Standard of Truth

By: Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat
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  • The purpose of this podcast is to help Latter-Day Saints better understand their history and increase their faith. The podcast hosted by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat, associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU.
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Episodes
  • Sydney Rigdon’s Apostasy Part 3

    Sydney Rigdon’s Apostasy Part 3
    Nov 7 2024

    In this episode, we begin with a discussion of academic procrastination and how desperate Richard’s dissertation committee is to read about implied referrals.

    We look at Rigdon’s movement away from the teachings of the Prophet Joseph. Gerrit shares the things Rigdon was saying publicly verses things he shared privately showing how Sydney was not being an honest broker.

    Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: ⁠https://standardoftruth.com/tours/⁠

    Missouri/Nauvoo – June 22nd through June 28th

    Palmyra/Kirtland – August 3rd through August 9th

    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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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Sydney Rigdon’s Apostasy Part 2

    Sydney Rigdon’s Apostasy Part 2
    Oct 31 2024

    In this episode, we begin with a discussion of the impact of Sydney Rigdon’s tarring and feathering injuries on his mental health. We then move to Sydney Rigdon's attack on Joseph Smith and the Quorum of the Twelve and his founding of the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite).

    Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: ⁠https://standardoftruth.com/tours/⁠

    Missouri/Nauvoo – June 22nd through June 28th

    Palmyra/Kirtland – August 3rd through August 9th

    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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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Sydney Rigdon’s Apostasy Part 1

    Sydney Rigdon’s Apostasy Part 1
    Oct 24 2024

    In this episode, Gerrit discusses the claim that President Joseph Fielding Smith destroyed pages of Joseph Smith’s history so that the saints wouldn’t be upset with some of the things found in the history. Gerrit also destroys Sydney Rigdon’s claims to lead the Church after the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

    THANK YOU to all of those who donated to Sweetwater Rescue. You have donated over $38,000 to pay for 100 members of the Rio Gallegos District to go to the Buenos Aires Temple the week of November 25th. Thank you so much. Below are links to the video we created for their district conference and the video that they sent back to us Sweetwater Rescue video for the Rio Gallegos District: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E7eCKrNfhcTnrO_hkJb34KHAL8C5TDIO/view?usp=share_link Rio Gallegos District video for Sweetwater Rescue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lsHE52OwD0jpKFQiBNUksbYZRkxg9aLo/view?usp=share_link Standard of Truth Tour dates for the summer of 2025: https://standardoftruth.com/tours/

    Missouri/Nauvoo – June 22nd through June 28th

    Palmyra/Kirtland – August 3rd through August 9th

    Gerrit’s cruise through Bountiful Travel: https://bountifultravel.com/trips/holy-land-cruise/ 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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    1 hr and 14 mins

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Great Info!

I have been loving all these podcasts! I have gained a new appreciation for all those people who helped make it possible for me to have the knowledge I do. thanks guys! keep it coming 👍

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informative and entertaining

Dr. Dirkmaat does an excellent job. We listen to every one and learn a ton.

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Some sources are more equal than others

Once again, we have a theme of being very sceptical of historical claims made on the internet. It takes a lot of time and effort to conduct historical analysis correctly. I appreciate that this episode wasn't about defending polygamy. It was about considering the source of an ugly claim about the church and investigating if other sources supported the claim.

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Fascinating church history

It is fascinating to learn more about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints.

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