Aug 15, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, If all Joseph Smith needed was a stone and his hat to write the Book of Mormon, why the need for gold plates for which a murder was committed? Poki Answer Hello Poki, I presume the “murder” to which you are referring...
Aug 13, 2014 | Homosexuality, Marriage, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, I read in a previous answer and it was mentioned in Sunday School today that members who are attracted to the same sex but remain chaste and don’t act on their urges, the same as heterosexuals, can hold a temple recommend. What about...
Aug 11, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Will the gospel be taken to the middle eastern countries before the 2nd Coming?Janet Answer Janet, Great question. It truly makes you wonder with all that is going on in the Middle East today. Even recently, the news has been...
Aug 10, 2014 | Current issues
Question Hi Gramps, I’ve always learned from your answers and think you can help me with a concern of mine. For health reasons I am unable to miss even one meal. A counselor in my ward Relief Society presidency told me that fasting doesn’t...
Aug 9, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I’ve had a question that has bothered me for some time. When the Savior returns for His second coming, what is going to happen to all of the outstanding debt that is owed by one party to another here in this life? Because I assume...
Aug 7, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, How did the lineage of Cain come through the flood? Lynn Answer Hi Lynn, We find that information in Abraham 1:23-24: “The land of Egypt being first discovered by a woman, who was the daughter of Ham, and the daughter of...
Aug 5, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps. What do the scriptures and prophets say about parents leaving inheritance to their children? We had a meeting with my siblings discussing dividing the properties that our late father left us. Some are opposed to individual ownership and...
Aug 3, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Why did the Lord give the name of the Church as “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?” Seems to me it has caused a great deal of confusion among non-members. Would not the Church have been better served if the...
Aug 1, 2014 | Current issues
Question Hey Gramps!I feel that it’s unnecessary after Church activities to bless refreshments “that they will nourish and strengthen our bodies” when typically those refreshments are food items like brownies and donuts.I’m uncomfortable...
Jul 31, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I will soon be serving a mission in the Roseville, California English speaking mission on August 6th. Other than the classic , “forget yourself and go to work”, “the mission is the best two years ‘for’ your...
