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

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

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

provide context for events of the past. They approach the

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

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

I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I am joined by my friend, the almost doctor,

though still laboring through it, Professor Richard Leduc.

Hello, Garrett. Thanks for having me back. I submitted... Rewitt, Professor Richard Leduc.

Hello, Garrett.

Thanks for having me back.

I submitted my dissertation to the committee.

They had notes.

They sent it back to me with a couple of weeks. Well, they like show notes that like a brand new Broadway protege gets the first time that they're acting, that the director sees them on a Broadway stage?

Yes, it was similar in that way.

They said, we like it, except for all of the writing and the data and the analysis.

But other than that, you got your name right.

And so let's just give that another run through.

And so I'm resubmitting it again in a week with some changes.

And then they'll give me some feedback.

And then we are ever progressing.

I will say for what it's worth.

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