


What is the difference between a law and a commandment?
Question Gramps, Peace be unto you… I would like to know the difference between a law and a commandment. I would like to also understand if they mean the same thing and if they do then why does Apostle Paul say we’re are no longer living under...
What does “children of men” mean?
Question Gramps, All through the scriptures, I see the phrase children of men. What does this mean? Troy Answer Dear Troy, Thank you for asking this question. It is my privilege to make the attempt to answer it for you. The simple answer is this:...
Can we really know anything 100%
Question Dear Gramps, My friends and I had a long discussion about knowledge. Often, I hear people at the pulpit testify that they “know” something is true. We considered the idea that while the standard error for things we strongly believe could be...
How did Santa become a part of Christmas?
Question Dear Gramps, If Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, where did Santa come from? Chris Answer Dear Chris, Yes, Christmas is about the birth of Jesus. It wasn’t until 325 years after his birth that the Roman Emperor made all the people...
Why is school important?
Question Yo gramps, Why is school important? Jaihdin Answer Yo, yo, Jaihdin, Blaise Pascal once said, “People are usually more convinced by reasons they discovered themselves than by those found by others.” In that light, here’s...
Is a socialist society the same as the Law of Consecration?
Question Gramps, My grown son says that a socialist society is the same as living the Law of Consecration. I don’t believe it is but would like to understand how to explain the differences. Diana Answer Diana, If one focuses solely on the external...
How can people receive opposite personal revelation and both say it came from God?
Question Hi Gramps, Why is it that when a group of LDS people pray about the same thing, for example, who to vote for, they say they are inspired to vote for a certain person but it isn’t the same result as everyone else, and yet they claim that it is...
Since God created the universe and everything in it during a 7 day span, where do the dinosaurs fit in?
Question Hello Gramps! I am having an issue with my parents about the religious upbringing of my 7 year old son. My parents have stated that Mormons serve Satan? I know through research that this is false, and have decided to investigate many religions to...