Oct 18, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Faith, God, Life's Lessons, Marriage, Obedience
Dear Gramps, I just received $20K for part of an insurance settlement. I want to tithe $2K and use the rest to pay off debts. But my wife has come unglued at me!! She now says we need to pay off our debts first then we can tithe later. She had been OK with small...
Oct 16, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Mormon Doctrine, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, Can you please explain how Ephraim and other Israelites were not Black even though the Old Testament says they were mixed and intermingled with descendants of Ham? It is funny how Mormons in this country claim to be descendants of Ephraim whose mother was...
Oct 15, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Happiness, Missionary Work
Dear Gramps, I have a friend who is like a sister to me as her brother and I have been close friends for about 17 years. She is now 15 and has embraced Christianity. She is not currently a member of the Lord’s Church. She has recently asked “how do I serve the Lord...
Oct 13, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Jesus Christ
Gramps, It is my belief that the God of the Old Testament is Jehovah. Did Jehovah have a body of flesh and bone? Do you have any scriptures to confirm your view? Bob, from the USA Dear Bob, I agree with you that the God of the Old Testament is Jehovah. But finding out...
Oct 12, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Life's Lessons, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience, Satan, Second Coming
Dear Gramps, One of Satan’s greatest attacks against the Saints these days is all but making it illegal to stand for gospel principals when challenged. I speak of homosexuality and gay marriage. It is often asked about, and if one were to state their beliefs in the...
Oct 12, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Doctrine & Covenants
Dear Gramps, Will you please elaborate on verse 121, Section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants? Are we to cease from all laughter or is this commandment specifically for certain solemn occasions, such as in the School of the Prophets or temple work? The remaining part...
Oct 10, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine, Pearl of Great Price, Satan
Gramps, There are several instances in Genesis that refer to the thigh in making promises (24:2, 24:9, 32:25, 47:25). What is the significance of the thigh in these passages? Also Genesis 3:15 (and Moses 4:21) is the scripture about the serpent bruising his heel and...
Oct 6, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Doctrine & Covenants, Life's Lessons
Hi Gramps, My question that I would like some insight on is from D&C 63:17 and D&C 76:103. I believe these scriptures are describing those people who will inhabit the telestial kingdom. The phrase I don’t quite understand is “whosoever loves and makes a lie.”...
Oct 3, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, I’ve been studying the lineage of priesthood authority in the Book of Mormon. Why is priesthood authority and the ordination thereof never mentioned until Mosiah/Alma. Did Lehi, Nephi, Jacob, etc not have priesthood authority? Wouldn’t that be...
Oct 2, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Pearl of Great Price
Dear Gramps, I was reading the Pearl of Great Price last night. And I was reading the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham and I was wondering if there was ever the full works of both books. So is there the works of the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham in...
