Jul 16, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Dear Gramps, In Moses we read of Adam and Eve being baptized. Can you explain the situations and events surrounding that. Were they also given the Holy Ghost? I’m a bit confused on the need for the Holy Ghost before Christ was born and died for...
Nov 22, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Book of Mormon, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, We know that when Alma baptised Helam he already had the authority to baptise,do we have any record of who baptised Alma? Margaret Dear Margaret, Alma was given the authority to ordain and baptize, “And it came to pass that Alma, having authority from...
Mar 19, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Bible, Jesus Christ
Dear Gramps, Do we know why Jesus was baptized at the age of 30 and not earlier in life? Cam Dear Cam, Nephi explains to us that there are four reasons why Jesus was baptized. First He was baptized to “fulfill all righteousness.” Second His baptism showed “He...
Feb 9, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Book of Mormon, Holy Ghost
Dear Gramps, I’ve been re-reading the Book of Mormon and I noticed for the first time that in Helaman it says that Nephi and others were preaching the Gospel and performing baptisms. Later, in III Nephi, the Lord appears to Nephi and calls him and 11 other men to be...
Jan 24, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Repentance, Sacrament
Subject: Rebaptism for members Message: Dear Gramps, I’m LDS since 1987, but have been most of the time inactive and not lived up to the moral standards of the church. Is it possible to start from the bginning and have a rebaptism? Although I’m already a member on...
Aug 5, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Miscellaneous, Mormon Faith
Gramps, What are the meanings of symbols or images of the Mormon Church? Baby Marz, from Maasin City, Southern Leyte, Philippines Dear Baby Marz, Each symbol has its own meaning, and some symbols may have several meanings depending on how and where they are used. Take...
May 1, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Gramps, Why is it that baptism is not required of some (mental deformities, children who die before the age of accountability, etc) when Christ was baptized “to fulfill all righteousness”? Won’t they need to be baptized at some point to inherit...
Sep 16, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Missionary Work
Dear Gramps, I am a convert to God’s kingdom on this Earth and my wife is a nonmember. I’ve tried to teach her of the practice of the baptism for the dead but the concept eludes her as she does not even believe that baptism is an essential part to our...
Aug 14, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Word of Wisdom, Worthiness
Dear Gramps, I am getting baptized in a few weeks, and I am worried. The person who is going to baptize me is not following the Words of Wisdom because he is drinking beer beverages that have 0.5 % alcohol in them. Will my baptism into the Mormon faith be considered...
Jul 27, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Baptism
Dear Gramps, Concerning baptism for the dead, would it be possible to wait until everyone has been resurrected then those who accept the gospel can be baptized for themselves. In other words, why baptize for the dead when everyone will eventually get resurrected and...
