May 28, 2014 | Bible, Book of Mormon
Question Dear Gramps, We enjoy your website. Really sorry to hear that you are no longer physically with us, but I guess we can assume you are still here in spirit. My question: There are over 120 verses in the Book of Mormon that appear to exactly copy...
May 27, 2014 | Book of Mormon
Question Gramps. What is meant by secret combinations? Marlene Answer Marlene, Secret combinations, as described in the Book of Mormon, refer to groups or individuals who engage in clandestine activities to achieve personal gain or exert power...
May 22, 2014 | Bible, Current issues
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 | 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...
Apr 29, 2014 | Book of Mormon, Mormon Faith
Question Hello Gramps! I need to know for my own sake after having conversations with my daughter’s father (my ex) that he is leaving the LDS church because he has a problem with 2 Nephi 25:23. “For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and...
Mar 9, 2014 | 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...
Mar 5, 2014 | Book of Mormon, Church History
Question Gramps, My question is more out of curiosity than of faith building , but as I read of the travels of Moroni, and view many maps of the journeys, I wonder about the Hill Cumorah. I see two possible locations of this place and they are nowhere close to...
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...
Dec 29, 2013 | 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 17, 2013 | Book of Mormon, Life's Lessons, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, We have heard it taught for years now throughout the Church that chastity (or virtue) cannot be taken away but only given away by someone’s free will. Yet Moroni 9:9 has a statement about the wicked Nephites, which seems to...
