Why is 2nd Nephi word for word with Isaiah in the Bible?
Question Gramps, Why are the Isaiah chapters word-for-word in 2 Nephi if Joseph Smith translated the Gold Plates which had not been tampered with, like the bible? Kristen Answer Dear Kristen, In your next reading of The Book of Mormon, I encourage...
How do we know if the prophet is false by the words they speak?
Question Gramps, Brigham Young has said multiple times and it is written in the Journal of Discourses that he said people lived on the moon dressed as Quakers. He also said, "Is their life on the sun? Without question, for it was not created in vain." Since...
How do you explain a Priesthood holder not giving a blessing?
Question Gramps, My sibling-in-law fell on humbling hard times, began to return to the church, went through a painful and litigious break-up, then asked their Home Teacher for a blessing of comfort. He came, lectured, announced that he wasn't inclined to give...
What kind of a god do Muslims consider Allah to be?
Question Gramps, What kind of a god do Muslims consider Allah to be? A person like Heavenly Father? Does he have a wife? Is he considered the father of the spirits of people? Bobbi Answer Dear Bobbi, For a moment I considered telling you that...
If we pray and fast for one who is ill, are we interceding God’s will?
Question Gramps, If I fast and/or pray that someone who is ill may have health restored, but the will of the God is that that person not be healed, does that mean that my fasting/prayer was for the intent to change God's will? And does His will change because I...
Why do couples get different answers to prayers when praying for the same thing?
Question Dear Gramps, My husband and I have been praying over a specific problem regarding faith. We are getting drastically different answers to our prayers. Why do people who are praying regarding the same issue get such different answers to their prayers? ...
How do you choose someone for a calling?
Question Dear Gramps, How do you pick someone for a calling? Do you just ask the Lord and He somehow tells you who He wants? Or do you just pick someone that you like and ask God if He approves? How does that work? Robert Answer Robert, Calling...
Is there a promise in Isaiah 54 to those women unable to have children?
Question Gramps, As a woman who was not blessed with children I was comforted by reading Isaiah 54 and that I would have so many children I would need to enlarge the tent. Also that being refused by the Lord as a young wife would be for a short time and in...
Why was the temple veil torn in two after Christ’s crucifixion?
Question Dear Gramps, Why was the temple veil rent in twain when Jesus was crucified? I've heard evangelicals interpret it to mean that there is no longer a separation between God and man (and thus no need for temples anymore). But obviously we don't believe...
Is God’s love unconditional?
Question Gramps, Is God's love unconditional? Pam Answer Dear Pam, Elder Russell M. Nelson has taught that "Divine love is infinite and universal. The Savior loves both saints and sinners." Divine Love, Ensign, Feb 2003. However, Elder Nelson...
