curtland, and that's an understatement. |
| 1:50.2 | He has lived in Curlund for a long time. |
| 1:53.6 | You worked there, you lived there, you were a state president there, you were charged by Elder |
| 1:58.0 | Maxwell to study the appearances of Christ in Curlund. |
| 2:03.0 | And so you've done that masterfully and written a book on Christ in Curlund. |
| 2:07.3 | And then another book, Joseph Smith's Curtland, and lots of other little things. |
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