Aug 6, 2007 | Church History, Pearl of Great Price
Dear Gramps,: Why are there so many different versions of the Joseph Smith’s “first vision”? In one version Joseph Smith Jr was 17, another version he’s 20. In one version it’s 1820, then another it’s 1823. In the 1832 account it is Joseph’s Bible reading that stirs...
Aug 6, 2007 | Faith, God, Satan
Dear Gramps, I have come to the awareness that I have a special gift of healing. I have great desire and intent and have educated myself to further my abilities. Many come to me by ‘word of mouth’. I do not solicit clients and I require very little...
Aug 5, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps,All during the Book of Mormon, there is continuous warfare. Right from the beginning, with Nephi and Laman and Lemuel’s grandkids. It always says a few years with peace then years with wars- actually saying how many of thousands died in the separate wars....
Aug 5, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, What does it mean to be valiant in your testimony of Jesus Christ? Nina Answer Dear Nina, A dictionary definition of valiant is to be marked with courage or determination. So to be valiant in our testimonies would be to have...
Aug 5, 2007 | Book of Mormon, Priesthood
Question Hi Gramps, I was reading in 2nd Nephi where Nephi ordained teachers and priests shortly after separating from Laman and Lemuel. Also when Jacob begins speaking he talks of being ordained after the Holy order of the Son of God (I know those are not the...
Aug 4, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps I have a sister that I am assigned to visit. At our last visit we talked about paying tithing. She got quite upset because she said they paid their tithing for two solid years and things have gotten progressively worse for them financially....
Aug 3, 2007 | Afterlife, Jesus Christ
Hi Gramps, Is resurrection supposed to happen after the “second coming” on earth or is it going on all the time? Either way, where are all those resurrected bodies supposed to live?. Jeanne, from Placentia, California Dear Jeanne, There was a general...
Aug 2, 2007 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, My dad, a non-member, loves to bring this issue up whenever we get to talking about religion. He said that years ago (that may mean anywhere from 10 to 40 years ago) he’d read an article or had seen a news program that said that the Church of Jesus...
Aug 2, 2007 | Current issues
Hi Gramps, I have a question regarding Nephi’s age at the beginning of the Book of Mormon. I have been told more than once that Nephi was about 15 when his family left Jerusalem. Is there any written information that upholds this information? Jen, in Ohio Dear...
