May 14, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Priesthood
Question Gramps, There has been a huge conflict over the priesthood and women. In the debates that have been taking place, I have heard the following statement. “Women used to have the priesthood.” But is that true? I have heard that they are referring to...
Apr 12, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, Why did Joseph Smith have the offices of the Nauvoo Expositor ransacked and the printing press destroyed and thrown into the middle of the street? Steve Answer Steve, In order to understand the destruction of Nauvoo Expositor...
Mar 5, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Church History
Question Gramps, My question is more out of curiosity than of faith building , but as I read of the travels of Moroni, and view many maps of the journeys, I wonder about the Hill Cumorah. I see two possible locations of this place and they are nowhere close to...
Jan 21, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, Hello I was wondering if you know the name of the old pioneer in President Faust’s story in a talk he gave called The Refiner’s Fire? Thanks for your help. Chad Answer Dear Chad, Isn’t that a wonderful story that...
Jan 19, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, I was preparing a talk on the prophet Joseph Smith and ran into things that I found disturbing. Maybe you can clear it up. Both Presidents Smith and Young were involved in word of wisdom violations. President Smith never stopped drinking...
Oct 23, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, God
Question Dear Gramps, Are there scriptures for Lorenzo Snow’s couplet, “ As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be?” I am mostly interested in references for ” As man now is, God once was.” Thank You. Dallas Answer...
Aug 24, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question There is a story in History of Joseph Smith about David Whitmer’s fields being mysteriously plowed and sown by three men. Is it possible that these three men were the three Nephites? Rosanne Answer Dear Rosanne, The story in Church...
Jun 19, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, Is there an official church opinion on William Law? If not, what is your opinion? In reading the Expositor, he strikes me of a man of integrity. Some of his ideals were a little out there, but I couldn’t find anything factually...
Apr 11, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Word of Wisdom
Question Gramps, In the Word of Wisdom the 2nd verse states that it was given not by way of commandment. When did that change to a commandment? Daniel Answer Dear Daniel, In 1933 the General Handbook of instruction listed living the Word of Wisdom as a...
Mar 26, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Where is it recorded in the LDS scriptures that an angel retrieved the gold plates from Joseph Smith? People in the South have said that story sounds suspicious or “fishy”. They have no problem believing the parting of the Red Sea or that the Lord opened...
