Jan 15, 2007 | LDS Scriptures, Mormon Faith
Question Dear Gramps, The sixth Article of Faith says: “We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.” The footnote referred from...
Jan 14, 2007 | Bible, Etymology
Question Dear Gramps, I am a Jew living in Israel. Naturally I have learned Hebrew, and so I have become interested in the differences between the Hebrew Torah (to Christians, the Old Testament) and the King James Bible. Now I understand that the Hebrew Torah...
Jan 13, 2007 | Afterlife, LDS Scriptures
Question Dear Gramps, I have a co-worker that I have been discussing religion and the Church with lately and he has many questions and ideas that are getting hard for me to answer. Last week we were discussing life after death and he believes that when we die...
Jan 13, 2007 | Bible, Etymology, Scriptures
Question Dear Gramps, While it is clear that there are doctrinal differences and differences in the interpretation of scripture between the Mormon Church and evangelicals, is there really a difference in their world views on the role of scripture in religion...
Jan 11, 2007 | LDS Scriptures, Mormon Doctrine
Question Dear Gramps, Recently, one of the “Daily Wows” indicated that Shem was in fact the great high priest “Melchizedek.” However, while sharing this information with one of our ward scriptorians he said that Shem couldn’t be Melchizedek because Melchizedek...
Jan 11, 2007 | LDS Scriptures, Personal Revelation
Question Gramps, Where can I find out how scripture reading can help me with seminary? Thanks, Jincy Answer Dear Jincy, What do you mean, “where can I find out?” The fact is so obvious that you don’t need to look anywhere. Perhaps you could...
Jan 9, 2007 | Education, Joseph Smith, Pearl of Great Price
Question Dear Gramps The problem with the facsimiles in the Pearl of Great Price has nothing to do with them not being spoken of in the book of Abraham. The problem is the deciphering of the symbols accompanying the facsimiles, which say that it is Abraham upon...
Jan 6, 2007 | LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, In our discussion on faith in Relief Society last Sunday, we spoke of Abraham and Isaac and their faith that God would provide. Someone made the statement that Isaac was a grown man and would have had to help himself onto the altar…that Abraham...
Jan 4, 2007 | Bible, Joseph Smith, LDS Scriptures
Question Hi Gramps, I’m a convert of some 42+ years now and am still excited about being a member. I’ve recently read the book ‘The Bible Code.’ I was very impressed with the apparent accuracy of the incidents noted therein. I was...
Jan 4, 2007 | Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, I don’t understand why some of the original witnesses (of the plates) of the Book of Mormon left the Church, but never recanted their testimony. If they saw the plates, and knew they were authentic, how could they leave? If this is too...
