Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat explores Joseph Smith’s family and their influence on the Church, the Restoration, and Joseph Smith’s mission in their own words.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDCVOR1French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDCVOR1FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDCVOR1DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDCVOR1PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastDCVOR1ESYOUTUBEhttps://youtu.be/yPyVXjF1u3sALL EPISODES/SHOW NOTESfollowHIM website: https://www.followHIMpodcast.comFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookWEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletterSOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE00:00 - Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat01:37 What are Voices of the Restoration?02:38 Real people, real experiences06:30 Photos as examples of cultural differences09:57 Struggling with Three Degrees of Glory13:35 The Standard of Truth Podcast16:47 Why Joseph Smith is important19:06 The value of experts24:44 Armchair experts29:36 Lucy Mack and Joseph Sr’s religious backgrounds35:13 Lucy’s response to Joseph Jr’s religious experiences37:36 The Second Great Awakening42:09 Arminianism44:43 Smith family witnesses47:13 Why Palmyra, New York?48:51 Lucy as biographer and Joseph Smith Papers53:12 Check your sources56:07 Miracles and Historians59:19 Lucy and Joseph’s family1:03:32 William and Joseph’s relationship1:05:37 Joseph loses two brothers1:15:19 Death and hope1:18:00 Joseph’s vision of the day of Resurrection1:23:56 Samuel impact1:26:44 A personal failure?1:31:02 Joseph’s sisters1:33:35 Joseph’s entire family believes1:39:42 We must watch over one another1:41:22 End - Dr. Gerrit DirkmaatThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesJamie Neilson: Social Media, Graphic DesignWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika : Portuguese Transcripts"Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com