S5B13 Sweetwater Rescue Lithuania - Interview with President Rissi

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In this bonus episode, Richard has a conversation with President Rissi, the Lithuania District President, about the recent Sweetwater Rescue temple trip to the Helsinki, Finland Temple. Church News Article: https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2025/09/01/vilnius-lithuania-district-long-journey-helsinki-finland-temple/ You can follow us on Social Media at: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FRGVJQVVB/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.instagram.com/sweetwaterrescue Our 2026 tours are sold out, but if you would like to join us in the future, here is a link to our 2027 tours: https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ 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: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast. In this podcast, Dr. Garrett Dirk-Mott and Dr. Richard
0:08.2	Leduc explore the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the life
0:14.3	and teachings of the prophet Joseph Smith. They examine the original historical sources and provide
0:20.4	context for events of the past.
0:23.1	They approach the history of the church with faith, expertise, and humor.
0:37.1	Hello and welcome to a bonus episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.
0:41.0	I'm your co-host, Dr. Richard LaDuke, and we'll be joined today by President Risi
0:45.7	from the Lithuania district.
0:48.1	In this bonus episode, I will be interviewing President Risi and he'll be sharing some of his
0:53.9	experiences at the Helsinki Finland Temple, which was a I will be interviewing President Risi and he'll be sharing some of his experiences
0:54.7	at the Helsinki Finland Temple,
0:57.3	which was a recent Sweetwater Rescue Temple trip
1:01.2	from the District of Lithuania to the Helsinki Finland Temple.
1:04.8	We hope that you enjoy.
1:06.7	Thanks, Richard.
1:07.7	Thank you for having me here.
1:09.1	So if you could, just kind of share with the listening audience, your thoughts, your experience.
1:18.0	Yeah, absolutely.
1:19.3	And first of all, I just would like to say thank you from the bottom of my heart and with the gratitude of those of the Lithuania,
1:28.8	Vilnius Lithuania district for the donations and for all the support we have received from everyone.
1:34.3	We are very, very grateful.
1:37.2	This has been a historical trip, not just here in Lithuania, but in my life.
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