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...
Did the Manifesto state that all plural marriages were to be discontinued?
Question Gramps, We have been studying the Doctrine and Covenants, as we do on a continuing basis. The Manifesto clearly states that entering into plural marriage was to be discontinued as of October 1890. Does this mean that those who had been married already...
How do I appropriately divide my time between my family and my work obligations?
Question Gramps, I have a question of a spiritual nature. I just can't put it in to adequate words. I fear I shan't give it the power it holds in my heart. But nothing ventured nothing gained, as thy say. My wife and I have recently started a small contracting...
Could you explain to me my line of priesthood authority as given in my patriarchal blessing?
Question Dear Gramps, Could you please explain to me the line from my Line of Priesthood Authority, which goes like this: “Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery ordained the Three Witnesses. (Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris) were called by...
Was it right for our daughter to exclude us from their children’s patriarchal blessings?
Question Gramps, My daughter and husband have taught their 6 children the gospel well. Her twins, age 16 next month, were to have their patriarchal blessings. They specifically excluded me and their beloved Aunt because we have watched R rated movies on...
Why is the Mormon Church so obsessed with statistics?
Question Gramps Why is the Mormon Church obsessed with statistics such as visiting teaching, home teaching etc.? Janel Answer Dear Janel, What makes you think that the church is obsessed with statistics? In order for any organization to manage its...
Should we always accept the callings we receive?
Question Gramps, A disease has attacked our ward - it has affected so many people in that they refuse to accept callings to serve, to speak, to attend, etc. I was raised to believe you accepted a calling whenever possible. I would also like to know whether it...
How can I have an eternal family if neither of my two husbands have been worthy to be sealed in the temple?
Question Dear Gramps, I didn’t grow up in the Church, and didn’t have a testimony of temple marriage and other things. Although since I was a child, I always believed in Jesus and wanted to be close to him. I have been divorced twice. The first time he ended up...
Is marriage for eternity in the Mormon temple a requirement for exaltation in the celestial kingdom?
Question Dear Gramps, Should the quotation from John Taylor be interpreted as meaning that those who do not marry in this life may have the opportunity to do so in the millennium, thereby attaining exaltation, if they are otherwise worthy? I have been an...
According to the New Testament account, why do both Jesus and Paul favor celibacy over marriage?
Question Gramps Given the central motif of marriage throughout the Bible (between God and Israel, Christ and the Church, etc.), not to mention the original purpose of women–to be a companion of men–why do both Jesus and Apostle Paul sanction celibacy as even...
Could you help me understand 1 Peter 3:5-7 that seems to promote a male-biased sexism?
Question Dear Gramps, I am struggling with the apparent sexism found in 1 Peter Chapter 3, verses 5-7— For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in Subjection unto their own husbands. Even as Sara...
Should I get married in the Mormon Church Temple if my family is against it?
Question Dear Gramps, I’m getting married in the temple this summer as a recent convert to the church, and will have been a member of the Mormon Church for a year in July. My family is having a really hard time with the temple ceremony and not being able to...
Are matches made in heaven?
Question Hi there Gramps. Here’s my question. I am wanting to know if matches are really made in heaven. I met my fiancee through the internet. The only thing that made me draw closer to this person is the simple fact that I seemed to know this person, even...
Why would a missionary in the Mormon Church be taken away from working in the field to working in the mission office?
Question Dear Gramps, What is a mission financier. If a missionary is called to serve in the mission office as the financier, what are his responsibilities and why would he be taken away from the "field" to work in the mission office. Becky Answer ...
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