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How does the allegory of the olive trees answer Jacob’s question regarding the Jews?

May 12, 2020 | Book of Mormon

Question Dear Gramps, Jacob in the Book of Mormon asks a question about the Jews in Jacob 4:17: “And now, my beloved, how is it possible that these, after having rejected the sure foundation, can ever build upon it, that it may become the head of their...

After reading D&C 50:42, how do I know if I am one of those that the Father gives to the Son?

May 7, 2020 | Doctrine & Covenants, Jesus Christ

Question Gramps, I read in D&C 50:42 “And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost.” The cross references in the footnotes are verses that say a similar thing. How does one become one of those that the Father gives to the Son? ...

Will those mentioned in Hebrews who were forced to wander in the wilderness never obtain the Celestial Kingdom?

May 5, 2020 | Bible

Question Gramps, We were just reading Hebrews 3 where it says that the Lord has sworn in His wrath that those who sinned in the wilderness – and were made to wander forty years – will not enter into His rest. Does this mean they cannot obtain the...

How were the years in Biblical time counted?

Apr 21, 2020 | Bible

Question Gramps, We name the years before Christ as in 2000 BC, 1500 BC, 600 BC, and so on. But how did those people at that time count their years? They couldn’t have used BC in any of their calendars. Or as time passed, did they even label or keep...

Why does this scripture in Isaiah and in the Book of Mormon always seem so contradictory?

Mar 15, 2020 | Scriptures

Question Gramps, What does it mean, “For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still”? Why is it repeated so many times and always seems contradictory? Beatrice Answer Beatrice, Thanks for the question,...

Why did Nephi use the word bible?

Mar 5, 2020 | Book of Mormon

Question Gramps, Why in 2 Nephi 29:6 would Nephi have used the word Bible? Annette Answer Hi Annette, Nephi would not have used the word “Bible”. He would not have used any English words at all. Nephi did not speak English, but a...

What does 2 Nephi 19:17 mean and why does it seem so contradictory?

Mar 1, 2020 | Book of Mormon

Did Moroni write the title page to the Book of Mormon?

Feb 15, 2020 | Book of Mormon

Question Gramps, Did Moroni write the title page to the Book of Mormon? Robert Answer Dear Robert, We don’t know. What is now the title page was originally on the last of the gold plates, so it is reasonable to assume that Moroni wrote it....

How did the Gentiles get their hands on the brass plates?

Feb 1, 2020 | Book of Mormon

Question Gramps, How did the Gentiles get their hands on the brass plates from the Jews as said in 1 Nephi 13? Any historical events regarding the book? Dallas Answer Dallas, Thank you for asking this question. The “brass plates” in...

What is the relationship of Salome to Christ and his mother Mary?

Jan 30, 2020 | Bible

Question Gramps, I read in the New Testament Student institute manual: “Tradition indicates that John may have been Jesus’s first cousin. This tradition also indicates that Salome, who is mentioned in Mark 16:1, was the sister of Jesus’s mother, Mary,...

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How does the allegory of the olive trees answer Jacob’s question regarding the Jews?

After reading D&C 50:42, how do I know if I am one of those that the Father gives to the Son?

Will those mentioned in Hebrews who were forced to wander in the wilderness never obtain the Celestial Kingdom?

How were the years in Biblical time counted?

Why does this scripture in Isaiah and in the Book of Mormon always seem so contradictory?

Why did Nephi use the word bible?

What does 2 Nephi 19:17 mean and why does it seem so contradictory?

Did Moroni write the title page to the Book of Mormon?

How did the Gentiles get their hands on the brass plates?

What is the relationship of Salome to Christ and his mother Mary?

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