Nov 27, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, My grandmother has always been involved in black magic and we have suffered from it a lot through the years. We have always been members. Recently she said she does black magic specifically for our family. How can we stay away from its...
Nov 26, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I have a troubling Biblical question no one seems to be able to answer. It is blunt and personal, but I am desperately seeking an answer. According to 1 Cor. 6:16, is premarital sex non existent? Is sex marriage? To spare details, I have...
Nov 25, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I’ve pondered on the interpretation of my lineage. In my personal blessing it states that I will receive my blessings through Israel, even to the Godhead itself. I know that Israel can be also known as Jacob but I’m confused with...
Nov 24, 2015 | Current issues, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, How are we to make contact with Jesus and have a personal relationship? I’m not sure of the etiquette here. When Jesus was leaving the earth he said pray to the Father in my name and the Holy Ghost would speak the words of the Father to...
Nov 22, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, What does it mean to receive a fulness of the Holy Ghost? Don Answer Dear Don, I assume you are referring to D&C 109:15 “And that they may grow up in thee, and receive the fulness of the Holy Ghost . . . ” Because...
Nov 15, 2015 | Children, Homosexuality, Mormon Policy
Question Hi Gramps, Could you please better explain the reason the Church Handbook for Bishops was changed to exclude the blessing and baptism of children of same-sex parents? The recent news about this has managed to cause a big rift in my non-Mormon family...
Nov 10, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I understand that the account in the Bible of the creation of the world and of Adam and Eve is strictly allegorical. I also know the famous quote by Brigham Young says that Adam was born on a terrestrial world, helped create this world, brought...
Nov 9, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, What is the meaning of verse 95 in D&C 88? Diane Answer Dear Diane, As a courtesy to those readers who have not yet taken the time to memorize the 141 verses of D&C 88, I’ll cite the relevant portion here: “And...
Nov 6, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, If Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth and taught their children Christ’s gospel, why is Hinduism historically the first religion? Dallon Answer Dallon, It is interesting that you use the term...
Nov 5, 2015 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Why was there so much justified killing in the Old Testament? Including children and animals? Janis Answer Hello Janis, This is a question I have pondered myself. We are all the sons and daughters of God. Our father in Heaven,...