Jan 13, 2007 | LDS Scriptures
Question Dear Gramps, I had a question while reading the Book of Mormon. In Omni 1:20 it says that the record of the Jaredites was found engraved upon a large stone. However, In Mosiah 8:9 it says that the Jaredite record was found written upon 24 plates. Did...
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 10, 2007 | LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, Please tell me what you know about this Peleg, Was he a Priesthood holder. Why was the earth changed so violently.? We know so little about this person. JLeo Answer Dear JLeo, The only source information on Peleg is found in...
Jan 10, 2007 | LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, Here’s my question. I was reading a report by Hugh Nibley on the atonement in which he talks about how in the New Testament, the translators of it used the word “reconcile” instead of “atonement.” (He said this is found in the translation from...
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 7, 2007 | LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, We have received the anti-Mormon video “The Lost Book of Abraham” which claims that the scrolls of Abraham are from the Egyptian Book of the Dead and, according to modern Egyptologists, have a totally different translation than...
Jan 7, 2007 | LDS Scriptures
Question Dear Gramps; Can you please explain how the “descendants of the Priests of Noah…were as numerous, nearly, as were the Nephites” (Alma 43:13-14) (About 74 B.C.), when “among the Lamanites who were slain were almost all the seed of Amulon and his...
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...