Apr 19, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Gramps, I live in a remote area of the country ( UK). There are no LDS churches within visiting distance of me. I have checked this out by the way and I am an older person who could not travel easily . I have studied the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and...
Feb 21, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Abortion, Baptism
Question Gramps, Can you be baptized if you have had an abortion? Trudy Answer Trudy, The short answer is yes…. Yes you can. Baptism is about having faith in Christ and having the desire and willingness to repent, in addition to joining the...
Jan 9, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Gramps. I was involved in a situation that brought about the death of another person. Will I be able to be baptized still? What will I have to do to atone for this sin? Heather Answer Heather, The gospel of Jesus Christ allows us...
Dec 13, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Worthiness
Question Gramps, In preparation for my upcoming baptism, my Elders reviewed the baptismal questions with me. When we got to question 4 (about prison, abortion, and homosexuality) they expressed that I could answer the question to them but if the question was...
Dec 9, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Gramps, We have a friend who is taking the discussions. His assignment last week was to read Enos. He had an interesting question. He asked if Enos was ever baptized. Kim Answer Kim, We don’t have an explicit account of Enos getting...
Nov 5, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Temples
Question Gramps, Can there be more than one baptismal font in a temple? I have been wondering this as of late because when I have been to the temple and have seen how busy it is, I wondered if there could be more than one baptismal font. SF Answer...
Aug 30, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Can a priesthood holder with disabilities perform a baptism? Jim Answer Dear Jim, Absolutely! The Church Handbook of Instruction (vol 2, 20.3.8) lists the steps for performing a baptism. Assuming you’re the one baptizing,...
Aug 23, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question In Sunday School the teacher stated that only those who are baptized into the church would have their sins taken away through Christ’s atonement. Non members, even if they repented and changed their lives to what they believed Christ wanted would still...
Aug 8, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Holy Ghost
Question, Without assumption, did Adam/Noah/Moses/Abraham et al receive the ‘gift of the Holy Ghost’ when they were baptized? I know that when John the Baptist was baptizing, and when he baptized the Savior. he then re-baptized those he had baptized before...
Apr 21, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Bible
Why do Mormons take 1 Corinthians 15:29 literally when two verses later in verse 31 Paul shows that he is obviously speaking metaphorically when he speaks of death? He says “I die daily”. So was Paul literally dying daily? Of course he wasn’t. I...
