Sep 15, 2007 | Etymology, Scriptures
Gramps, Replenish? Does that mean the earth was “plenished” before Adam and Eve were given the commandment? Rebecca, from Raleigh, North Carolina Dear Rebecca, Pick up a dictionary! There are two distinct definitions of the word, replenish. The first definition is to...
Sep 15, 2007 | Book of Mormon, Health
Dear Gramps, I have bought rice and other items for food storage and put them in clear plastic air tight containers. When I went to use some of the rice it had bugs in it. How is the best way to prevent this? Vicki, from Van, Texas Dear Vicki, Two ways to consider….....
Sep 13, 2007 | Prayer, Satan
Question Dear Gramps, How concerned should we be that Satan might overhear our vocal prayers, or even our everyday conversations, and use the information against us? Should we be discreet in what we vocalize out loud, or do we even need to be concerned about?...
Sep 13, 2007 | Current issues, LDS Scriptures
Question Dear Gramps, Paul speaks quite degradingly about women. He makes it sound like women are completely inferior creatures. How they are subject to their husbands in such a way that they can only learn the gospel or ask any gospel questions to their...
Sep 12, 2007 | Worthiness
Question Gramps, Since no one is perfect anyway, what is the purpose of worthiness, and how can it be established? Frank Answer Dear Frank, There is a significant difference between perfection and worthiness. There has been only one perfect mortal...
Sep 12, 2007 | Church History, Pearl of Great Price
Dear Gramps, At the time Joseph Smith received the record of Abraham, which was subsequently translated into what we now know as the Book of Abraham in the Pearl Of Great Price, he also received the record of Joseph. That record was apparently translated, but not...
Sep 10, 2007 | Bible, Doctrine & Covenants
Dear Gramps, In the book of Revelation, John says he saw a vision of the New Jerusalem coming down from God out of the heavens so to speak, but in the Doctrine and Covenants it says that the New Jerusalem will be built, can you help me understand this? Andy, from...
Sep 9, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps, What do we look like when we die? Rosella, from England Dear Rosella, I assume that you mean, “what do we look like as spirits in the spirit world after we die?” If that is your question, we understand that the form of the body is patterned after that of the...
Sep 9, 2007 | Bible, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, Who was Mary Magdalene? What type of woman was she? How did the Savior meet her? Christie Answer Dear Christie, The only things known about Mary Magdalene are those recorded by three of the four writers of the gospel,...
