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...
Dec 15, 2013 | Jesus Christ, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, My question deals with the Christmas holiday. Many Biblical scholars agree that Jesus was born sometime in the spring and not winter. With that knowledge, why do Latter-day Saints celebrate what appears to be a holiday replete with false...
Dec 11, 2013 | Jesus Christ, Mormon Faith, Second Coming
Question Gramps, I understand that there will be mortals during the Millennium until they grow old as a tree. They will not die but will be changed to their immortal body. When the Lord comes at the beginning of the Millennium, will mortals still have bodies...
Dec 8, 2013 | Jesus Christ, Satan
Question Gramps, After Lucifer and 1/3 part of the angels were cast out, I assume that Satan wanted to do everything he could to keep us from returning to Heavenly Father. It would seem to me that the best way to go about this would be to make sure that Jesus...
Nov 28, 2013 | Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Repentance
Question Gramps, I just read your answer to the justice and mercy conundrum. As you cited in your answer about justice and mercy, the commonly told story about a loan owed and a third party stepping in to pay the loan then granting forgiveness of the loan to...
Nov 14, 2013 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, There is a song in our hymnal, “While of These Emblems We Partake,” ( #174) which states in verse three that “[t]he law was broken; Jesus died….” Christ himself told us, in both the New Testament and the Book of Mormon, that he did not come to...
Oct 17, 2013 | Afterlife, Jesus Christ, Repentance
Question Gramps, To become Gods and Goddesses in the post-mortal existence, will we have to suffer the same pain Jesus did to suffer for our sins? Perhaps this is just because I am mortal, but the prospect of that scares me like I’m a child again. I know...
Sep 23, 2013 | Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, My friends and I are often hitting and smacking each other because that’s what teenage boys do. Every once in a while, I worry that this causes more pain for The Savior when he suffered for ALL our pains and afflictions. I want to know if...