{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 134: \u201cThunder and Roar Out the Gospel\u201d\u2013The Brigham Young Journals (Gerrit Dirkmaat)","description":"From the moment Brigham Young emerged from the waters of baptism in 1832, a fire burned within him to preach the restored gospel: \u201cI wanted to thunder and roar out the Gospel to the nations. It burned in my bones like fire pent up\u2026.\u201d That same passion drove him to keep detailed records of his labors and later his service as a Church leader and prophet. In this episode, professor of Church history and doctrine Gerrit Dirkmaat discusses his work on The Brigham Young Journals: Volume 1: April 1832\u2013February 1846. Dr. Dirkmaat shares the behind-the-scenes insights into the editorial process, explores the significance of Brigham Young\u2019s pre-Utah writings, and explains what these documents teach us about his remarkable journey from convert to prophet. Whether you\u2019re a student of Church history or simply curious about the making of a leader, this conversation offers a rare and riveting look into the testimony, labors, and special witness of the second latter-day prophet. Publications: The Brigham Young Journals: Volume 1: April 1832\u2013February 1846 (Religious Studies Center, 2023) \u201cThe Prophets Have Spoken, but What Did They Say?: Examining the Difference between George D. Watt\u2019s Original Shorthand Notes and the Sermons Published in the Journal of Discourses,\u201d BYU Studies Quarterly, 54.4 (BYU Studies, 2015) From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith\u2019s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon (Religious Studies Center, 2015) \u201c\u2018Too Long Trampled on to Be Celebrated\u2019: The Latter-day Saint Protest of Independence Day 1845,\u201d in Religious Liberty and Latter-day Saints: Historical and Global Perspectives (Religious Studies Center, 2023) \u201cFirsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation Process,\u201d in The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder (Religious Studies Center, 2015)   Click here to learn more about Gerrit Dirkmaat ","author_name":"Y Religion","author_url":"https:\/\/religion.byu.edu\/y-religion","html":"