Jun 29, 2015 | Bible, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Why are the Isaiah chapters word-for-word in 2 Nephi if Joseph Smith translated the Gold Plates which had not been tampered with, like the bible? Kristen Answer Dear Kristen, In your next reading of The Book of Mormon, I encourage...
Mar 22, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Who was the father of King Mosiah? There doesn’t seem to be a patriarchal link. I’m referring to the first King Mosiah, not his grandson, a subsequent king. Floyd Answer Floyd, We know very little about the kings of...
Feb 11, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, I heard in a talk by Elder Uchtdorf that when Jesus visited America after his resurrection, He chose his Twelve Apostles. Who were they? LD Answer LD, Several years ago, I saw some beautiful artwork depicting the twelve Nephite...
Jan 31, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Dear Gramps, Thank you for making this one of the best websites ever. Recently, my friends and I were talking about the 116 pages of the Book of Mormon that Martin Harris lost. We had a few questions that we were unable to answer. 1) Did Joseph Smith...
Jan 17, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Hello Gramps! I am a recent convert to the wonderful Church and have a growing testimony of the Church. I had a quick question however. Time and time again, anti-mormons will use physical evidence – such as steel, horses, etc. against the Church....
Jan 5, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Dear Gramps, I have to admit that no matter how difficult and or profound, you always manage to give answers to all those various questions from all around the world. Several months ago I sent a question about the sealed portion of the plates. There...
Dec 15, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Do we have all the translations from the Book of Mormon or is there some missing or info we don’t have? Kyle Answer Kyle, I am not sure what you meant by translation, but it is very clear from the records that there are some...
Nov 8, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Is it true that the Nephites and Lamanites did not have access to the writings on the gold plates? The writings of their prophets? It is my understanding that they used only the brass plates for scripture references. Y Jordan Answer...
Aug 24, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
Aug 20, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Hi Gramps, I understand that there are different levels of kingdoms, as explained in D&C 76, but how come the Book of Mormon sounds so polarized between Eternal Life and Perdition/Hell? Did the Lehites have knowledge of Telestial and Terrestrial...