Aug 6, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Scriptures
Question Gramps, What would have been the outcome, had Adam not partaken of the forbidden fruit as Eve had already done? Michele Answer Michele, The story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is a representation of important and very real events....
Aug 28, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Gramps, I have what I think is a simple question. Were Adam and Eve baptized? If not, why? Kalola Answer Kalola, We read about Adam’s baptism in Moses 6:64-66 64 And it came to pass, when the Lord had spoken with Adam, our father,...
Mar 29, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Brigham Young, Church History
Question Gramps, Can you explain the Adam-God doctrine? Don Answer Don, I can certainly explain that it is not official LDS Doctrine. There is no clear scriptural precedent for the typical understanding of Brigham Young’s comments. Did he...
Sep 17, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Dear Gramps, It is my understanding that all saving ordinances are to be done on this earth. If that is true, then that means that Adam had to have been baptized by someone. Who could that have been done by? It would have to have been by a resurrected being...
Jul 16, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Dear Gramps, In Moses we read of Adam and Eve being baptized. Can you explain the situations and events surrounding that. Were they also given the Holy Ghost? I’m a bit confused on the need for the Holy Ghost before Christ was born and died for...
Sep 18, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Hi Gramps, I was watching a documentary-type show on TV recently that claimed Adam had a wife prior to Eve named Lilith, who apparently was infertile, had a nasty temper, and was banished and later turned into a demon for whatever reason. I checked out...
Sep 15, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Etymology, Scriptures
Gramps, Replenish? Does that mean the earth was “plenished” before Adam and Eve were given the commandment? Rebecca, from Raleigh, North Carolina Dear Rebecca, Pick up a dictionary! There are two distinct definitions of the word, replenish. The first definition is to...
Jul 8, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Etymology
Gramps, Adam and Eve were commanded to multiply and replenish the earth. It seems obvious to me that “multiply” refers to having offspring. What exactly does “replenishing the earth” refer to? Since the earth was new and not inhabited by man other than Adam and...
Dec 22, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Etymology, Sin
Question Dear Gramps, What is the difference between a sin and a transgression? Adam partook of the fruit when God instructed them not to. Please explain the differences as in the 2nd Article of Faith about a sin and a transgression; We believe that all mankind...
