S5E53 Merry Christmas and Dead and in Hell Part 10, the Finale

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Merry Christmas! In this episode our gift to the greatest litners in all of podcastdom is to bring a conclusion to a 10 part series on who is dead and in hell. We would like to ask that there are no more questions pertaining to Dr. Dirkmaat’s dissertation, or a 10 part series on Zachary Taylor will be the shortest thing the podcast produces. Thank you for an incredible year. The podcast ends 2025 with a Gerrit’s testimony of the Savior and peace that comes through His atoning sacrifice. ⁠ 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: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

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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.
0:43.0	Hi, welcome to another episode of the Dead and in Hell podcast, produced by the Standard of Truth podcast network.
0:46.3	I'm sorry, I'm laughing even as I say that because I know this has gone on far too long,
0:51.4	like most of my jokes and also all of my relationships.
0:55.7	I'm your host, Dr. Garrett, Dirkmont, and I am joined by my friend, Dr. Richard Ladoog.
1:01.5	Merry Christmas, Garrett.
1:03.6	Yes, this is our Christmas drop, and we thought, you know, nothing says the babe in the manger in Bethlehem like who's dead and in hell.
1:15.1	That is the way that everyone thinks of Christmas.
1:19.7	It's, I, uh, I watched, um, the Charlie Brown Christmas with my family for, uh, for family night
1:25.7	this last week. And I believe that's what Linus said when he was on the stage.
1:31.5	And Charlie Brown, can someone tell me what Christmas is all about?
1:34.6	I'll tell you what Christmas is all about.
1:36.6	Who's dead and in hell?
1:38.0	Yeah, who's dead and else?
1:39.2	I'm pretty sure that's the alternate ending to the Grinch saving Christmas, right?
1:44.5	Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store.
1:48.0	Maybe Christmas is knowing who's burning in hell because they're mean to the Mormons.
1:52.4	That's how Dr. Seuss ended it originally.
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