{"podcast":{"title":"Standard of Truth","slug":"standard-of-truth-3957526","podcast_index_feed_id":3957526,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/standardoftruth/feed.xml","website_url":"https://standardoftruth.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12005522/Standard_of_Truth_Updated_Logo_Apple9g19l.jpg","author":"Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat","episode_count":304,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T00:19:55.760100+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526"},"episode":{"title":"S6E4 Gadianton Robbers Part 2 (the Spirit World)","slug":"s6e4-gadianton-robbers-part-2-the-spirit-world","published_at":"2026-01-22T12:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526/s6e4-gadianton-robbers-part-2-the-spirit-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526","url":"https://standardoftruth.podbean.com/e/s6e4-gadianton-robbers-part-2-the-spirit-world/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mvzy9tkyufkqdd59/S6E4_Gadianton_Robbers_Part_2_the_Spirit_World_70wyl.mp3","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","meta_description":"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 di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3982,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/standard-of-truth-3957526/episodes/s6e4-gadianton-robbers-part-2-the-spirit-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526/s6e4-gadianton-robbers-part-2-the-spirit-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}