S4E34 Sweetwater Rescue

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Gerrit is asked for his favorite story from Church history, leading to a discussion of the rescue of the Willie and Martin handcart companies at the Sweetwater River. Richard talks about the organization Sweetwater Rescue and their goal to help people get to the temple. He shares a miraculous story about saints in southern Argentina and the work being done to help them. Sweetwater Rescue website: ⁠https://www.sweetwaterrescue.org⁠ President Hinckley’s conference address about the Sweetwater Rescue: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYS6rohbE4k⁠ 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]⁠ Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: ⁠https://standardoftruth.com/tours/⁠ Missouri/Nauvoo – June 22nd through June 28th Palmyra/Kirtland – August 3rd through August 9th

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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.
0:36.9	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.
0:40.7	I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my sometimes reluctant, always questioning whether or not he'll be back.
0:49.1	Friend, Professor Richard Leduke.
0:51.7	Hello, Garrett.
0:52.9	I know that my attendance in this podcast hangs by a gossamer's thread.
0:58.3	The sword of Damocles hangs over Richard each week, sitting in that chair as the slender horsehair
1:06.9	diggles the sword.
1:09.3	He's one story away from the end of everything.
1:13.9	One poorly read email away.
1:15.8	Well, if you were one poorly red email away, that sword would have chopped you
1:20.0	would have a long time ago.
1:22.2	One well read email away, perhaps, is the thing that's less likely.
1:25.9	Yeah, well, because I'm so worried that you'll you'll usurp me.
1:28.7	Yes.
1:29.5	Yes, it's true.
1:30.5	It is, it is, uh, it is good, um, job security when your number two is completely
1:37.7	incompetent and unable to do your job.
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