Apr 12, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Church History, Priesthood
Question Gramps, A 10 year old child from a non-member family is being baptized into the church. The mother has given consent despite the stepfathers diapproval. The family has drug and alcohol problems and there are mental health issues at play for the mother....
Apr 7, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, I’ve been reading the book Saints that the Church just published and I was curious if you had any thoughts on why the early Saints had to go through such difficult trials and experiences. It breaks my heart to read some of the things the women...
Nov 6, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, What do you know about the Salamander Letters? I heard many were killed over them. Aubre Answer Aubre, On the subject of the Salamander Letters two people were killed. Steven F. Christensen and Kathleen Sheets were killed by bombs...
Mar 18, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, I was studying about the endowment ceremony and read that between 1845 and 1930s an “oath of vengeance” was performed as part of the endowment. My question is, how could this be part of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Nick Answer...
Feb 28, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Dear Gramps, For years I have heard the statements about selected members of the Mormon Church being asked to walk back to Missouri. I have been unable to find the source for these statements. Is there in fact a reliable source for this belief or is...
Sep 18, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Hi Gramps! I’m a recent convert to the church. In fact I was baptized and confirmed just this past weekend! I am the first and only member of the church in my family and I have been getting a lot of hard questions regarding the history of the...
May 1, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Hi Gramps! I’m a curious, empirical person and a devout RM attending BYU. I’ve researched Church history/doctrine and know by my nature that I will continue. I avoid biased material but include academic non-Church sources. I risk disaffiliation...
Mar 30, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Question Gramps, Who is writing the history of the Church today? Nephi kept a record of the proceedings, of wars and nations, etc. Who is doing that today? Can we see it? (General Conference, church magazines are not history) I know there is a church...
Jun 12, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Church History
Question Gramps, What was going on with the soldiers in the sky the night the golden plates were delivered to Joseph Smith? Steve Answer Dear Steve, Great question. You nearly had me stumped on this one. It’s a story I had not heard...
May 22, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Joseph Smith
Question Hello Gramps, Love your column … Thanks. I have been challenged lately by persons who claim the early stages of church history have been manipulated to purge some negative things about the church and the prophet Joseph Smith. They say the early...
