Oct 25, 2011 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, We know that Emma Hale Smith, after the death of her husband, didn’t follow the “Brighamites” to Utah, but joined her son’s church (the Reorganized LDS Church, now Community of Christ). So why is she so honored by...
Oct 24, 2011 | Current issues
Dear Gramps. Did Joseph Smith or any of the presidents of the church ever suggest that there will be a falling away of the members of the church at any stage and that they will return again as the signs of the times unfold. This is happening in our ward in South...
Oct 20, 2011 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, I really like this website, plenty of good answers to gospel questions I’ve often wondered about. In my searching of your site I have not found an answer that addresses one of my questions I’ve often wondered about concerning race. I come from...
Oct 17, 2011 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I recollect that Mormon Doctrine says (at least the first edition) says that face cards carry the inherit spirit of Satan (or words to similar effect). This refers more directly to the question than your answer (which was a good answer), but I frankly...
Oct 16, 2011 | Current issues
Hey Gramps, I thought that when the Second Coming came to pass, then we’d all die and be resurrected in the blink of an eye. Than Satan would be bound and we’d live in the Millennium without his influence. But my parents think that only people who lived in...
Oct 15, 2011 | Current issues
When giving blessings, we are pronouncing a blessing as directed by the Spirit. This is different than a prayer. We, as priesthood holders, are receiving revelation as to what to say from the Father. Should we use the same language (thy,thou, etc.) in giving blessings...
Oct 14, 2011 | Book of Mormon, Current issues
Alma 3:9-10 says that if Nephites are “led away” by Lamanites their seed would have the “curse” of the Lamanites. But what if a Lamanite were converted by a Nephite, would the curse be lifted from their seed? Shawn...
Oct 12, 2011 | Current issues
Hi Gramps, When buying books written by the General Authorities of the Church, do we support them economically? Thanks John _______________________________________ Yes. Just keep in mind that one does not “get rich” by writing books for the LDS community....
Oct 10, 2011 | Current issues
Question Gramps, We know that all true power comes from God, or the priesthood, so what’s the source of Satan’s power? Joseph Smith felt it before the first vision, and the priests conjured up serpents before Moses’s ate them. I know...
Oct 9, 2011 | Current issues
Question Since we were created to marry and procreate, should I just be content with staying single since I can’t have children(surgically removed)? Am I not receiving the blessings I could if I were married? Stacey Answer Dear Stacey, You a...
