Aug 27, 2008 | Current issues
Gramps, Why is the Book of Mormon written in King James English? Also why do we (Mormons) use the King James translation of the Old & New Testament? note: I need the answer: it is pertinent to my salivation, i.e., I get dry mouth just thinking about it. t-max,...
Aug 26, 2008 | Current issues
Gramps, Why is it that our ancestors in Old Testament times lived so much longer than we do now? Some of our first fathers lived well over 900 years old and then gradually decreased with time. I’ve thought that perhaps it was because they needed extra time to fill the...
Aug 18, 2008 | Current issues
Hello Gramps… My question to you has to do with the scripture in Psalms 8:4-5. “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visiteth him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.”...
Aug 17, 2008 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I am of the tribe of Manasseh and understand that all information of my tribe was contained in the 116 pages lost by Martin Harris. I would like to learn more of my tribe. Is there anything available? In the Bible dictionary, after...
Aug 15, 2008 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, In the Book of Mormon chapter 8 verses 8 and 20, I find these verses very confusing. Could you explain them to me? I cannot find it anywhere that I have searched. Thank you so much. I love your site. Nancy Answer Dear...
Aug 14, 2008 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, In 2 Nephi 6:6-7, it says that Kings will be their nursing fathers and Queens will be their nursing mothers. It also says that they will bring thy sons in their arms; and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. What is this...
Aug 13, 2008 | Current issues
Columnist, Larry Barkdull, has graciously allowed AskGramps.com to link to some of his fantastic articles. Here is the first in the series: Rescuing Wayward Children by Larry Barkdull The prophet Mormon foresaw an epidemic of latter-day wayward children, and he had an...
Aug 12, 2008 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, I have two questions regarding different men in the New Testament. First, we don’t hear much about Joseph, Mary’s husband. Other members of Jesus family are mentioned but not Joseph. Was Joseph present when Jesus was crucified. Also, I love...
Aug 12, 2008 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, At the time Joseph Smith received the record of Abraham, which was subsequently translated into what we now know as the Book of Abraham in the Pearl Of Great Price, he also received the record of Joseph. That record was apparently translated, but not...
Aug 8, 2008 | Current issues, Jesus Christ
Dear Gramps, Does the New Testament story of Christ clearing the temple fit as scriptural justification for dealing with bad situations through violent acts? It appears that Christ was doing what we might call “losing his temper” in that episode. The...
