Aug 12, 2008 | Pearl of Great Price
Question Dear Gramps, This is my second time sending you this question, and either last time I did this wrong, or you couldn’t answer. So I am writing again. This is something that has really been bothering me for a long time. About four months ago I started...
May 19, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon, Mormon Faith
Dear Gramps, Why do some people think Mormons are so bad? or weird. I really don’t understand why people judge Mormons all the time? Lauren Dear Lauren, The Mormon Church, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the veritable kingdom of God on the...
Jan 7, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Etymology
Gramps, I have come across a passage that stated that the Mormon Church is a cult. After doing much research of the word “cult” it appeared that most definitions are contrary to one another. I would like to have your view on this matter. Sivuyile, from South Africa...
Dec 4, 2007 | Pearl of Great Price
Question Gramps, My husband and I (both college professors)converted to the LDS Church approximately 15 months ago. Since that time we have been looking forward to partaking in the blessings of the temple. However, we now find ourselves very troubled by serious...
Oct 18, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Gramps, Today my teacher told my class that in the early church, Mormons believed that blacks go straight to hell. I know this is not true, but I don’t have any evidence of proof to back it up. Can you explain why that’s not true and how non-Mormons get that...
Oct 16, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Mormon Doctrine, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, Can you please explain how Ephraim and other Israelites were not Black even though the Old Testament says they were mixed and intermingled with descendants of Ham? It is funny how Mormons in this country claim to be descendants of Ephraim whose mother was...
Aug 16, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Pearl of Great Price
Question Dear Gramps, A very dear friend of mine, told me a story that she believes to be fact. The story goes like this. The (older version) of The Pearl of Great Price told about nine foot tall giants that lived on our moon. When the astronauts went to the...
Jul 24, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Dear Gramps, Hope you are doing well. I am sending a copy of a recent question asked by Tommy and a partial answer from you to Tommy. I researched the question and thought maybe you might find the following helpful. Maybe not. FClark Prepared by THE DEPARTMENT OF...
May 15, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Joseph Smith
Question Dear Gramps, I certainly don’t want to question the prophetic nature of Joseph Smith, but I just can’t help but wonder what would happen if we all started religions based on the stories our children tell us. How does one base their life on the stories...
May 5, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, Being a recent convert, I was very upset to learn on the PBS documentary that the content of the temple endowment has undergone many major revisions over time. I was dismayed today to find that there are, in fact, more changes than were...
