Aug 17, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps, Where can I find out what happened to the golden plates when Joseph Smith finished the translation of the Book of Mormon? Is there anything that directly states what happened to them? Thank you, Jack, from California Dear Jack, The golden plates upon...
Aug 16, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, A very dear friend of mine, told me a story that she believes to be fact. The story goes like this. The (older version) of The Pearl of Great Price told about nine foot tall giants that lived on our moon. When the astronauts went to the...
Aug 14, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps, I was about to write my thoughts to a newspaper in response to another article which shared this scripture which I’ve never read before & it does seem off base. Maybe you could help me.I’ve looked at sites on Old Testament but haven’t found any help. Deut...
Aug 13, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I am a convert, just recently, but I have been attending services for a year. My husband, who has been inactive for at least the last ten years, started coming with me and has now been ordained a priest. In fact he baptized me, and we are...
Aug 12, 2007 | Current issues
Question Gramps, In Acts 16:14 it talks about Lydia being a seller of purple. I would like to know what is a “seller of purple”? Joan Answer Dear Joan, Lydia was in either in the dry goods business or the apothecary business. She either sold died cloth or the...
Aug 10, 2007 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, I am a little confused as I understand that only worthy members of the Mormon Church can inherit the Celestial Kingdom, yet I have heard that many people not of our faith will be able to inherit it also. Please can you enlighten me? Margaret, from England...
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 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 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...
