S4E30 Lectures on Faith and Joseph Smith Removed as Prophet Part 1

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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We begin with a discussion about the author of Lectures on Faith and why was it removed from the Doctrine and Covenants. Then the episode takes a sharp turn as Gerrit refutes an argument made on social media that Joseph Smith was taken from the earth because he refused to practice polygamy. Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: Missouri/Nauvoo – June 22nd through June 28th Palmyra/Kirtland – August 3rd through August 9th Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.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. They approach the
0:22.5	history of the church with faith, expertise, and humor.
0:36.7	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.
0:40.3	I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my friend having made it unscathed
0:44.9	through the fireworks.
0:47.5	Professor Richard.
0:48.7	Wow.
0:49.3	Hello, Garrett.
0:50.1	I just stumbled over your name.
0:54.6	I loved it. I said, Richard. Well, that's good. I just stumbled over your name. I loved it.
0:55.9	I said, Rich Korn.
0:58.7	Well, that's why I'm so glad you had me back.
0:59.3	You know what? I think maybe we need to cut that.
1:00.8	No, no, no, no, it's great.
1:01.8	It's great.
1:02.1	In fact, the first email that we have, they misspelled my name, but then spelled it correctly.
1:06.4	So maybe that was part of the thing. You were looking at the misspelling of the name. Yeah, the misspelling was your last name, and I said,
1:12.6	Rakh.
1:13.3	Yes, but my friends call me that.
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