Jan 2, 2014 | Current issues, Joseph Smith
Question Gramps, Why does the LDS church believe in Joseph Smith? Marisha Answer Hi Marisha, Forgive me if I am misunderstanding your question, but, you seem to be asking if members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worship Joseph...
Jan 1, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I’ve got a question about f. I can see putting forth the effort to fast and all of the pain and suffering that goes along with it in order to obtain a blessing. Sort of like a sacrifice we make for the blessing. But what if the blessing is...
Dec 31, 2013 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I have a friend at work who is bright and inquisitive. He is a Protestant who has studied the LDS Church extensively. He has one major stumbling block. He says Joseph Smith is a false prophet because he prophesied that the Savior would return...
Dec 30, 2013 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Why do we have to follow the Ten Commandments if the atonement covers everything? Why is repenting the only thing we have to do in order to get back home? Is there a parable, an example or any talks from church leaders about this situation? ...
Dec 27, 2013 | Current issues
Question Gramps, In 1876, Orson Pratt added a footnote that was later removed by the Church in 1909. I believe the footnote was in 2nd Nephi, chapter 3, verse 24. In the very beginning of the verse we read of “One mighty,” who Orson Pratt implies by a footnote...
Dec 25, 2013 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I am an endowed mother of eight who is losing my testimony because I feel my husband has used his Priesthood wrongly and is a hypocrite. My older children feel depressed about the church too. Now we find ways to doubt Joseph Smith’s...
Dec 22, 2013 | Current issues
Question Gramps, My wife and I were rereading the Pearl of Great Price last night. The verses are found in the Book of Abraham, Chapter 1:25-27. Specifically in verse 25 it states that Pharaoh was the eldest son of Egyptus who was the daughter of Ham. In the...
Dec 21, 2013 | Current issues
Question Gramps, What are your thoughts about what allows a person to go from spirit prison to paradise? Does it require an ordinance like baptism or is it based only on the person accepting the atonement? Dick Answer Dick, The scriptures tell...
Dec 20, 2013 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Most often when we think about David, we think of the shepherd boy who became a great king. That is the good side. But in taking a closer look at David, we see a man who was a deceiver, a murderer, an adulterer, and a multiple law-breaker....
Dec 18, 2013 | Current issues
Question Hi Gramps, Jesus said that no man would know of the second coming of Jesus Christ, I believe he referenced it as “thief in the night.” My question is this. The Savior was introduced by Father in Heaven to young Joseph Smith to end the great...
