May 22, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, Why did the serpent choose Eve first? Veronica Answer Veronica, The Institute Old Testament student manual explains that Eve was not tempted first: “The accounts in both Moses and Genesis state only that Satan approached...
May 20, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Why does the Book of Mormon present the biblical myth of the Tower of Babel as a real historical event? Raul Answer Dear Raul, The Book of Mormon presents the myth of the Tower of Babel as history, because Jared and his brother...
May 13, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Dear Gramps, I am a little confused as to what the woman giving birth to the man child and the draqon waiting to devour the child once born. Can you help me with this please? Thanks. T Answer T, Thanks for your question. It’s an...
Apr 23, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, I want to know who helped Noah build the ark? Josefa Answer Dear Josefa, The Book of Jasher (a medieval text that repeats Jewish traditions that have built up over the years around the stories in the books of Moses) says it took...
Mar 9, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, LDS Church
Question Gramps, What scriptures in the Bible confirm the LDS gospel to be true? Mindy Answer Mindy I have a feeling my answer might shock you, but here it is. There aren’t any. More to the point, there aren’t any scripture verses in the Book of...
Feb 20, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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 14, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, Is King Saul in perdition? If so, why? Donna Answer Dear Donna, Your question was the first I’d ever heard of Saul being in perdition. I did a little research into it, and could not find any Latter-day Saint opinion on it....
Dec 29, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, God
Question Gramps, Someone explained to me that they thought Jehovah/God of Old Testament days was harsh, whereas after life experiences, suffering the atonement, Jesus/God became gentler, more patient, long suffering. I’ve never heard of this idea and...
Dec 6, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Blessings, Prayer, Priesthood
Question Gramps, I wonder what the difference is if someone with the priesthood prays for someone who is sick and they get healed compared to a preacher in another church who prays for the sick who gets healed. Nicko Answer Nicko, That is a great...
Dec 3, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Joseph Smith
Question Gramps, Hi, I am a member of the church. I am just trying to understand how to use the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible and combine it with the King James version. Dennis Answer Dear Dennis, In June of 1830, Joseph Smith was...
