Jan 28, 2018 | Callings, Forgiveness
Question Gramps, At 18, my girlfriend and I had sex. We went to our separate bishops to repent, she was put on a short period of probation. I was disfellowshiped. I’m concerned my past “could” remain on Church records, and that the Church might disqualify me...
Jan 27, 2018 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I have a curiosity that has been bothering me for a while. What makes profanity so…well, so profane? If you look at the origin of most of these words we consider profane, they mean nothing other than the old Anglo-Saxon terms for common...
Jan 26, 2018 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Good morning, and thank you in advance for your help. In reading the Doctrine & Covenants, how are we to understand the predictions of the second coming at the beginning of the 7th thousand years…particularly in light of the biblical...
Jan 25, 2018 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps My sister-in-law who is not a member of the Mormon Church asked me about archangels. In particular she wanted to know if Raphael and Jarameel were men or women. I found a site on the internet that said that Gabriel was a woman and I always...
Jan 24, 2018 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Hello, I am the only active member in my family and I was wondering if I could get sealed to my deceased brother in the temple without my parents. Joseph Answer Dear Joseph, What you are asking in an impossibility. Only two...
Jan 23, 2018 | Current issues
Question Hi Gramps Happy New Year! I just have a question regarding what I was reading today. It says here that the brass plates that Nephi took from Laban included records regarding the “commencement of the reign of a Zedekiah; and also many prophecies...
Jan 21, 2018 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Chastity has so many definitions. How far can I go before it’s called “sinning”? Clueless Answer Dear Clueless, It always amazes me when people ask these types of questions. It’s as if they are asking...
Jan 20, 2018 | Afterlife, Ordinances
Question Dear Gramps, My patriarchal blessing says that I’ll be a savior upon Mt. Zion. What does it mean? Where do I get started? Someone Answer Dear Someone, Being a savior on Mt. Zion refers to those who act an a saving capacity for their...
Jan 19, 2018 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I know we were born to heavenly parents. But in Abraham, it also says that we have always existed. How are both possible? And I do know the song, “If You Could Hie to Kolob,” but it almost confuses me more. Help? Charla Answer ...
