About this episode

The episode discusses a transformative temple experience in Kenya, listener emails, and a critical look at the song Jingle Bells.

Richard returns to share a temple-trip story from Kenya where a skeptical food vendor’s view of the Church changed after witnessing the love at the temple. The hosts then read listener emails. The episode ends with 16-year-old Abigail’s question about Jingle Bells being a Thanksgiving song and so Gerrit obviously shares a quote from Frederick Douglass as he takes down Jingle Bells with its roots in 19th-century blackface minstrel shows. We read the United Order question but leave the answer for next week. 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

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat

Guest: Richard

Topics covered

• temple visit
• skepticism
• listener questions
• Jingle Bells
• Thanksgiving
• 19th-century minstrel shows
• United Order

Keywords

• temple
• Kenya
• food vendor
• listener emails
• Jingle Bells
• Thanksgiving
• Frederick Douglass
• United Order

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church, United Order

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