S5E23 Faith Crisis

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we receive another email from an expecting mother and discuss whether Sir Isaac Newton dabbling in wizardry. We also talk about loved ones who go through a faith crisis and Gerrit shares experiences from the frontlines of faith conversations. Kristy’s KorneЯ (Last Minute Lesson Prep): We introduce a new stinger and Gerrit gives a couple of nuggets for D&C 54 Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2026: ⁠ https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Missouri/Nauvoo – June 14th through June 20th – 6 spots 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. 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.
0:37.0	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.
0:40.4	That's right.
0:40.9	We haven't been canceled quite yet.
0:43.0	I guess since we have no sponsor and it's just us, we'd essentially be canceling ourselves.
0:48.0	So I am your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my as yet not canceled, but we're looking into it.
0:56.3	Co-host, Dr. Richard Leduke.
0:59.3	Hello, Garrett.
1:00.2	Thanks for having me back for this non-sponsored section of the Standard of Truth podcast.
1:07.4	I've sent out many, many requests to not sponsor the podcast, but to sponsor little bits, right?
1:13.9	Like the Phoebe Draper Mailbag sponsored by Briggs and Stratton.
1:20.0	They weren't interested.
1:21.3	Small engines didn't see, they didn't see the connection.
1:23.7	Although I do feel like for the majority of the people that listen to this podcast, it's people that are forced in the back of squad cars.
1:32.3	It's youth that are forced in the back of a car while their parents are listening.
1:37.9	It's my mom.
1:39.4	It's missionaries that have nothing else to do on a on a pea day or it is people mowing their lawns
1:48.2	I spoke with a friend of mine Spencer that's when he listens to it and so I feel like there is a
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