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Standard of Truth

S5E40 Dead and in Hell Part 2

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

4.9990 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we inch ever closer to identifying the US President that Brigham Young said was dead and in hell. Kristy’s KorneЯ (Last Minute Lesson Prep): Gerrit discusses D&C 107 Sign up for our free monthly email (seldom monthly): ⁠ ⁠⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com Rex’s Elders Quorum President’s Show Notes: 06:03 – First historical example discussed and reactions. 08:04 – Hosts compare perspectives and clarify early details. 10:07 – Beginning of doctrinal discussion with audience tie-ins. 12:10 – Close reading of a historical source with commentary. 14:13 – Analysis continues with theological implications. 16:11 – Host insights on interpretation and cultural context. 18:13 – Comparison of events and how they shaped beliefs. 20:16 – Transition into related doctrine and historical figures. 22:19 – Examples illustrating the broader argument. 24:21 – Reflections on interpretation challenges. 26:23 – Stories and applications to modern understanding. 28:26 – Hosts debate nuance and context around the text. 30:29 – Historical anecdotes supporting key points. 32:31 – Doctrinal implications revisited in greater detail. 34:33 – Questions from one host, answers from the other. 36:35 – Continued analysis with new textual evidence. 38:37 – Transition toward audience application and insights. 40:39 – Lively back-and-forth clarifying interpretations. 42:41 – Broader lessons drawn from the historical record. 44:43 – Anecdotes illustrating theological points. 46:45 – Hosts emphasize takeaways and significance. 48:47 – Final textual comparisons and reflection. 50:49 – 52:50 — Application to modern faith practice.

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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.

0:40.6

Hi, welcome to another episode of the Standard of Truth podcast.

0:45.8

I'm your host, Dr. Garrett Dirkmont, and I am joined by my friend, Dr. Richard Luduke.

0:47.2

Hello, Garrett.

0:49.3

Happy Jewish New Year to you. It's the year 5,786.

0:52.5

I hope you're having a wonderful, wonderful new year.

0:55.9

Oh, 5,686. I didn't have the right number of countdown chains on my...

1:02.4

No, no, yeah, you're going to miss those.

1:06.7

Russia Shana was on Tuesday, throwing bread in a duck pond, representing our sins and having

1:14.5

some apples and honey, and away we go.

1:17.5

You probably need to explain to people that you don't have to throw bread into a duck

1:21.5

pond.

1:22.2

No, well, so this is, this is, actually it was a funny.

1:24.9

So these, so the Jewish New Year began Monday night of this week at sunset. And so technically it's Tuesday, right? And so that's the, that's the beginning of the new year. And there are many traditions that are part of the Jewish New Year. One of them is blowing the chauffeur. I was in Arizona for work and I didn't have my

1:46.1

my ram's horn. So that's unfortunate. I just played it on YouTube. I feel like it counts.

1:52.0

Anyways, you eat apples and honey. That's a common tradition. And one of the things that you do,

1:58.0

so it begins kind of the 10 days of awe that build up to

2:01.6

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is the most holy and important day on the Jewish

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