Jun 23, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, We had an interesting question come up today. As we understand it, the Great Flood as recorded in the Bible was intended (among many things) to destroy all flesh from off the earth, save those specifically saved aboard the Ark constructed...
Jun 23, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Where does the brain end and the soul begin? I figure that our brain is not what is giving us our agency, since it is subject to outside stimuli, such as medication. People do not choose their brain, so how can they be responsible for what...
Jun 22, 2007 | Faith, Family, Marriage, Missionary Work, Mormon Doctrine, Temples
Dear Gramps, I read your answer about plural marriages and that there will be no marriages performed passed this earth life and I am a little confused. I was sealed to my husband in the temple but then we were divorced. He has since been sealed to someone else but our...
Jun 22, 2007 | Baptism, Family
Question Dear Gramps, My mom and dad who don’t even communicate are against me getting baptized in the Mormon Church. I really want to but am unsure if I can live up to the commitment especially around my family who expect me to be just like them. Also I...
Jun 21, 2007 | Family, Marriage
Question Dear Gramps, I have been married to a wonderful lady for over two years. This is our third marriage for both of us. I hold the Priesthood and have a heart-felt desire to be sealed to this lady. This is where complications are coming in. She was...
Jun 21, 2007 | Bible, God, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, In Psalms 82:6 it reads I have said, Ye are Gods; and all of you are children of the most High. I have always thought this passage was telling us that we have the potential to become Gods. However, James E. Talmage may have...
Jun 20, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, When my wife and I were married in the temple many years ago, we naturally thought that we would have children but, that didn’t happen so easily. After a few years of trying with no success, we turned to infertility and adoption. With...
Jun 18, 2007 | Mormon Policy, Testimony
Question Dear Gramps, I was talking to another member of the Mormon Church and he is unhappy that on fast Sunday some people, mostly grandmas, take small children up to bear testimony. He says that children below the age of eight should not or could not have a...
Jun 18, 2007 | God, Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, Why is general knowledge of The Father and His role not widely known? Is it Satan’s objective to keep people from revealed knowledge of Him? The main focus in the Christian world is Jesus Christ – which is not bad but without knowing the Father...
Jun 15, 2007 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Why is it that amongst all the Christian denominations in the world, only the Mormons “get” as well as sometimes “lose” their testimonies? How come we never hear about Baptists or Methodists losing their testimony...
