S5B4 rerelease of S1E9 D&C 49

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Revisit this classic episode, now rereleased as a bonus, for a reminder that even in the Restoration’s earliest years, the gospel was already colliding with the religious fringe. We go back to early 1831 and unpack one of the most unusual revelations in the D&C 49. Directed to the now all-but-extinct Shaker community, this revelation responds directly to a faith group that believed Jesus had already returned… as a woman. What begins as a historical tour through a radical offshoot of Quakerism becomes a broader exploration of how early Latter-day Saints navigated wildly different theological worlds. Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2026: ⁠ https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Missouri/Nauvoo – June 14th through June 20th – 12 spots remaining Palmyra/Kirtland – June 21st through June 27th – SOLD OUT Palmyra/Kirtland – July 12th through July 18th – SOLD OUT Sweetwater Rescue Temple Project: Helping the Saints of Lithuania get to the Helsinki, Finland Temple https://www.sweetwaterrescue.org/current If you would like to donate, please click on the link: https://www.sweetwaterrescue.org/donate 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, hosted by historian Dr. Garrett Dirkmont,
0:08.0	where we explore the early days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
0:12.6	and gain rare historical insights into how a young farm boy was able to establish a new church
0:19.6	and grow it by way of visions, manifestations,
0:23.6	and miracles.
0:29.6	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast. I'm your host Garrett Dirkmont,
0:36.6	and I'm joined by my friend Richard Leduke.
0:39.3	Hello.
0:40.2	And we are excited to spend a little bit more time here on early church history with you.
0:45.3	Today, I thought we'd talk about one of the sections in the Doctrine and Covenants
0:49.2	that is really one of the most unique sections that there is.
0:51.9	I mean, you can say that about, I mean, they're all revelations, right?
0:55.0	So, you know, like, well, you know what the most unique revelation is.
0:58.0	We're talking about a revelation from God, so it's, they're all going to be relatively unique, I guess.
1:02.0	But there really aren't very many sections in the Doctrine and Covenants that directly
1:09.0	reference another religion.
1:12.1	I mean, we all know that, you know,
1:14.1	at least according to some of Joseph Smith's accounts of the first vision,
1:17.8	he's told not to join any other faith.
1:21.7	In one account of the first vision, he asked directly,
1:25.0	should I join the Methodist, right?
1:27.3	So I can imagine that if you happen to read, you know,
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