Jan 30, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sacrament
Question Gramps, I just passed the sacrament for the first time and it was wonderful. My question is about manners. I know the basics such as using my right hand and holding it in the square, waiting for the presiding officer, reverent positions and such. Are...
Jan 29, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Faith
Question Gramps, I have one brother and one sister who have been very strong in the church and slowly have been led astray by a couple of different apostate groups. One by a polygamy group and the other recently by Gale Porate. My question. What can we as LDS...
Jan 28, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Personal Searching
Question Hi Gramps. I don’t know if I should go on a full time mission or get married. I just turned 19 so I would be able to. And my parents keep asking me about it. Yet my boyfriend has been talking about getting married. He did not serve a mission to...
Jan 26, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible
Question Dear Gramps, When reading the bible I often find the Joseph Smith Translation in the footnotes. The longer corrections are in the back of the bible. Why don’t we just put the corrected parts (or translations) in place of the incorrect parts in...
Jan 25, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prophets
Question Dear Gramps, I am concerned for friends of mine who say “that if a living prophet can say things that sets aside what a former prophet has said, what faith then can we take in what the prophets tell us today if their words can be set aside by a...
Jan 23, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, What is the difference between a general conference session and a solemn assembly? Scott Answer Scott, A solemn assembly is usually held following the calling and setting apart of a new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Jan 22, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family History
Question Gramps, A non-member relative living about 2,000 miles from me has asked this question: “I find it interesting to see the intensity of interest devoted to this (family history) by the Mormon church. Does the interest arise from the religion or is...
Jan 20, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family History, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, Why does Matthew record the genealogy of Joseph in his introduction to the Savior’s mortal mission? Would not Mary’s genealogy be more important? Were Joseph and Mary so closely related that their genealogies were nearly the...
Jan 19, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Question Hello Gramps, Why do we use a rabbit and eggs to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ? Is this a complete marketing scheme or is there any real significance? Devin Answer Dear Devin, The use of Easter eggs and Easter bunnies is tied to...
Jan 18, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, I’ve read about godly sorrow but there seems to be very little written about it. What is it and more importantly, how can we know we are experiencing it? John Answer John, Sometimes it means sorrow for having sinned,...
