Hello and welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast. I'm Garrett's friend, Professor Richard Leduc.

I imagine that every time you hear this open, it takes you back to high school, when the substitute teacher would be rolling in a TV to show you a video on the migratory patterns of blue whales as they seek colder waters to eat krill. I imagine again, it's the

exact same feeling. But this will be the last time that you hear this introduction for season

five at least. As I am introducing to you, Joseph Smith in the Restoration episode called

Used Car Salesman Johann Tenzel.

In this episode, we talk about one of my favorite characters from religious history,

Johann Tenzel, and his job of selling indulgences for the Catholic Church as a fundraiser

for the renovation of St. Peter's Basilica.

We hope that you enjoy this episode and look forward to speaking with you again next week.

Welcome to Joseph Smith and the Restoration, a Standard of Truth podcast production.

In this podcast, host Dr. Garrett Dirkmont and Professor Richard Leduc, will discuss the events

of the restoration in the order they occurred.

Listeners will follow Joseph Smith as he rises from the obscurity of a poor farm boy to

the prophet of the restoration.

They will learn of the trials and triumphs,

the miracles and misery of Joseph Smith, and early members of the church.

Hi, welcome to another episode of Joseph Smith and the Restoration, a Standard of Truth podcast production. I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I'm joined by my friend, Professor

Richard Leduke. Hello, Garrett. In this episode, we're actually going to finally get to

Martin Luther. We've been

telegraphed. We've teased Martin Luther since February and now we're here. We're also

going to talk about probably one of the greatest salesmen in the history of the world.

This is why you're excited. That I look up to as not. Well, I look up to him, not necessarily

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