Aug 24, 2014 | Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ
Question Hi Gramps! My husband and I have recently started reading the book of Mormon. I would like to know why in Alma the word Christ and Church are used? In the KJV Bible, those words did not appear until the New Testament. The churches were called...
Jul 20, 2014 | Jesus Christ, Priesthood
Question Gramps, My wife is not a member of the Church and last week we were talking about the priesthood. She asked me why we need the priesthood. When Jesus was on earth, he made a new covenant and said we were all priests; therefore, there is no longer a...
Jul 4, 2014 | God, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, Considering the gospel of Jesus Christ promises us eternal life, and that if we do our very best to keep the commandments of God, we may be as our Father in Heaven, as he was once like us. With that being said, according to Joseph Smith...
Jun 22, 2014 | Jesus Christ, Prophets
Question Gramps, Our topic of discussions this month with the YW and YM is the priesthood. One of them asked,”What priesthood keys are held by Jesus Christ that the President of the church does not hold?” I was not able to answer the question at...
Jun 8, 2014 | Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, Was the Holy Ghost present while Christ was on the earth?Steve Answer Steve, Thank you for your question. The simple answer to your question is yes. Please stay with me as I go into more detail to show some examples. ...
Apr 7, 2014 | God, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, Why does there have to be three in the Godhead or why is there three in the Godhead? Thanks, Jesus Answer Dear Jesus, By having three members in the Godhead, we find God exemplifying the law of witnesses that he gave to His children (see...
Mar 26, 2014 | Jesus Christ, Repentance
Question Gramps, What does “applying the atoning blood of Christ” mean? Janet Answer Janet, I want to imagine for a moment, that setting fire to anything is a sin. It plainly isn’t, but for the purpose of my answer, let’s assume that it...
Feb 20, 2014 | Bible, Jesus Christ
Question Hi Gramps, I know I’ve been asking you a lot of questions, primarily because I haven’t seen them addressed before. This one has come to my mind periodically since I was in middle school. I don’t believe that Judas knew that the...
Jan 27, 2014 | Jesus Christ, Second Coming
Question Gramps, In Sunday School the question was asked why Jesus would return in a robe of red and not white. No one had the exact answer. I found scriptures about this but still do not understand. Can you explain this? Thank You! Nancy Answer ...
Jan 12, 2014 | God, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, In the LDS scriptures, how many times does God actually speak? Like in D&C 49, God the Father and Jesus Christ seem to take turns speaking. Karen Answer Dear Karen, God the Father has spoken on very few occasions. When He...
