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Standard of Truth

S6E4 Gadianton Robbers Part 2 (the Spirit World)

Standard of Truth

Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Religion & Spirituality

4.9992 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

We begin this week’s episode by asking if Gerrit is the reincarnated Apostle Matthias? (He’s not saying he is, but he is also not not saying it.) Where did the thief on the cross go when he died? If Jesus went to “paradise,” why does Peter say He preached to “spirits in prison”? We read from theologian R.C. Sproul (because nothing says “good time” like Calvinism) and then pivot to Joseph Smith’s sermon teachings that reframe paradise, prison, and the afterlife in a way that resolves contradictions without doing interpretive backflips. We would love to invite you to join us on Saturday, February 28th, at 6:30 for fun, faith, and frivolity as we make predictions for the 2026 Super Bowl that occurred three weeks earlier and likely talk about who is dead and in hell, part 73. Still not convinced? What if we told you that we combed through all of our litner data to find a venue central the the largest number of litners, but ultimately settled on a location based on how close it was to Richard’s house? Click the link below for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1980902400404?aff=oddtdtcreator We have had a couple of people cancel for the upcoming 2026 Summer Standard of Truth Tour scheduled for Kirtland/Palmyra, June 14th through the 20th https://pci.jotform.com/form/260194925241153 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

Transcript

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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.

0:40.4

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 LaDuke.

0:47.3

Hello, Garrett.

0:51.1

Thanks for having me back for another episode of Payhorn's Picks, where we pick exactly what's going to happen in sporting events and that

0:56.5

people can take that all the way to the bank. We did have someone email saying that, you know,

1:01.4

all of our picks had been so bad that they didn't bet money, which we tell everyone not to bet any

1:07.7

money at all. No, you should never bet money. And then you ended up being right over the fact that Miami covered.

1:14.3

Miami did cover.

1:15.6

I had them also winning,

1:18.0

which was not a good pick.

1:20.2

Well,

1:20.7

I mean,

1:20.9

a couple bounces either way.

1:22.3

It wasn't my Virginia pick.

1:25.1

Whoa.

1:25.6

Yeah,

1:26.1

that was pretty rough.

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