Jul 19, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Dear Gramps, I have a dear friend whose husband of two years (a recent convert just before their engagement) has turned against the Mormon Church and no longer believes… in particular in Latter-day prophets. Much of this stems from things he feels the...
Mar 25, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Dear Gramps, Should you always agree with what a prophet says automatically or should you pray about it? I heard that Brigham Young said don’t take my word for it, pray about it. I do understand that he can speak as a prophet and as a man, but how do...
Dec 7, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Gramps, I am having confusion about Elias. I know that Elias is a man who lived during the time of Abraham and nothing more is known about him. Elias is also a name given to prophets who prepared the way, such as John the Baptist. Elias, in the New...
Jan 17, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ, Prophets
Question Gramps, I can’t find any instance where a prophet, other than Joseph Smith, saw the Savior. Since many of the prophets from the Bible and Book of Mormon saw the Savior, as did Joseph Smith, isn’t important that other prophets have seen Him?...
Jan 4, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Gramps, In Mosiah 8:15 it states a seer is greater then a prophet. Can only prophets be seers or can personal revelation also be described as the gift of a seer? I have received several revelations involving the future that in fact did happen....
Jul 3, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Gramps, Last week in priesthood class a member asked, “How can one tell when a man, whom we sustain as prophet, is speaking as a prophet or giving his own opinion?” Don Answer Dear Don, President Brigham Young taught that What...
Jun 26, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Gramps, Brigham Young has said multiple times and it is written in the Journal of Discourses that he said people lived on the moon dressed as Quakers. He also said, “Is their life on the sun? Without question, for it was not created in...
May 24, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church, Prophets
Question Gramps, Is the President of the Church ordained or set apart? Is the position a separate office in the Priesthood or a calling? Dave Answer Dear Dave, “The president of the Church”, like quorum and auxiliary presidents, is not...
May 5, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Gramps, How are modern day prophets set apart? I know that each member of the First Presidency and members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles hold all the keys, but only the prophet can exercise all priesthood keys. So, when the current prophet dies...
Jan 16, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ, Prophets
Question Dear Gramps, We read in the Book of Mormon and the Bible that Christ appeared to His servants throughout history. Is there any evidence that all Prophets of the Church have seen Him in person? Julia Answer Julia, We have no way of knowing...
