Dec 24, 2017 | Current issues, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, My son is on what I call a quest for the truth. He has no doubt that there is a God but does not accept Christ as his Savior yet. He has posed the question to me that if Christ is truly the son of God then why do so few people on...
Dec 23, 2017 | Repentance, Sexual Issues
Question Hi Gramps, I’m having trouble. I’m on a mission and I want to start off by saying that I fully intend on finishing my mission. The problem is I’m not here worthily. I want to be, I just don’t have the courage to confess my...
Dec 18, 2017 | Current issues, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, I was stunned reading Nephi the other day where Jesus Christ destroyed entire towns, women and children. I asked my Mormon neighbor, who rhetorically asked about Sodom and Gomorrah. But I was shocked that the Savior of the World, the...
Dec 17, 2017 | Current issues, Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, Do we as a church teach and subscribe to replacement theology? Andrew Answer Dear Andrew, For my readers that aren’t familiar with replacement theology, it is the teaching that since “God is able of these stones to...
Dec 16, 2017 | Current issues, LDS Church
Question Gramps, Two weeks ago I attended the local Mormon Church. I was on time, neatly dressed and very respectful of my surroundings. I took a seat in back so that I could observe fully what was taking place. I must confess I enjoyed the service. I believe...
Dec 14, 2017 | Joseph Smith
Question Dear Gramps, I would like to know the exact way the Prophet Joseph translated the Book of Mormon. For instance, I read that at first he used a seer stone instead of the Urim and Thummim which he placed in his hat and buried his face into the hat to...
Dec 11, 2017 | Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps Why is Jesus Christ spoken of in the Book of Mormon as early as 559 BC? Brenda Answer Dear Brenda, You are probably referring to the use of the term, Jesus Christ, which is the English translation of the Greek translation of...
Nov 12, 2017 | Children, God
Question Gramps, In human biology there is born (extremely infrequently) a two headed child. This to me speaks to a Heavenly Father who is the Father of what? i know that the Church believes in only one earthly life. So how can you explain this very unusual...
Nov 1, 2017 | Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, So apparently Jesus appeared approximately one year after His resurrection. But when you read 3 Nephi, it seems like it just happens. (“the people looked around and saw the change to the land (or something like that)) Can you please...
Oct 29, 2017 | Current issues, Sabbath Day
Question Gramps, I have a question that I have wondered about for years. We have been asked to keep the Sabbath day holy. Not working if possible, and no activities that cause others to work. So why is it ok on general conference Sunday that caterers are hired...
