Jul 2, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine
Dear Gramps, Why do Latter Day Saints believe that they can work their way to heaven when the Bible clearly states that salvation is a gift (grace)? Today at the funeral of an LDS friend the speakers all spoke about how “Good works” was what leads one to heaven. M....
Mar 18, 2009 | Afterlife, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, Will we wear garments in the Celestial kingdom? Sue Answer Dear Sue, Yes we will wear garments in the Kingdom of God. The question whether they will be as the temple garments we wear today is not known. We read in Alma 5: ...
Feb 13, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Dear Gramps, I heard someone say once that those people with tattoos will still have their tattoos after the resurrection. The reason being that they chose to put those markings on their body. Is this true doctrine? Sam Dear Sam, We read in Alma the 11th chapter...
Feb 10, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Dear Gramps, As I have been reading some different blogs I have picked up on some different conversations talking about a husband calling his wife forth at the resurrection and that is why he needs to know her name, but no one seemed to know if it was doctrine and/or...
Feb 10, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death, Mormon Policy
Question Dear Gramps, How are Mormons laid to rest? Gordon Answer Dear Gordon, Generally, members of our Church are buried. In various parts of the world, especially in Asia the practice of cremation is common and sometimes required by law. Our members are...
Feb 5, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Death
Dear Gramps, MY MOM PASSED AWAY IN OCT. SHE WAS VERY SICK WITH COLONCANCER.I TOOK CARE OF HER AND LOVED IT. WOULD DO IT AGAIN IF I HAVE TO. I MISS HER SOOOOOO MUCH. DOES SHE THINK OF ME IS SHE HAPPY DOES SHE REMEMBER HER FAMILY. DONNA Dear Donna, In Alma 40,...
Jan 21, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Miscellaneous
Subject: resurection Message: I heard in church last Sunday that all the animals will be resurrected with the righteous. I know that the righteous who are resurected, come back and rise from the grave. Do animals come back where they died? Do our pets get to be...
Jan 19, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Death
Dear Gramps, Where does the spirit go after you die if the person kills themselves. Cherilyn Dear Cherilyn, The following is given to us by the prophet Alma in Chapter 40: 11 Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection—Behold, it has been...
Aug 30, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Bible, Repentance, Worthiness
Dear Gramps, We were having a discussion about the loss of King David’s inheritance. If all sins may be forgiven except the denial of the Holy Ghost, why did King David lose his inheritance? I know it was because of adultery. But did he not truly repent? Doesn’t it...
Aug 6, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Second Coming
Gramps If Joseph Smith is resurrected, can all righteous Mormon people be resurrected after death even thou they are not prophets, like James Faust, or Neil Maxwell, David O McKay, etc-the three Nephites, John the Beloved? Elliot Dear Elliot, Whoever said that Joseph...
