Welcome to the Standard of Truth podcast. In this podcast, Dr. Garrett Dirk-Mott and Dr. Richard

Leduc explore the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the life

and teachings of the prophet Joseph Smith. They examine the original historical sources and provide

context for events of the past.

They approach the history of the church with faith, expertise, and humor.

Hi, welcome to a special live episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.

I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I am joined by my friend, although he may not be my friend by the time we're done with this episode, Dr. Richard Leduke.

Hi, Garrett. Thanks for having me back.

Boy, that was, that was, we, we coached them and we coached them. And that was, that was, they are not excited to be here.

It is 5,000 degrees. We decided we'd do a live recording in a room that's somewhere north of 90 degrees. Someone said we're trying to recreate what our ancestors went through as they crossed the planes. It's true. So we're in the best Western Palmyra Inn, and I would give it only 4.8 stars. Oh, wow. Air conditioner doesn't work. They're working on. Our room wasn't cleaned.

They're working on.

Very nice.

They're efforting.

The staff is lovely, though.

Very kind.

Ah, yes.

Yeah, so Christy's Corner is going to be Section 88 of the Doctrine Covenants. When you want to look smart in Sunday school If you want your friends to think you're cool

When you want to seem wise and not a fool

It's Chris want to look smart in Sunday school if you want your friends to think you're cool when you want to

seem wise and not a fool it's Christy's corner so the last couple Christy's corners have been heavy

because it's like hey here's the longest or most important section of the doctrine and

covenants tell us something important

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