Apr 17, 2007 | Creation, Natural Phenomena
Question Gramps, I love your wonderful, well-thought-out answers to gospel questions. I just wanted to bounce an idea off of you, concerning your response to the person who wrote in about the dinosaurs and creation. One of the scientific truths I was taught in...
Apr 16, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Is it breaking the Sabbath Day to walk a dog on Sunday? I realize that the commandment states that even cattle are to do no work on that day. I know that there are 6 other days in which one could walk the dog. However spending the Sabbath...
Apr 16, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I have always been under the impression, from what several Mormon friends have said, that we did not choose the families we were born to, except perhaps for a few individuals in rare circumstances. But in church today a teacher stated that...
Apr 14, 2007 | Current issues
Question Hi Gramps, My understanding is that our Heavenly Father is a God of order. He knew what our needs would be one day while creating the earth. Dinosaurs were created…lived for a set amount of years and then died off. This is because of the orderly nature...
Apr 14, 2007 | Current issues
Question Hi Gramps, One of my coworkers has been asking me questions about the Mormon Church lately, but he can’t get past the idea that the Mormon Church is not a cult. How can I explain this to him? Leslie Answer Dear Leslie, What is a...
Apr 13, 2007 | Current issues, Miscellaneous
Question Dear gramps, I’m currently 17 years old and I am joining the army in a couple months. I was curious about how my duties in Iraq, (which I will most likely be sent to) will reflect on our Mormon beliefs. I know that there are Mormons in the...
Apr 11, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, We know that stake presidencies and high councilors are everyday men subject to making occasional mistakes just like anybody else. My question for you, is if in the capacity of a church disciplinary council, they excommunicate someone in...
Apr 10, 2007 | Mormon Doctrine, Priesthood
Question Dear Gramps, Could you explain to me exactly what is the “Kingdom of God”? John Answer Dear John, There are several connotations of the “Kingdom of God.” God is the organizer and the creator of the universe, and everything within it. He...
Apr 10, 2007 | Faith, Gratitude
Question Gramps I have been struggling with this for a few weeks now. Why is it that my sister, who is totally inactive and drinks and smokes and does not attend any church at all, gets everything she needs when she needs it. For example, her husband got a...
Apr 8, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I have gone around in circles about joining the Mormon Church, and I keep coming back to one obstacle (an obstacle in my mind, you might feel). Brigham Young said something to the effect that an unmarried man over the age of 21 was a great...
