Oct 14, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Dear Gramps, Are Buddhist beliefs anti to Christian beliefs? Diane Answer Diane, President Gordon B. Hinckley gave a talk which had the following statement: “We invite all, the whole earth, to listen to this account and take measure...
Jul 26, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Dear Gramps, What would be the Latter-day Saint explanation for the Muslim holy book Quran, and the visions that their prophet Muhammad claimed to have had? Robert Answer Dear Robert, Officially, there is no Church position on Muhammad or...
May 21, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Gramps, Do angels have wings? Penny Answer Penny, In Doctrine and Covenants 129:1-3 we read: 1 There are two kinds of beings in heaven, namely:Angels, who are resurrected personages, having bodies of flesh and bones— 2 For...
Mar 29, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Gramps, In “Miracle of Forgiveness” a story of an early church member riding on horseback to church encounters an individual who meets the description of Cain the son of Adam and Bigfoot. Can you shed any light or thoughts on this? Thanks in...
Jan 23, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Gramps, How many people do you think lived in America at the end of the Book of Mormon before the Nephites were killed off? 300 plus years and our country has over 300 million. 600 BC to 400 AD is much longer than 300 years. Mormon said when he went to...
Mar 2, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Hey Gramps… I keep hearing this phrase, “if you were perfect, you’d be translated”. Is that really true? Job was described as “perfect” (Job 1:1). Jesus Christ was perfect. Neither were translated. They went through death. Moses and...
Feb 24, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Gramps, You recently used the same quote of Elder Whitney (Elder Orson F. Whitney, Conference Report, April 1929, Third Day Morning Meeting, p.110) that is so often used in the church regarding wayward children. My question is where is this actual quote form...
Jan 24, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Dear Gramps. Here is a question that came to my mind during the past couple of weeks. I have been taught that all living beings on the Earth have spirits. Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother are the parents of all of our spirits. Who are the parents, if any,...
Jan 1, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Question Gramps, I heard that President Uchtdorf endorses Harry Potter. I am troubled to think that an Apostle would endorse Harry Potter. Is that true? Has the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made a stance in terms of Harry Potter? Malea ...
Jun 13, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Miscellaneous
Dear Gramps, I am trying to find the churches stance on magicians and card tricks… Can you help me out. I have enjoyed showing card tricks and other magic tricks to others for years now but recently have had some debate on the churches stance on this matter… Please...
