What was the succession crisis after Joseph Smith’s death?
Question Gramps, I want to know if you can give a rundown of what happened between Joseph’s death in 1844 and 1847 with the “succession crisis,” as some call it. Some say Joseph Smith’s keys died with him. Others say the D&C lays out how the keys were to be...
Could We Have Prophetesses in Modern Times?
Question Gramps, I was studying Luke 2 this Christmas Season, and was a little struck by the description of a devout temple worker within, starting verse 36: “…there was one Anna, a prophetess, (…, 37) …she was a widow of about fourscore...
Why doesn’t the Mormon Church still have a Patriarch to the Church?
There is currently not a Patriarch to the Church in the Mormon Church. The organization of the Mormon Church changes according to the size and needs of the current times. The office of Mormon patriarch is now filled on a stake level.
