Jun 10, 2009 | Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, I know we should wear white shirts in the temple, when passing sacrament or when giving a blessing. Is there anywhere that the church leaders have stated that hometeachers should wear white shirts and ties when they hometeach? Danny Dear Danny, As...
Jun 8, 2009 | Doctrine & Covenants, Priesthood
Question Dear Gramps, “Until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness” What did John the Baptist mean when he said this to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, what is the offering? Brian Answer Dear Brian, In the...
Jun 4, 2009 | Blessings, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, My wife’s father practices polygamy, He has two wives and several children, I have seen him give blessings to his children and even baptize some of them. my question is about line of authority, he can trace his “line of authority” back to Joseph Smith,...
Jun 4, 2009 | Doctrine & Covenants, Family Roots, Priesthood
Gramps, My wife just found a geneological line on new.familysearch.org that runs all the way back to Adam. The line went through Aaron, the brother of Moses. In the Doctrine and Covenants it says that a literal descendant of Aaron has a right to the Aaronic...
Jun 3, 2009 | Current issues, Jesus Christ, Sabbath Day
Dear Gramps, Why do people worship on Sunday if Jesus worshiped on Saturday? Shouldn’t we do what Jesus did since He is our example? Trinity Dear Trinity, The Sabbath was instituted to commemorate the day of rest that the Lord observed following the creation of the...
May 2, 2009 | Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, Did God create our spirits, or did he conceive them? Did he just say like, “Spirits be created” or did He have spiritual children with our Heavenly Mother? If so, why do the scriptures say Jesus is the only begotten? Ethan Answer...
Apr 30, 2009 | Callings, Priesthood
Question Gramps: Why do we call the members of the First Presidency and a Stake Presidency with the title of President? There is only one President of those groups, so why do we refer to all three as “President”? Spud Answer Dear Spud, President Monson as...
Apr 29, 2009 | Mormon Doctrine, Pearl of Great Price
Dear Gramps, What is the relationship of Kolob & Earth in the beginning and when the earth is turned to glass? Byron Dear Byron, Kolob is the name of the planet nearest to the residence or planet upon which God resides. Kolob by definition means the “the...
Apr 27, 2009 | Children, Sealings
Dear Gramps, We have adopted our children and have had them sealed to us. I understand that this sealing changes the “blood line”. Someone once told me that Joseph Smith said something to this effect. Do you have this source or any information that we can give to...
