Will I ever get to have a baby?
Question Gramps, Will I ever get to have a baby? I am in my 60s. Do I ever get to have babies--descendants. I don't mean adopting or spirit children. I mean getting big and pregnant and wearing really cool maternity clothes and looking really beautiful like...
Why don’t we see miracles now like we did in Bible and Book of Mormon times?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been spending a lot of time reading the scriptures lately, especially the Book of Mormon and the New Testament. Both books are filled with many miracles performed by righteous prophets, church leaders and the Savior himself. There...
How many temples were built in Jerusalem?
Question Gramps, How many temples were built in Jerusalem and when? Elizabeth Answer Dear Elizabeth, The bible tells us the first temple was the Temple of Solomon built around 957 BC. This was to replace the portable tabernacle that they had used...
How can the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution be inspired by God?
Question Hi Gramps. The signing of the Declaration of Independence was one of the most illegal things the Founding Fathers did. It was high treason against the government. Yet, we believe the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence was inspired...
Should I respond to comments on Anti-Mormon websites?
Question Dear Gramps, A few days ago I ran onto a website set up to “save the Mormons,” and the video was trying to question whether or not President Hinckley was a “Prophet, Seer, and Revelator.” I don’t understand why people from a bunch of different faiths...
Why were the Levites chosen to be in charge of the temple?
Question Gramps, Why were the Levites chosen to be in charge of the temple? Levi was just as rotten as his brothers, so why were they set apart from the others? Erin Answer Dear Erin, I’m curious if you have your own personal Urim and Thummim. We...
What does it mean to turn your back to the priesthood?
Question What does it mean to "turn your back to the priesthood" (a HC said this when interviewing me for the MP)? I've read D&C 84, but it isn't clear on the "oath and covenant," or what would specifically constitute turning my back? Michael Answer...
How do I reconcile grace and the temple?
Question Gramps, I have a hard time reconciling grace and the temple. I understand temples were used anciently, but as I have studied the Hebrew temple I have questions. There a priest made a sacrifice on behalf of the people and metaphorically entered into...
How can God see my potential with the life I was forced to grow up in?
Question Gramps, My growing up years were spent in an area that was not the best of environments. Lots of gangs, drugs, violence and anything else you can think of. This is what I grew up around. My parents were once active LDS but have slid into some of the...
Where is the fairness in temple sealings?
Question Gramps, How come men can be sealed to multiple women but women cant be sealed to multiple men? Kendra Answer Dear Kendra, It's not that simple actually. If a man is living and his wife dies, then yes he can be sealed to another living...
Are ghosts real?
Question Gramps, A friend of mine, a former Bishop, believes that ghosts are real, but he cannot explain why some ghosts are friendly vs the ghosts that are of the devil. I cannot understand why a spirit would be allowed to stay on this earth and be seen...
After Christ’s 2nd coming, is the cycle restarted with a new Christ and a new earth?
Question Gramps, I believe God will never cease to have children, and those children all need to go through life on an earth. So after Christ's second coming, is the cycle restarted and begins all over again with a new Christ and new earth(s)? This brings up...
I am struggling with my faith. Why isn’t Heavenly Father answering my prayers?
Question Gramps, I am struggling with my faith. No big event triggered it, just a culmination of things. I am doing what I can to overcome it. But it seems that the canned answers of “study the scriptures, “pray sincerely,” fasting, searching, reading the...
Is there such a thing as a blessing of faith?
Question Gramps, Hello, my question for you today is, is there such a thing as a blessing of faith? One given by the laying on of hands but not with priesthood authority. Just by the faith of the person giving and receiving the blessing. I ask this as I hold...
I have major concerns about my daughter’s future marriage. What can a father do?
Question Gramps, We have a daughter at BYU Idaho dating a person that is a religious zealot and they are engaged and he uses everything to the letter with regards to what general authorities have counseled to his advantage. They have dated less than six months...
Are my mental disorders a result of sin?
Question Gramps, I have an Anxiety Disorder, OCD, and a few phobias. All have to do with fear. If Satan makes us fear, are my mental illnesses just a creation of Satan's? Did I get these because I'm not worthy enough? I thought fear is what kept us alive and my...
Did Satan really take on the form of a serpent to beguile Eve?
Question Dear Gramps, When explaining why she ate the forbidden fruit, Eve states that the "serpent" beguiled her. In this instance is the word serpent meant to be a metaphor, or are we to understand that Satan took that form when speaking to Eve, and if he...
Is it the Law of Sacrifice or the Law of Consecration?
Question Gramps, I have always had this doubt about tithes. If we could assign this principle to one of these two laws, what would it be? Felipe Answer Dear Felipe, You're not alone in your struggle regarding tithing. However, the commandment...
Is there any intelligent reason that I should marry if I am perfectly content as a single adult?
Question Dear Gramps, I am a 26 year old male. I have no desire for a wife. Im not sinning in a sexual way at all. Is it a sin to simply go through life without a mate? I’m a very independent person and the thought of constant company of another person...
Were Adam and Eve and the animals created at the same time?
Question Dear Gramps, In reading the book of Moses and Genesis, the description of the creation seems to indicate that the beasts of the field were created at the same time as Man and Woman. There are teachings that indicate Adam and Eve were created separately...
Could the Sami people of northern Norway be descended from one of the lost tribes of Israel?
Question Dear Gramps, I understand that some of the tribes of Israel that were lost, went north. Over 30 years ago I worked in the northernmost part of Norway for several years. Once when a friend of mine, who was in the insurance business, and I went to a Sami...
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