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Iron Rod 176 – D&C 135, 136, and 138

  • May 1, 2022
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In this episode we finish off the Doctrine and Covenants with the three sections that were written after Joseph’s death. Trigger alert: these posthumous sections contradict previous scripture!  

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Iron Rod 175 – D&C 132 from a woman’s perspective

  • April 24, 2022
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Having already covered D&C 132 in episodes 10 and 11, we are joined this week by Kathy Bence to get a female perspective. If you’d like to get more of Kathy’s thoughts on the subject,…

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Iron Rod 174 – April 2022 General Conference Review

  • April 16, 2022
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It’s that time of year again: we review some of the talks from General Conference that caught our eye (usually because they contradict scripture).

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Iron Rod 173 – D&C 129 – 131

  • April 9, 2022
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Sections 129 through 131 were not revelations, nor even writings of Joseph. They are notes others took while Joseph was having discussions with them. Joseph never reviewed these nor published them. In 1876, Brigham added…

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Iron Rod 172 – D&C 125-128

  • April 2, 2022
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After covering D&C 125 and 126 which were added by Brigham in the 1876 edition, we spend most of the time covering sections 127 and 128, which say shockingly little about baptism for the dead.

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Iron Rod 171 – D&C 124

  • March 27, 2022
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We cover some history after Joseph escapes from Liberty Jail and then cover Section 124.

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Iron Rod 170 – D&C 121-123

  • March 20, 2022
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These three sections were extracted by Brigham Young in the 1870s from a much longer letter that Joseph wrote from Liberty Jail in 1839. While presented to the church as revelations, many are Joseph’s thoughts,…

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Iron Rod 169 – D&C 113-120

  • March 12, 2022
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This week covers the revelations received in 1838.

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Iron Rod 168 – D&C 111-112

  • March 5, 2022
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We cover the 18 months after the Kirtland dedication experience, including sections 111 and 112.  

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Iron Rod 167 – D&C 110

  • February 20, 2022
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We discuss the endowment that was received mid-week and then the visions recorded in Section 110 that occurred on the 8th day of the dedicatory period. Exodus 24:10 D&C 97:15 D&C 98:16-17 Ephesians 1:10

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Iron Rod 166 – D&C 109

  • February 13, 2022
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This episode covers the dedicatory prayer that kicked off the week-long dedication process of the house of the Lord in Kirtland.

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Iron Rod 165 – D&C 108 & 137

  • February 6, 2022
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This episode covers various events in the fall of 1835, including two revelations that are included in the current D&C as well as others that are not.

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Iron Rod 164 – D&C 101* & 134

  • January 30, 2022
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The last two sections of the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants were not revelations, but rather were statements of policy and belief. One has been disavowed as a non-scriptural usurpation that was surreptitiously added to the…

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Iron Rod 163 – Lectures on Faith 6 & 7

  • January 23, 2022
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We wrap up our review of Lectures 6 and 7, which cover the law of sacrifice and the effects of faith. As with the other lectures, they teach principles that contradict those of the modern…

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Iron Rod 162 – Lectures on Faith 3-5

  • January 16, 2022
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These lectures the characteristics and attributes of God, many of which pose a problem for the modern LDS God.

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Iron Rod 161 – Lectures on Faith 1 & 2

  • January 9, 2022
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In this episode we review the first two lectures that were delivered in the school of the elders. Joseph considered these to contain the important elements of the doctrine of Christ and they remained in…

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Iron Rod 160 – The Apostolic Charge and D&C 107

  • December 27, 2021
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Although an 1829 revelation spoke about calling twelve men as apostles, it wasn’t until 1835 that they were called. We discuss the aspostolic commission they were given and how that differs from what the men…

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Iron Rod 159 – D&C 106

  • December 19, 2021
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We start with a conference in September 1834 that commissions Joseph, Oliver, Sidney, and Frederick to arrange the items of doctrine of Jesus Christ, which arrangement would become the Lectures on Faith. We then discuss…

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Iron Rod 158 – D&C 105

  • December 12, 2021
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Joseph joins an expedition back to Independence and then receives a revelation detailing what the church needs to do before Zion can be redeemed. Included in that is the calling of 15 people to return…

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Iron Rod 157 – D&C 104 & May 3, 1834

  • December 5, 2021
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Section 104 provides instructions on how to dismantle the United Firm as a collective endeavor while continuing operations of the mercantile and literary firms. In it the Lord says the covenant was broken through covetousness…

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