Standard of Truth

Last week we said we were going to answer this question. This week we do, kind of, part of it. In this episode, we answer a listener’s email about the changing name of the Church, from the Church of Christ to The Church of Latter Day Saints to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.   Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/   Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

I mean, maybe, we don’t know. In this episode, we respond to a listener's email about whether we choose our families in the premortal existence or are assigned them in a more random way. Gerrit references a talk by Brigham Young, a dream by Mosiah Hancock, and the documentary film Saturday’s Warrior.   Mosiah Hancock Autobiography: http://boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/MHancock.html   Did we choose our families and spouses in the premortal life: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2016/06/to-the-point/did-we-choose-our-families-and-spouses-in-the-premortal-life?lang=eng   Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this episode, we receive one of the greatest emails in Standard of Truth Podcast history where the emailer lists all of the subjects we claimed we would talk about and then never actually talk about. We respond to a comment by a pastor who talks about the people that are saved and the people who will burn in the fires of hell. Spoiler alert, Latter-day saints make it on his “naughty” list.   Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/   Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this episode, we discuss the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible and spend some time on the Sermon on the Mount. We also read an email about how popular the podcast is with arrested criminals in the back of police cars. Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/ Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this episode, a listener asks some questions stemming from their visit to the “School of the Prophets” of an apostate group.  The discussion revolves around the age-old question of “How can we know what it is that we know?”  We discuss some of the conflated ways apostates and critics misuse historical sources in order to bolster their religious claims. Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/ Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this bonus episode, Richard fires away random questions to Gerrit from the fun for Latter-day Saint family game "Blast from the Past". #RIPMillardFillmore Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday June 5th through Sunday June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/ Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this episode, we respond to a listener’s inquiry about a woman who tragically died during her baptism in England in 1843.  We discuss the various accounts (they got this from a game they were playing) surrounding the incident and Latter-day Saint persecution in England at the time. Join us on the Standard of Truth Tour (a few slots still available): Monday, June 5th through Sunday, June 11th - https://standardoftruth.com/tours/ Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/ Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

A listener’s question about an oft repeated attack on the Church, is part of our discussion on sources. An antagonist claimed that Joseph Smith said Quakers were living on the moon. We investigate the sources behind that claim.   Subscribe to our free newsletter - https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com/   Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com   If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

In this episode we start by responding to a missionary’s question about the Illuminati’s involvement in the temple ceremony…spoiler alert, there wasn’t any involvement by the Illuminati on the temple ceremony. Or at least that is what they would have us believe.   We answer a question about the documents surrounding the restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood. Subscribe to our free newsletter Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com

We respond to a listener’s inquiry about the identity of the two prophets whose deaths in Jerusalem are prophesied of in Revelation.  They ask a question about a talk from our favorite speaker and theologian, Truman Madsen.  We provide sources from Joseph Smith and even read another non-canonical early Christian gospel to explain where the ideas come from. Truman G. Madsen’s talk on Elijah’s Mission: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/truman-g-madsen/elijahs-mission/ Subscribe to our free newsletter Please visit our website at www.standardoftruth.com If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com