Mar 19, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life
A friend told me that she understood that the one third part host that was held back because of their agency was all men. She said she was also told that this is the reason plural marriage will be a part of the Celestial due to a lack of worthy men. Would you please...
Mar 6, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
My daughter was in seminary when this question was posed. The teacher did not have an answer, but I say it’s simple. Did we wear clothing as spirits in the per-existence? I think that since things are “on earth as they are in Heaven” that we did most...
Dec 23, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, In reference to Alma 13, particularly verse 8, how could the Spirits in the pre-earth life receive or give ordinances. In this case of the priesthood, I assume to be the ordinance of laying on of hands. -Opie ____________ Opie, We know very little about...
Dec 4, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
I wonder if all the people in all the other worlds were in the same spirt world that we were before we were born? Do we know them? Are they are brothers and sisters? I have learned so much from reading your answers to questions. Thank You! Nancy __________________...
Sep 29, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
I was curious about this. My biology teacher freshman year said that bacteria are living. If so, do they have spirits? Thank you! Menley ___________________________________________ Dear Menley, We read the following in the Pearl of Great Price: 5 And every plant of...
Aug 31, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Premortal Life
Hi Gramps, We are born into life and we take on the appearance and the traits of our parents and ancestors. We are all brothers and sisters, but how much of our original spiritual character survives through all the genetic and environmental influences from birth to...
Aug 20, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
Some of us were discussing the Grand Council in heaven as recorded by Moses. The question arose if there were a Grand Council for other worlds as well, leaving us to believe those people had to be tempted along with learning to repent. No one seemed to have any...
Aug 2, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Life's Lessons, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, I am wondering if there’s any declared doctrine that in the pre-earth life, we chose our specific trials that we would have in this life? If not official doctrine, what do you believe? Dean, Salt Lake City, UT Dear Dean, If we chose our specific...
Jun 27, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Premortal Life, Satan
Gramps, Does Satan remember us and/or did he retain any/all knowledge from the pre-existence? If so, is he able to use this knowledge to gain advantage in tempting us? I would also appreciate if you would reference any scripture or modern day revelation that answers...
May 3, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Current issues, Premortal Life
In our pre-mortal existence, one third part of the the hosts of Heaven were cast down with the adversary. Where are those “1/3rd hosts of Heaven? Richard Dear Richard, Satan and the 1/3 part of the Hosts of Heaven that were thrust down, are here on this earth...