Oct 4, 2007 | Holy Ghost, Mormon Doctrine, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, I have a 13 year old niece who posed this question to her Sunday School teacher who asked me to find out the following: Is the holy ghost male or female? If male why? If female why? Which led to the second question. Why can’t a female be the prophet? I...
Oct 3, 2007 | Book of Mormon, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, I’ve been studying the lineage of priesthood authority in the Book of Mormon. Why is priesthood authority and the ordination thereof never mentioned until Mosiah/Alma. Did Lehi, Nephi, Jacob, etc not have priesthood authority? Wouldn’t that be...
Oct 2, 2007 | Afterlife, Sealings
Question Dear Gramps, I was wondering about people who are worthy of the terrestrial glory at the time of their death. What is the purpose of having them sealed to their families if they cannot progress to the Celestial Kingdom? Diane, from Redmond, Washington Answer...
Oct 2, 2007 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, I was reading the Pearl of Great Price last night. And I was reading the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham and I was wondering if there was ever the full works of both books. So is there the works of the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham in...
Oct 1, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps, I was wondering how the Mormon church sees the Bible. I was taught growing up that the Bible was the inerrant word of God. My husband who used to be a devout member of the Mormon Church states that the Bible has some good parts in it but is largely in error as...
Oct 1, 2007 | Current issues
Gramps, Last year our 12 year old daughter with down syndrome died due to heart and lung defects. Some ward members told my wife that she needed to have her temple work performed but I am a little confused because in the past I was told by a stake president not to...
