Aug 13, 2017 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Achaeologists use a dating method which is used to determine the date of wooden objects and of rock layers that is very accurate. It’s done by looking at petrified trees and tracing them back by counting their rings and finding common...
Aug 11, 2017 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I’m a four year (almost) convert. I have just heard that I am required to attend Relief Society. Is that true? I heard a person a couple of years ago mention “I don’t do Relief Society”. My attendance and involvement...
Aug 8, 2017 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Ron Wyatt’s archaeology discoveries as outlined on RonWyatt.com I believe are true and will be verified in due time. I have studied them in detail and I believe they need to be learned & shared by all and with all. It bugs me that...
Aug 5, 2017 | Current issues, Word of Wisdom
Question Gramps, I know the controversy of whether or not green tea is against the Word of Wisdom, but my question is specifically about a green tea extract called EGCG. I was wondering if I could use as a weight-loss aid? I think it can contain very small...
Aug 3, 2017 | Current issues, LDS Church
Question Gramps, My question is about early morning seminary. When I was in school in Utah, of course, seminary was just a part of our day. We walked across the street and it was a nice break from the normal day. However, away from Utah and maybe Idaho,...
Aug 2, 2017 | Current issues, LDS Church
Question Dear Gramps, I don’t think you’d touch this one with a ten foot pole, but here goes. Why are the LDS chapels in some wealthy Utah neighborhoods so fancy and ornate, while others in poor rural areas so plain and regular? Obviously, a lot...
Jul 31, 2017 | Current issues
Question Hey, Gramps. I enjoy your take on gospel questions very much. Elder Bednar frequently speaks about the strengthening and enabling power of the Atonement. He mentions episodes in the Book of Mormon that take place before the actual Atonement. I’m...
Jul 23, 2017 | Current issues, LDS Church
Question Gramps, I know we are counseled not to read anti-Mormon literature. What is the reasoning behind this? Shouldn’t it be of value to us to know what is being said about our religion? It sometimes gives you the feeling that church leaders...
Jul 16, 2017 | Current issues
Question Gramps, How could there possibly be 2 million killed in the wars on just one side. Total losses would approach 4 million together. There couldn’t be that many people here since the flood could there? John Answer Dear John, I have...
Jul 14, 2017 | Current issues, LDS Church
Question Gramps, I just saw on our local news that the Mormon Church doesn’t pay taxes. Is this true? Daniel Answer Daniel, The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints obeys the laws of the land in which it operates. If it did not there...
