Jan 6, 2008 | Mormon Faith, World History
Dear Gramps, I am 11 years old, and a few months ago in my social studies class, we talked about how Martin Luther (NOT Martin Luther King Jr.) developed the Lutheran Church when he was “fed up” with the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. My teacher, who is not a...
Dec 17, 2007 | Afterlife, Natural Phenomena
Question Hey Gramps, I am doing a research project on Religion and the Paranormal, and I am also a member of the Mormon Church. I am having the hardest time finding where I can find a magazine, book, or even an internet page that has the view of the Mormon...
Dec 8, 2007 | Book of Mormon, Etymology
Question Gramps, In 1 Nephi chapter 8 verse 10 it talks about a “tree, whose fruit was desirable to make one happy”. What is the symbolism of the fruit? Rell Answer Dear Rell, If you look at the footnote to the word, fruit, in verse 10, it will...
Dec 3, 2007 | Etymology, Mormon Doctrine
Dear Gramps, Re your answer to “Hurting in Grant Pass,” do all things happen because God has planned them, or do things happen because men exercise free will, and God allows things (even bad things) to happen that occur as a result of men exercising free will....
Nov 29, 2007 | Etymology, Jesus Christ
Dear Gramps, I noticed that you refer to the Creator of the universe as “Jehovah” and to the Saviour as “Jesus”. I also noticed that you use the Septuagint (a Greek authoritative book) and Hebrew Authoritative books as sources. Research states that the letter ‘J’ did...
Nov 20, 2007 | Book of Mormon, World History
Dear Gramps, The other day I was asked a question about the demographics in the Book of Mormon, and I was hoping that you could help with an answer to the question. This person told me that she believes that the population growth that is discussed in the Book of...
Oct 6, 2007 | Natural Phenomena, World History
Question Dear Gramps, I am firmly aware that we are to accept the admonitions of all prophets and apostles which I’m very grateful for in this day and age. However, there is one man that I am very curious about– Nostradamus. He was not a religious prophet, and spoke...
Sep 23, 2007 | God, Natural Phenomena
Dear Gramps, I am having difficulty with the teaching that God has a physical body. How can God know everything that happens everywhere, if He has a physical body, and physically, then, can only be in one place at one time? Shane, from San Francisco, California Dear...
Sep 15, 2007 | Etymology, Scriptures
Gramps, Replenish? Does that mean the earth was “plenished” before Adam and Eve were given the commandment? Rebecca, from Raleigh, North Carolina Dear Rebecca, Pick up a dictionary! There are two distinct definitions of the word, replenish. The first definition is to...
Sep 3, 2007 | Bible, Etymology
Dear Gramps,I was reading in Matthew 19 and in verse 24 it says It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of god.” I’ve heard this many times but was told the eye of a needle refers to a hole in a wall...
