Aug 6, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Hi, I’m wondering if you could recommend a basic book on the priesthood. My husband and I have been convert members for many years. My husband has been on the fence for the past few years (after coming home from serving in Afghanistan for a...
Apr 16, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Dear Gramps, We are taught that the Three Witnesses (Oliver Cowdery, Martin Harris and David Whitmer) were first given a view of the gold plates in June 1829, when the angel Moroni showed them unto them. If that is so, then how did Oliver have his...
Apr 6, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, What does it mean to part the veil? And how can I part the veil? Is it more than prayer? Is it as simple (but complex) as striving to fulfill all your covenants? What happens when the veil is parted? Does it allude to having heavens help? Is it...
Mar 14, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Hey Gramps, I’ve been studying more of the Old Testament and I was really looking for scriptural support for our temple ordinances but I can’t really find it. There are ritual cleansings and anointing with oil but I can’t find...
Mar 10, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Why aren’t Bishops and their counselors paid as instructed by the Lord in D&C 42:71-73 ? Kathryn Answer Kathryn, Thank you for asking this question. It is an often misinterpreted verse resulting in the confusion you’re...
Feb 24, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, I have been a member for many years baptized as a child. But only active for the last several years. Will Christ stand for me if I have not been faithful to my covenants? Norman Answer Norman, As I understand your question, there...
Feb 9, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, My teenage son has started painting his fingernails and toes black. He’s not gay. Apparently it’s a fashion trend. I’m a 49 year old parent, so I don’t feel as though I’m THAT “old-fashioned” when it comes to knowing when I should pick my...
Feb 7, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, When are the Gentiles and the Jews going to be gathered? Is it soon or are they already being gathered? In Isaiah it says that Zion will be gathered in Jerusalem. If Jerusalem is Zion how is America chosen to be the new Zion? How do we...
