Dec 29, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Dear Gramps, I often see on social media people spreading false rumors about the church or extrapolating true things about the church and it makes me feel uneasy. Is there anything I can do to help them? Trevor Answer Dear Trevor, All of...
Dec 27, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, My husband and his brother are extremely reluctant to give blessings to sick family. They see it as a last resort while my sister-in-law and I see it as a line of defense for times when you’ve done what you can at home but going to the doctor...
Dec 26, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Happiness
Question Dear Gramps, We are taught that we can dwell with God, become like Him, and be eternally happy. I don’t understand how He and we can be free from sorrow–and, thus, experience happiness eternally–if God Himself weeps because of the...
Dec 24, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Question Gramps, The Magi visited Jesus when he was two years old. How did this come about? Geoffrey Answer Geoffrey, The story of the Magi is found in Matthew 2. Verse 2 tells us why: 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we...
Dec 22, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Can you explain what 3 Nephi 12:31-32 means and why it is not part of the Church rules? David Answer David, You have two questions. Let me address each of them in turn. What does this passage mean? What it means is that unless...
Dec 21, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, There’s a kid in my grade who came from a Spanish speaking country to the U.S. He Is very lonely and barely speaks English. In fact, I’ve never heard him speak English only Spanish. I am currently learning Spanish but struggle to muster the...
Dec 19, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, LDS Scriptures
Question Gramps, Please tell me which verses in the KJV have been translated correctly so that I am not confused..? Ezek27 Answer Dear Ezek27, Perhaps it would be easier to tell you which verses in the KJV have not been translated correctly. Since...
Dec 17, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God
Question Gramps, Does God know what choices I will make long before I make them? Does he already know my complete life and the choices I will make in the future? Greg Answer Greg, In our Book of Mormon we can read the following verse of scripture,...
Dec 16, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, What scriptural justification was there for them to seal Jane Manning James to the Smith family as an eternal servant? I find this very troubling. Matt Answer Matt, I can understanding why you might find this troubling, and...
Dec 14, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Why was it justifiable in Alma 51 for the freemen to put to death the kingmen? Unlike the story of Nephi They don’t seem to have received a commandment from the Lord to do so. If it was not justifiable why doesn’t it say so? Paige...