Jan 22, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Scriptures
Question Gramps, What was exactly the curse mentioned in Ether 14:1? Does it mean that things just disappeared? Luis Answer Dear Luis, I expect many of us have wondered how this curse works. Unfortunately, the scriptures only give us clues. I...
Jan 21, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Scriptures
Question Hey Gramps, In the Doctrine and Covenants it states that Michael the Archangel is Adam. Is there any evidence from early Christian or Judaic beliefs that confirm this was at least a theory or is this for the most part new information? Ricky ...
Dec 10, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, In Ether 2:6 we read that the Brother of Jared built barges in which they crossed many waters. In Ether 2:16 he is again commanded to build barges to cross ‘the great deep’. Would the first set of barges not have had plugs in them...
Dec 9, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Prayer
Question Gramps, I have often wondered why at the end of the Book of Mormon does Moroni ask us to pray to see if these things are not true? Rather than inviting us to pray to know if these things are true? Thanks. Matthew Answer Dear Matthew,...
Dec 7, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Pearl of Great Price
Question Gramps, What is meant by Moses 1:39? I understand that immortality has already been fulfilled by the Savior but what is meant by Eternal Life? 1 Nephi 9:6 says that God has the power to fulfill all of his words. All men will be baptized and have...
Nov 26, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, I have a troubling Biblical question no one seems to be able to answer. It is blunt and personal, but I am desperately seeking an answer. According to 1 Cor. 6:16, is premarital sex non existent? Is sex marriage? To spare details, I have...
Nov 20, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, I have had a difficult time trying to reconcile the message of God’s perfect love with the accounts of wrath and brutality in the Old Testament. Why would God command that entire populations, including women and children, be destroyed? ...
Nov 9, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, What is the meaning of verse 95 in D&C 88? Diane Answer Dear Diane, As a courtesy to those readers who have not yet taken the time to memorize the 141 verses of D&C 88, I’ll cite the relevant portion here: “And...
Nov 5, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, Why was there so much justified killing in the Old Testament? Including children and animals? Janis Answer Hello Janis, This is a question I have pondered myself. We are all the sons and daughters of God. Our father in Heaven,...
Oct 29, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, Mark 16:16 states the following words of Jesus, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; he that does not believeth is damned.” What does the word “damned” mean in this case and how is it compatible with work...