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...
Aug 1, 2007 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, In the category of obedience on the Ask Gramps site, there’s a heading which asks why is it that amongst all the Christian denominations in the world, only the Mormons get as well as sometimes lose there testimonies… well towards the bottom of your...
Aug 1, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps, What are the age of spirits in the pre-existence and in the spirit world? Please give me the scriptures. I need something to back me up in a big discussion on the subject. Many thanks Fred, from Cheraw, South Carolina Dear Fred, Sorry, no dates are given in...
Aug 1, 2007 | Current issues
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 referring to? Pam,...
Jul 29, 2007 | Current issues
Question Hello Gramps, I am a recently (May 2007) Baptized member of the Mormon Church, and my new husband has paid tithing all his adult life… except for last year when he was separated from his previous job and the company he helped to create. Then he started...
Jul 28, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps, I have a question for you. What means the circle that is in the book of The Pearl of Great Price? I think that the circle is very similar to the Aztec calendar, and by my opinion it seems a spaceship with passengers, just in the middle of the circle are two...
Jul 28, 2007 | Current issues
Dear Gramps: Please help, I have been looking for a useful and practical Scripture marking system for my Scriptures. My wife gave me a new Large Print set for our 13th anniversary and I want to be able to mark them in such a way that will be useful and make sense. My...
Jul 24, 2007 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, Hope you are doing well. I am sending a copy of a recent question asked by Tommy and a partial answer from you to Tommy. I researched the question and thought maybe you might find the following helpful. Maybe not. FClark Prepared by THE DEPARTMENT OF...
Jul 20, 2007 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, Is it wrong to like someone who is 19 years younger than you? I am 39 and he is 20 I really need to know the answer. Wendy, from Pittsburg, Texas Dear Wendy, It may not be wrong, but it certainly is impractical. You probably like this kid more as a child...
Jul 18, 2007 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I would like to know the exact way the Prophet Joseph translated the Book of Mormon. For instance, I read that at first he used a seer stone instead of the Urim and Thummim which he placed in his hat and buried his face into the hat to block...
