In this episode, we discuss a litner’s email about the location of Zion and Gerrit shares a lesser-known quotes from Joseph Smith from one of his last sermons. Gerrit also share a sermon from Brigham Young about Zion.

“When I heard brother Joseph make his proclamation yesterday about North and South America, I thought it was a sweepstakes.” – Brigham Young

Websters 1828 definition of sweepstakes: “A man that wins it all”

“Do all the good we can and as little harm as possible. And any man or woman that will do this and follow it in their lives, I will warrant them a good place hereafter. And I will ensure them to have less sorrow, ensure a great deal more knowledge, wisdom, joy and peace and comfort than they enjoy here. I do not care who they are or what country they live in.” – Brigham Young

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 [SOLD OUT]

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In this episode, Gerrit’s dander is way up as we focus on a question from a litner about celestial marriage. A wonderful sister who was baptized later in life has a husband who has no desire to join the Church, and she wanted to know the opportunity for eternal marriage for people like her. Gerrit shares a quote from Joseph Smith about those who “die in Jesus Christ”

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 [SOLD OUT]

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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 Sidney 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

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In this episode, we begin with a discussion of the impact of Sidney 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

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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 Sidney 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

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In this episode, we read a couple of missionary emails and talk about why the Church is mocked. We discuss our experience at the premier of the movie 6 Days in August and go on to talk about how Brigham Young follows the Prophet Joseph Smith and his teachings after Joseph and Hyrum’s death.

Link to The Prodigal Son: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meBiSt4NgkI⁠

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

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In this episode, we begin with a celebration of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin temple. We play everyone’s favorite game “Fun with General Conference”. We discuss the historical context behind the movie Six Days in August which is a dramatization of the succession crisis after the murder of Joseph Smith.

Six Days in August Trailer: https://youtu.be/8JcNJzfDtyY?si=Fa7lKg2yUyOaATpd

Where to find the film: https://witnessesfilm.com

Picture of Gerrit as a missionary in Wisconsin: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YbvYLklH80gbm-ijfjHI2otZ_ir9zYPL/view?usp=sharing

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

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In this bonus episode, we play a recording that we did on the 2024 standard to tour in Palmyra. We hear the comments of tour participants and the things that they liked the most about the tour. We hope that you enjoy this bonus episode and that you are having a lovely conference weekend.

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

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