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...
What is an appropriate period for a “guilty conscience?”
Question Dear Gramps, After a person becomes somewhat convinced of the extreme gravity of their sinful behavior, how long should they be harrowed up by the memory of their sins? The situation of Zeezrom in the Book of Mormon comes to mind. He was reduced to his...
When was the Bible as we know it first compiled and put into the context as we know it?
Question Dear Gramps, When was the Bible as we know it first compiled and put into the context as we know it? Was it Constantine1 who originally gathered the texts together to create a manual for his new religion, or were the texts already in a particular...
Why weren’t the fish and other sea creatures destroyed during the flood?
Question Dear Gramps, We had an interesting question come up today. As we understand it, the Great Flood as recorded in the Bible was intended (among many things) to destroy all flesh from off the earth, save those specifically saved aboard the Ark constructed...
Where does the brain end and the soul begin?
Question Dear Gramps, Where does the brain end and the soul begin? I figure that our brain is not what is giving us our agency, since it is subject to outside stimuli, such as medication. People do not choose their brain, so how can they be responsible for what...
If I have a divorce after a temple marriage but do not have the sealing cancelled, will I be sealed to my ex forever even though we have parted company now?
Dear Gramps, I read your answer about plural marriages and that there will be no marriages performed passed this earth life and I am a little confused. I was sealed to my husband in the temple but then we were divorced. He has since been sealed to someone else but our...
My parents are against my joining the Mormon Church. How can I become a member of the Mormon Church and please my parents at the same time?
Question Dear Gramps, My mom and dad who don't even communicate are against me getting baptized in the Mormon Church. I really want to but am unsure if I can live up to the commitment especially around my family who expect me to be just like them. Also I am a...
How do I convince my wife that all will be well even with a promise to an ex-spouse?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been married to a wonderful lady for over two years. This is our third marriage for both of us. I hold the Priesthood and have a heart-felt desire to be sealed to this lady. This is where complications are coming in. She was...
Is Talmage expressing a different interpretation of Psalms 82:6 in his book Jesus the Christ?
Question Dear Gramps, In Psalms 82:6 it reads I have said, Ye are Gods; and all of you are children of the most High. I have always thought this passage was telling us that we have the potential to become Gods. However, James E. Talmage may have...
Why doesn’t God care about my wife and me enough to let us have children?
Question Dear Gramps, When my wife and I were married in the temple many years ago, we naturally thought that we would have children but, that didn’t happen so easily. After a few years of trying with no success, we turned to infertility and adoption. With...
Should children under the age of 8 be allowed to share their testimonies in church?
Question Dear Gramps, I was talking to another member of the Mormon Church and he is unhappy that on fast Sunday some people, mostly grandmas, take small children up to bear testimony. He says that children below the age of eight should not or could not have a...
Why is general knowledge of the Father and His role not widely known?
Question Gramps, Why is general knowledge of The Father and His role not widely known? Is it Satan’s objective to keep people from revealed knowledge of Him? The main focus in the Christian world is Jesus Christ – which is not bad but without knowing the Father...
Why don’t other religions “get” and “lose” their testimonies?
Question Dear Gramps, Why is it that amongst all the Christian denominations in the world, only the Mormons "get" as well as sometimes "lose" their testimonies? How come we never hear about Baptists or Methodists losing their testimony of Christ? Or in the...
Why is some of the Book of Mormon identical to the Bible?
Question Gramps, I was reading in the New Testament in Matthew chapters 6-7. In 3 Nephi it references from Matthew almost word for word, verse for verse out of the King James Version. There were a few words changed here and there but the verses were literally...
How can I get my testimony back?
Question Dear Gramps, How can I get my testimony back? I have been baptized in the Mormon Church now for 18 months. I remember my conversion and felt a very strong spirit from the Lord. for the first six months of my conversion. I was extremely strong and I new...
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