Sep 18, 2011 | Current issues, Mormon Policy
Why do members of the church wear white shirts only? Is this according to a dress code or can we choose other colors too? Dylan ______________________________________________ Dylan, Many of us who were raised in the church were counseled and raised to model the...
Sep 17, 2011 | LDS Church, Satan
IQuestion Hi Gramps, Conspiracy theorists all over the internet are convinced that there is a secret society that goes by the name ‘Illuminati.’ They supposedly have Satan at their head and are the unseen powers behind the media and music industries and...
Sep 15, 2011 | Callings, Divorce, Mormon Policy
Why are divorced men excluded from becoming temple sealers? Ray ________________________________________ Dear Ray, I can find no doctrinal reason why. If someone is worthy of a temple recommend then any potential problems or sins related to the divorce should all be...
Sep 14, 2011 | Current issues, Divorce, Life's Lessons, Priesthood, Self Worth
Dear Gramps, Getting divorce and being LDS is such an oxymoron. I have been facing my biggest fear…being divorced while having children. It’s been a growing trial. I find myself breaking down with fellings of failure and being unable to recieve inspiration...
Sep 12, 2011 | Jesus Christ
Question Gramps What was the significance of foot washing and why is it not practiced today? Deb Answer Dear Deb, Long before the Restoration, foot washing was a familiar custom throughout the ancient Near East. Travelers, having journeyed dusty...
Sep 11, 2011 | Current issues
Question I know the church doesn’t approve of tattoos, but what about one that is done for medical reasons? Michael Answer Dear Michael, The church understands and accepts medical necessity as a valid reason to do things that otherwise would...
Sep 10, 2011 | Natural Phenomena, Second Coming
Dear Gramps, I was curious about a phenomenon called volcanic winter. My understanding of it is that when a big volcano like the one in Yellowstone National Park, erupts, it spews ash up into the atmosphere, spreading around the globe and killing plant life and...
Sep 9, 2011 | Baptism, Priesthood
Question Gramps, John the Baptist confered the Aaronic Priesthood on the heads of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery on May 15th 1829. After baptizing each other they ordained each other to the office of a Priest in that Priesthood, which office gives them the...
Sep 7, 2011 | Mormon Policy, Priesthood
I am a High Priest Group Leader and among my group I have older members who are from the Elders Quorum.They have been told that if they feel more comfortable meeting with the High Priests instead of with the younger Elders Quorum because of their age, they can do. ...
Sep 6, 2011 | Current issues
Question Gramps, In Doctrine and Covenants section 117 we read: “Is there not room enough on the mountains of Adam-ondi-Ahman, and on the plains of Olaha Shinehah, or the land where Adam dwelt, that you should covet that which is but the drop, and...
