S6B3 How Visiting LDS Historical Sites Can Strengthen Our Faith - Dr. Mark Ogletree

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 992 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Mark sits down with renowned church historian Gerrit Dirkmaat to discuss powerful experiences they have had visiting church history sites, and that others have had in the groups they have lead through these places. Mark and Gerrit explain why visiting these sites can have such a deep effect on our faith, testimonies, and sense of belonging to the church. Perserving Families Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preserving-families-podcast/id1654226536 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	Hi, friends.
0:01.7	Welcome to a bonus episode that you're all going to love because Richard's not in it.
0:08.3	Well, there he is.
0:09.6	There is.
0:10.1	Oh, that's great.
0:11.3	Oh, no, I've already ruined it.
0:13.1	Oh, no.
0:15.0	Don't put him on the phone.
0:16.8	Anyway, we're happy to share as a bonus.
0:22.6	I went on Mark Ogletree's podcast.
0:26.2	Mark Ogletree as a Preserving Families podcast.
0:30.4	He's a fellow religious educator, works at BYU and also counsels people.
0:36.2	So he knows what he's talking about.
0:38.6	And he was, he brought me on because he wanted to talk about, you know,
0:45.3	things that you can do with teenagers, with kids, ways to help impact them.
0:51.1	And he wanted to talk specifically about going to sacred places,
0:56.3	like going to the Sacred Grove or going to Navu.
1:02.2	And so that was what our conversation was about.
1:04.5	And so, you know, we don't cover a lot of current family topics because I have no qualifications.
1:16.9	Now, Richard probably has some, right, Richard?
1:19.8	Yeah, yeah.
1:21.1	So, well, that's not true, Garrett.
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