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S5B6 Kristy’s KorneЯ - D&C 89 Part 1

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5709 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In this rereleased episode, we discuss the context around the receiving of the Word of Wisdom and talk about how the saints responded to the revelation when it was received. 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

When you want to look smart in Sunday school, if you want your friends to think you're cool,

0:05.5

when you want to seem wise and not a fool, it's Christy's Corner.

0:11.0

Today we're going to talk about one of Joseph Smith's most well-known revelations,

0:15.2

especially to Latter-day Saints, the Word of Wisdom.

0:18.6

So, Garrett, where does this revelation come from?

0:24.1

Well, I mean, you said it,

0:29.5

hit the nail on the head as far as how well known it is. I mean, I would guess that the word of wisdom is, it is certainly one of the most well-known aspects of Latter-day Saints. I mean,

0:35.5

if you mean someone who doesn't really know a Latter-day Saint, you know, they've heard of them, they'll say things like, oh, I know you guys can't dance. And they think, like, religiously, we're not allowed to dance, but what they really, what they should mean is that I've been to a steak dance and you guys really can't dance. That's what they should mean.

0:57.5

But, or I heard you guys aren't allowed to play the violin.

1:02.7

You know, I mean, there are all these kind of holdovers from other radical Protestant groups that people attribute to Latter-day Saints.

1:06.5

But one of those things that has become this great marker

1:12.1

is that Latter-day Saints don't drink and they don't smoke.

1:15.3

Fewer people know that we don't drink coffee or tea,

1:18.1

but it certainly is something that becomes a more well-known aspect of the faith.

1:26.2

So in my, you know, speaking from personal experience, in business, in my career, it's really

1:35.1

the only thing people know about Latter-day Saints or Mormons as they would say.

1:39.9

I mean, and it does, it is one of those things that does make us a little bit of a peculiar people, right?

1:46.6

Is that every event that I have ever attended ever in the history of ever relating to business has a tremendous amount of alcohol.

1:56.1

And so it's one of those things that's...

1:57.6

And now I see why you went into business.

1:59.1

That's the main reason.

2:00.2

I went into business because everything, and it's free booze.

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