Were any of the more wicked spirits who were permitted to come to earth able to change their minds and follow Satan?
Question Dear Gramps, After the split of the spirits where 1/3 were sent to earth and 2/3 stayed, were any of the 2/3 borderline in their decision and able to change there mind or come to earth for a body and be disruptive here? This was a discussion I had with...
Did the changes made in the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible change the King James version or did it also change the original Hebrew script?
Question Hi Gramps, I'm a convert of some 42+ years now and am still excited about being a member. I've recently read the book 'The Bible Code.' I was very impressed with the apparent accuracy of the incidents noted therein. I was thinking on how Joseph Smith...
Is it true that there have been 1,200 changes to the original version of the Book of Mormon?
Question Gramps, I know people who would like to trap LDS people by asking questions that they might not know the answers to. One man said he had an original Book of Mormon. He asked a sister if there had been any changes in the Book of Mormon over the years....
Why didn’t any of the original witnesses to the Book of Mormon recant their testimony after leaving the Church?
Question Gramps, I don't understand why some of the original witnesses (of the plates) of the Book of Mormon left the Church, but never recanted their testimony. If they saw the plates, and knew they were authentic, how could they leave? If this is too lengthy...
Was the Urim and Thummim taken from Joseph Smith when the 116 pages of Book of Mormon manuscript were lost by Martin Harris?
Question Dear Gramps, I had a question in relation to the translation process. I have read many accounts that when the 116 pages were lost that the Urim Thummim were taken away and that the remainder of the translation process was done with the use of Joseph’s...
Is it all that bad to not want to be a senior missionary?
Question Gramps, My family, including children and grandchildren, watched the General Conference of the Mormon Church last weekend together. It seemed to me that many of the talks emphasized senior couples going on missions. I absolutely do not want to go on a...
How can I help my daughter make the right decisions in her critical relationship with her boyfriend?
Question Dear Gramps, We have an amazing teen daughter. All her life she has loved living the gospel. In the last month a romantic relationship has made definite moves toward the inappropriate. She felt the Spirit tell her to end the relationship. Within a day...
What does it mean that it is easier for a camel to fit thru the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?
Question Gramps, What does it mean when the Savior said that it is easier for a camel to fit thru the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven? Curtis Answer Dear Curtis, The example given by the Savior, that It is...
Why would Christ, the Prince of Peace, destroy entire cities?
Question Dear Gramps, I was stunned reading Nephi the other day where Jesus Christ destroyed entire towns, women and children. I asked my Mormon neighbor, who rhetorically asked about Sodom and Gomorrah. But I was shocked that the Savior of the World, the...
Why are women allowed to speak in church when it is forbidden in the Bible?
Question Dear Gramps, I’m hoping that you can clear up a matter between a co-worker and myself. He say’s that women are not to be teaching in church according to the bible. 1 Corinthians, chapter 14, verses 34 & 35. I say he is mis-interpreting this. He...
