Jul 27, 2007 | Bible, Etymology, World History
Gramps, Lev. 23:16 talks about a corn harvest. Was there corn in the old world in pre-Columbian times? Clive, from Powell, Wyoming Dear Clive, Corn is mentioned 86 times in the Old Testament and 8 times in the New Testament, so I conclude that is was grown in the...
Jul 8, 2007 | Bible, Etymology
Gramps, Adam and Eve were commanded to multiply and replenish the earth. It seems obvious to me that “multiply” refers to having offspring. What exactly does “replenishing the earth” refer to? Since the earth was new and not inhabited by man other than Adam and...
Jul 3, 2007 | Book of Mormon, Holy Ghost, Revelation
Question Dear Gramps, I would like to thank you for your response to my question. I have found articles on the internet outlining the contents of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in some detail. I have spent the last couple of hours reading through these...
Jun 25, 2007 | Bible, World History
Question Dear Gramps, When was the Bible as we know it first compiled and put into the context as we know it? Was it Constantine1 who originally gathered the texts together to create a manual for his new religion, or were the texts already in a particular...
Jun 14, 2007 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Etymology
Question Gramps, I was reading in the New Testament in Matthew chapters 6-7. In 3 Nephi it references from Matthew almost word for word, verse for verse out of the King James Version. There were a few words changed here and there but the verses were literally...
Apr 17, 2007 | Creation, Natural Phenomena
Question Gramps, I love your wonderful, well-thought-out answers to gospel questions. I just wanted to bounce an idea off of you, concerning your response to the person who wrote in about the dinosaurs and creation. One of the scientific truths I was taught in...
Feb 17, 2007 | Book of Mormon, World History
Question Dear Gramps, I was baptized as a Mormon 8/06 age 60, from a Catholic background. Why are there not any archeological artifacts on ancient world of Book of Mormon as there are on the bible? Why does the Book of Mormon talk of horses, metal, cows, etc.....
Feb 4, 2007 | Miscellaneous, World History
Question Dear Gramps, Why is it that Easter changes dates every year like the Chinese New Year? RN Answer Dear RN, Up until the time of the Council of Nicea in 325 AD, the anniversary of the Savior’s resurrection was celebrated on various dates...
Jan 25, 2007 | Children, Education
Question Dear Gramps, I have a teenager who won’t drop an AP class that he is struggling in. He is overwhelmed and getting depressed. He is getting a B in the class, but it will affect his GPA such that he may not be able to get into BYU, which is his goal. He...
Jan 17, 2007 | Mormon Doctrine, Natural Phenomena
Question Hi Gramps, I sure hope you can help us on this one. My family was having a discussion on the topic of time as it relates to temporal and spiritual concepts. Questions came up like: During the creation, was every day the same length? Will the millennium...
