Jan 3, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, LDS Scriptures, Marriage, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life, Second Coming, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, Should the quotation from John Taylor be interpreted as meaning that those who do not marry in this life may have the opportunity to do so in the millennium, thereby attaining exaltation, if they are otherwise worthy? I have been an...
Jan 1, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Jesus Christ, Marriage
Question Gramps Given the central motif of marriage throughout the Bible (between God and Israel, Christ and the Church, etc.), not to mention the original purpose of women–to be a companion of men–why do both Jesus and Apostle Paul sanction celibacy as even...
Jan 1, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Hello Gramps, How do you explain the use of “steel” as quoted in the Book of Mormon, when steel was supposedly invented many centuries later. Looking forward to your response. Bob Answer Dear Bob, The definitive word in your question is...
Jan 1, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ, LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, You have helped me several times, and I am hoping you are a scripturist too. A Catholic friend sent me a letter requesting that I say a novena for a very ill friend. I, of course, will not alienate him by saying that Mormons don’t say novenas,...
Dec 30, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Book of Mormon, Etymology
Question Dear Gramps, I am curious to know why so many passages in the Book of Mormon are the same as those in the New Testament, particularly the beatitudes. If the bible is true insofar as it is translated correctly, then why are the passages so nearly the...
Dec 20, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, What was the name that King Benjamin gave the people that is referred to in Mosiah 1:12? Christopher Answer Dear Christopher, The name that King Benjamin gave his subjects, as referred to in Mosiah 1:12, is the name of Christ. If...
Dec 16, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Scriptures
Question Dear Gramps, Has any general authority ever said anything about righteous wars? Elizabeth Answer Dear Elizabeth, Let me give you just one quote from Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, which I think will answer your...
Dec 16, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, When God commanded Noah to build an ark and get two of every animal, how was it possible for him to get two of every animal on the earth when Noah was only in one area? Jennifer Answer Dear Jennifer, Just a couple of points— 1)...
Dec 13, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Dear Gramps, I have just been re-reading 3rd Nephi, I especially like the direct words of the Saviour. I am extremely concerned about one point. The Lord Jesus Christ had ALL of the Nephite/Lamanite survivors praying earnestly on their knees and he...
Dec 11, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Scriptures
Question Dear Gramps, In one of your answers you say, “In English, the accepted version of the Bible is the King James Version, and the Mormon Church accepts it, and all other versions, only insofar as they are translated correctly.” How does the Mormon Church...