Feb 1, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, How did the Gentiles get their hands on the brass plates from the Jews as said in 1 Nephi 13? Any historical events regarding the book? Dallas Answer Dallas, Thank you for asking this question. The “brass plates” in...
Jan 30, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, I read in the New Testament Student institute manual: “Tradition indicates that John may have been Jesus’s first cousin. This tradition also indicates that Salome, who is mentioned in Mark 16:1, was the sister of Jesus’s mother, Mary,...
Jan 28, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Testimony
Question Gramps, There are times that some members changed this, if it is testimony Sunday they talk like a speaker, but if we call them as a speaker they didn’t accept it. What is the difference between a testimony and speaker? John Answer ...
Jan 26, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Did the Nephites or Lamanites ever meet Christopher Columbus. Is he mentioned in the Book of Mormon? Kayla Answer Kayla, Thank you so much for your question. With our study of the Book of Mormon this year it’s a timely...
Jan 25, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Word of Wisdom
Question Dear Gramps, I have always had this question. But nobody has been able to help me with it. Why cant we drink alcohol? Ava Answer Dear Ava, Heavenly Father loves His children and often the commandments He gives us are to protect us from...
Jan 23, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, Was the forbidden fruit really an apple? Dallas Answer Dallas, In reality, we do not know what type of fruit the forbidden fruit was. Could it have been an apple? Perhaps, just as it could have been any other fruit, including...
Jan 21, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Hello, I hope you may be able to answer my question. I am not Mormon. However, a fellow doctor in the same industry tried to “steal” my staff”. He befriended my staff & I, took us to dinner, then offered each them more $ and...
Jan 19, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, With the United States going through cultural change such as women’s rights, abortion, and LBTGQ issues, are we Mormons resistant to change in the public’s eye? It just always seems like we’re one step behind in these issues....
Jan 18, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Hi Gramps, I have no doubt God is a just God, so we will live in the kingdom of glory we deserve. I have read that if we compare mortal life with a drop of water then eternal life would be at least the entire ocean and that is not even close. So I am...
Jan 16, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Hi Gramps, Can priesthood blessings be given to deceased persons? Thank you. Charles Answer Charles, In order to more accurately answer your question let’s review blessings that result from the authorized use of the priesthood. In...
