Does the stick of Joseph and the stick of Ephraim refer to the Old and New Testaments?
Dear Gramps, I wanted to know in the Old Testament it talks about the two sticks being joined. My thought is the book of Judah is the Old Testament and the book of Joseph being the book of the New Testament. Is his correct. Thank you for answer. Scott Dear...
When did the prophet Joseph Smith receive his endowments?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been a member of the church for 20 years and I have never seen these two questions answered and documented. Please do so. (1) When and where was the Prophet Joseph when he received the endowment ritual? When did he receive his...
When was Adam born?
Question Gramps, I’ve been trying to get some type of timetable or year B.C. of Adam’s birth and I can’t get any scriptural reference to this? I look forward to hearing from you. Flynn Answer Dear Flynn, There are no extant records of the year of...
Is the translation of the Book of Abraham by Joseph Smith erroneous?
Question Dear Gramps, There is a website out now that teaches that the Book of Abraham is false and that they have recovered some of the writings in a Museum and now they can interpret what it says and it’s not at all what the prophet translated it to be. So, I...
What does the statement mean “…not maintaining any affiliation or sympathy with apostate groups”?
Question Dear Gramps, Would you know what this statement means? “…not maintaining any affiliation or sympathy with apostate groups.” What is this statement talking about exactly? Shelly Answer Dear Shelly, One part is missing from the statement...
I don’t really understand what faith is. Can you please help me?
Question Dear Gramps, I’m not sure if I have faith, and I don’t know how to get it stronger. I have to do projects and experiences on faith for personal progress in Young Womens, but I never really got what faith was. Can you please help me? Celeste ...
Who changed the scriptures to read God in the singular, instead of Elohim, the gods, in the plural in the Bible?
Question Dear Gramps, I would like to know who changed the scriptures to read God in the singular, instead of Elohim, the gods, in the plural in our first five books of our present Bible. Also, why the every first sentence in the Bible, “In the beginning there...
Can I have a child sealed to me as a single sister?
Question Dear Gramps, I am a single middle age sister very active in the church. The question I have is that I am thinking of adopting an orphan and I wonder can I have that child sealed to me. And if not what happens to that child and myself as an eternal...
Did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons?
Question Dear Gramps, In John it states that if you have seen Christ you have seen the Father. In Genesis it states that man was made after the image of God. Christ had a bellybutton while on earth, so did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons? Just wondering. Mike...
Have I committed the unpardonable sin by having an abortion?
Question Hello Gramps, I was sealed in the temple years ago and later divorced. I no longer attend the Mormon Church. Later as a single mother, I had an abortion. Have I committed an unforgivable sin? Lately I have been fasting and praying a lot. I am trying to...
