Feb 7, 2008 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, Is a parent held responsible for her 8 year old children after they are baptized? Stephanie, from Brittany, Louisiana Dear Stephanie Our children are all between 50 and 60 years old and we still feel a sense of responsibility for them. When children are...
Feb 4, 2008 | Current issues, Miracles
Dear Gramps, In reading latter day light devotionals on a daily basis, I have seen several references in the church history part of it that refers to early church meetings having speaking in tongues and things of a nature that I once participated in as a Pentecostal...
Feb 4, 2008 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, The elders always encourage me to do home teaching, but why should I? Other members, even my home teachers, they do not do their part. They never visit me or phone me…I have been 6 months a member of the Mormon Church but no one do home teaching for me;...
Jan 30, 2008 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, Was Jesus white? Just wondering what we have in the Mormon Church and historically that shows if He was white on earth and was resurrected, or dark skinned on earth then resurrected white, or what is the church’s position? If the Church doesn’t have one...
Jan 21, 2008 | Current issues
Dear Gramps, I am wondering if you have any suggestions to help rekindle the fire of the high priests in the Ward? Mike, from: Hilo, Hawaii Dear Mike, Perhaps a couple of things to consider— 1) You can’t teach old high priests anything. They already think they know it...
Jan 20, 2008 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, Will you please identify the verses in “Amazing Grace” that run counter to Mormon doctrine–hence the reason the hymn is not sung in our Mormon Church services? I understand we are not “saved” by grace alone. Greg Answer Dear...
Jan 14, 2008 | Current issues
Question Hi Gramps, My question is about the preexistence. We lived in the preexistence before we came to earth with many other spirits. The spirits who are now waiting to acquire a body of flesh and bone, can they go to another world other than earth to...
Jan 4, 2008 | Current issues
Gramps, Was it against the law to practice polygamy when the Mormons began doing it? I’m wondering since we believe in the 12th A of F to honor and obey the law of the land. Marion, from Thermopolis, Wyoming Dear Marion, Polygamy was not against the law when the...
Jan 4, 2008 | Current issues
Gramps, I am trying to find any articles in the LDS gospel library that would answer the question what happens to those who don’t believe in Christ in mortality and should we not pray for their well being if they are a Buddhist. Mark, South Bend, Indiana Dear Mark,...
Jan 2, 2008 | Current issues
Gramps, What is the etymology of the word forgiveness? Sherry, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Dear Sherry, The word forgive comes from the following sources— Saxon–forgivan. Gothic–fragiban. German–vergeben.Netherlands–vergeeven. Danish–forgiver. The...
