Special Missionary Prep Episodes
We have compiled the following episodes based on their topics. We feel these topics would be very helpful for anyone serving a mission.
Richard’s (almost Dr. LeDuc) Mission Prep Thesis
Gerrit and I prepared for our missions very differently. Gerrit was rereading Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae for the third time in Latin and memorizing sections of On the Incarnation of the Word by Athanasius of Alexandria so that if he happened to run into an archbishop in Sheboygan, Wisconsin he would be able to build on common beliefs before he transitioned to Joseph’s First Vision experience. On the other hand, I prepared for my mission by working diligently to win the Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears on the Super Nintendo (mission accomplished, by the way). I certainly had a testimony of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, but it would be safe to say that my eye was not quite single to the glory of God and I did not know as much as I thought I did.
This lesson was brought home to me very early on my mission when we tracted into a woman in Corona, California who told us to “come back tomorrow afternoon because my pastor would also be very excited to hear your message”. My journal entry that night was hilariously adorable as I firmly believed this would inevitably lead to us being invited to preach to his congregation and the Corona Stake would have to be split because the number of converts would rival the 3,000 that were converted on the day of Pentecost. It would be a bit of an understatement to say that the meeting did not go quite as I predicted. The pastor was not overly antagonist toward us and after a few theological body blows took pity on me and said “Son, do you even know what you believe?”
That experience was a turning point for me on my mission and for the rest of my life.
My second oldest son just received a call to serve in the Peru Lima East Mission and to help him gain a greater understanding of what we believe I sent him a long list of episodes of the podcast to listen to. Gerrit believed this to be cruel and unusual punishment. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that he listened to them and began sharing them with his friends. That brings us up to Renee, Rachel’s Mom, my son Rigdon, and possibly Elias and Josh. As this is the beginning of “Mission Call Season” we thought that it might be helpful to have a collection of all the links to episodes that cover topics I wish I knew before my mission. We hope this will be helpful to missionaries you may know as they prepare to go and serve the Lord.
MISSION PREP EPISODES…
Martyrdom Part 1 | JUN 23, 2021 ∙ S1 E4 ∙ 1 HR 7 MIN
Martyrdom Part 2 | JUN 30, 2021 ∙ S1 E5 ∙ 1 HR 27 MIN
Martyrdom Bonus | JUL 3, 2021 ∙ 32 MIN
“The Vision” D&C 76 Part 1 | JUL 7, 2021 ∙ S1 E6 ∙ 1 HR 20 MIN
“The Vision” D&C 76 Part 2 | JUL 15, 2021 ∙ S1 E7∙ 46 MIN
Translation of the Book of Mormon Part 1 | AUG 26, 2021 ∙ S1 E11 ∙ 1 HR 7 MIN
Translation of the Book of Mormon Part 2 | SEP 2, 2021 ∙ S1 E12 ∙ 1 HR 10 MIN
D&C 93 and the Nature of God Part 1 | SEP 9, 2021 ∙ S1 E15 ∙ 1 HR 7 MIN
D&C 93 and the Nature of God Part 2 | SEP 16, 2021 ∙ S1 E16 ∙ 57 MIN
D&C 93 and the Nature of God Part 3 | SEP 23, 2021 ∙ S1 E17 ∙ 42 MIN
Multiple Accounts of the First Vision Part 1 | SEP 30, 2021 ∙ S1 E18 ∙ 59 MIN
Multiple Accounts of the First Vision Part 2 | OCT 7 , 2021 ∙ S1 E19 ∙ 1 HR 14 MIN
Early Criticism of Joseph and the Book of Mormon Part 1 | OCT 14, 2021 ∙ S1 E20 ∙ 1 HR
Early Criticism of Joseph and the Book of Mormon Part 2 | OCT 21, 2021 ∙ S1 E21 ∙ 56 MIN
Early Criticism of Joseph and the Book of Mormon Part 3 | OCT 28, 2021 ∙ S1 E22 ∙ 1 HR 12 MIN
The Book of Moses | JAN 6, 2022 ∙ S2 E1 ∙ 1 HR
Polygamy, Kind of…That’s Part of It Part 1 | JUL 14, 2022 ∙ S2 E28 ∙ 1 HR 2 MIN
Polygamy, Kind of…That’s Part of It Part 2 | JUL 21, 2022 ∙ S2 E29 ∙ 55 MIN
After Many Tribulations Come the Blessings (D&C 58) | AUG 25, 2022 ∙ S2 E34 ∙ 1 HR 3 MIN
Prosperity Theology Part 1 | SEP 22, 2022 ∙ S2 E38 ∙ 1 HR 5 MIN
Prosperity Theology Part 2 | SEP 29, 2022 ∙ S2 E39 ∙ 1 HR 6 MIN
Prosperity Theology Part 1 ½ and Other Bad Arguments | OCT 6, 2022 ∙ S2 E40 ∙ 1 HR 7 MIN
Is It Season 38 Already? Part 1 | OCT 13, 2022 ∙ S2 E41 ∙ 1 HR 8 MIN
Is It Season 38 Already? Part 2 | OCT 20, 2022 ∙ S2 E42 ∙ 57 MIN
Are “Mormons” Christian Part 1 | DEC 15, 2022 ∙ S2 E50 ∙ 1 HR 1 MIN
Are “Mormons” Christian Part 2 | DEC 22, 2022 ∙ S2 E51 ∙ 59 MIN
Are “Mormons” Christian Part 3 | DEC 29, 2022 ∙ S2 E52 ∙ 56 MIN
The Trinity and the Nature of God | JAN 5, 2023 ∙ S3 E1 ∙ 1 HR 5 MIN
Joseph Smith’s Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount | MAR 2, 2023 ∙ S3 E9 ∙ 1 HR 1 MIN
Who is Saved and Who Burns in Hell | MAR 9, 2023 ∙ S3 E10 ∙ 1 HR
Joseph Smith’s Civil War Prophecy | AUG 5, 2021 ∙ S1 E10 ∙ 44 MIN
COMING SOON…
The Beginnings of the Apostasy
D&C 4 and 5 and Priesthood Restoration
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Standard of Truth Podcast (Free)
Condemned to Repeat It
Holy Places From Our Past
Joseph Smith and the Restoration | A Chronological Podcast