Jun 25, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, What day is being referred to in 2 Nephi 14:1? What is the purpose or reason on the “seven women shall take hold of one man.” Butch Answer Butch, When we have any question about the meaning of a verse of scripture, it...
Jun 23, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, The Jaredites, in Ether 2:16, are commanded to build barges “after the manner of barges which ye have hitherto built”. This gives the clue that they must have crossed other bodies of water on route to the sea. One clue being that...
Jun 6, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Scriptures
Question Gramps, What is the significance of phrases such as “the Lords bowels are filled with compassion” or “that his bowels my be filled with mercy”. Why bowels? Melissa Answer Melissa, This is actually a case of old definitions not being...
May 19, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Why did the Nephites in 3 Nephi 9 and 10 hear the voice of God, but then in 3 Nephi 11 not hear/understand it until the third time in 3 Nephi 11? Also, in Mosiah 27 Alma and the sons of Mosiah hear the voice of an angel speaking unto them...
May 12, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
May 7, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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? ...
May 5, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
Apr 21, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
Mar 15, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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,...
Mar 5, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...