Aug 7, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Gramps, In Leviticus 11 God speaks to Aaron and Moses about unclean and clean food that the Israelites may eat. Was this a commandment? Is it still to this day after the death of Jesus? Blaine Answer Dear Blaine, Leviticus contains...
Aug 6, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Hi, I’m wondering if you could recommend a basic book on the priesthood. My husband and I have been convert members for many years. My husband has been on the fence for the past few years (after coming home from serving in Afghanistan for a...
Aug 5, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Testimony
Question Gramps, I got married earlier this month to a recent convert of about 5 years from Catholicism. I have found she has been reading anti Mormon stuff that has challenged her testimony of the church. She has a small testimony but I feel that I need to...
Aug 4, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality
Question Gramps, Our temple is going to have a open house before the dedication. The local group directing this is planning a special guest tour just for LGBTQ leaders and LGBTQ opinion leaders. I am struggling with this. Why not have a special tour for...
May 28, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons, Personal Searching
Question Gramps, Are members today free masons? Gloria Answer Gloria, Yes, there are. Many of them, in fact. For many years Latter-day Saints were blackballed (literally) from membership in Utah lodges. But that was not so elsewhere. Today...
Apr 16, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Dear Gramps, We are taught that the Three Witnesses (Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris and David Whitmer) were first given a view of the gold plates in June 1829, when the angel Moroni showed them unto them. If that is so, then how did Oliver have his...
Apr 6, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, What does it mean to part the veil? And how can I part the veil? Is it more than prayer? Is it as simple (but complex) as striving to fulfill all your covenants? What happens when the veil is parted? Does it allude to having heavens help? Is it...
Mar 14, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Hey Gramps, I’ve been studying more of the Old Testament and I was really looking for scriptural support for our temple ordinances but I can’t really find it. There are ritual cleansings and anointing with oil but I can’t find...
Mar 10, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Why aren’t Bishops and their counselors paid as instructed by the Lord in D&C 42:71-73 ? Kathryn Answer Kathryn, Thank you for asking this question. It is an often misinterpreted verse resulting in the confusion you’re...
Feb 9, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, My teenage son has started painting his fingernails and toes black. He’s not gay. Apparently it’s a fashion trend. I’m a 49 year old parent, so I don’t feel as though I’m THAT “old-fashioned” when it comes to knowing when I should pick my...
