How can I study both versions of the Bible together?
Question Gramps, Hi, I am a member of the church. I am just trying to understand how to use the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible and combine it with the King James version. Dennis Answer Dear Dennis, In June of 1830, Joseph Smith was...
Is there archaeological evidence to support the Book of Mormon?
Question Dear Gramps, I was wondering if there is any archaeological evidence to support things mentioned in the Book of Mormon such as wheat, barley, copper, and steel in America? People keep saying that Mormonism isn't true because of this. Landen ...
Is there any value in physical beauty?
Question Dear Gramps, Of what value is great physical beauty if the inside is what's important? Why did the Lord even create great physical beauty when He only looks upon and judges us according to the heart? He must have had a reason or else He would not...
Am I sinning by not going to church due to medical issues?
Question Gramps, I'm LDS. I'm very happy to be and so is my husband. We have been married for 32 years and our marriage is sealed but lately we have been very sick I lost my legs. I can not walk anymore and my husband has a bad problem with his back. He...
Is justice ever double paid?
Question Gramps, I just read your answer to the justice and mercy conundrum. As you cited in your answer about justice and mercy, the commonly told story about a loan owed and a third party stepping in to pay the loan then granting forgiveness of the loan to...
What happens to children who stray when they die?
Question Gramps, My children were sealed in the temple to us and most of them have strayed from the gospel and are not living its teachings. One of them is gay and living a gay lifestyle. What will happen to them when they go to the other side? J Answer...
Is it really possible to be washed clean of sin?
Question Hey Gramps, Thanks for answering my other questions. I've been wondering about repentance. I have a sinful habit that I've been struggling to get rid of the past little while. I keep doing it again and again. Each time I do, I cry and confess it to...
Do we all go to the same spirit world when we die?
Question Gramps, In the History of the Church, Volume 5, pp 424-425, it is recorded that Joseph Smith said the word "paradise" in Luke 23:43 is a mistranslation. He, however, did not change/correct this in the Inspired Version. He also says, "Hades, shaole,...
Is it a sin to go to a casino?
Question Gramps, Is it a sin to go a casino and play the slot machines for entertainment when your bills and tithes have been paid? Frankie Answer Frankie, To willingly and knowingly break a commandment of God is by definition a sin. This is what...
Were we created with another spirit of the opposite sex?
Question Gramps, I have read and heard from a couple of people that when God created us spiritually we were created with another spirit of the opposite sex. So for example when God created me (me being a male) he created a female. The scripture they use is...
