Q&A about Death, Heaven, and the Afterlife

One of my dear friends has cancer and is not doing well. Her husband has a difficult time understanding why this is happening to her. What could I say that would give them some relief?

Feb 1, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death, Faith

Question Gramps, I have two very good friends with whom my wife and I served a mission in 2001-03. About a year ago, the wife contracted cancer in her left eye. Her case was dragged out by the doctors and we feel was mishandled. Now her left eye has been...

If the Mormon Church is the true church, would cremation alone prevent me from joining my family in the hereafter?

Feb 1, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife

Question Dear Gramps, I was raised a member of the Mormon church, but have been inactive for several years. I am going to church services every week in another church. I am considering cremation when the time comes. How does the Mormon Church feel about this...

Where can it be shown in the Bible that we remember our lives on the earth after we are dead?

Jan 13, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, LDS Scriptures

Question Dear Gramps, I have a co-worker that I have been discussing religion and the Church with lately and he has many questions and ideas that are getting hard for me to answer. Last week we were discussing life after death and he believes that when we die...

Are persons who enter the terrestrial and telestial kingdoms entering into an eternity of solitude?

Jan 13, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Mormon Doctrine

Question Dear Gramps, As an addition to the previous question, are persons who enter the terrestrial and telestial kingdoms entering into an eternity of solitude, forever cut off from their families and loved ones? Shane Answer Dear Shane, Persons...

Do those who have passed help those still on earth?

Jan 10, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Mormon Doctrine, Personal Revelation

Question Hey, Gramps, Are there any authoritative statements regarding the role of those who have completed their earthly life assisting those of us who are currently here? We’re all aware of those with special missions, such as Moroni, Peter, James,...

Is baptism a requirement to get into the lower two degrees of glory in the celestial kingdom?

Jan 9, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Baptism

Question Dear Gramps, In Doctrine & Covenants131 it doesn’t state that you will have to be baptized to get into the lower two levels of the celestial kingdom. So do you have to be a Mormon or not? Tyra Answer Dear Tyra, Section 131 of the...

Can the spirits who followed Satan repent and be forgiven?

Dec 4, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Forgiveness

Question Dear Gramps, My mother-in-law believes that the spirits that were cast out and followed Satan can be forgiven and have an opportunity to obtain a mortal body simply by letting Heavenly Father know they are sorry. I disagree, but I cannot convince her...

What will be my situation in eternity as the second wife sealed to my husband?

Nov 11, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife

Question Dear Gramps, Funny writing to a grampa when I am a Gramma myself. That’s ok, I never had a grampa to talk to. My question is about my sweet husband. He died in September of 2000. He had cancer, and God took him very fast. I miss him, he is my best...

Will I be alone in the eternities because my dear husband is not a member of the Mormon Church?

Nov 3, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife

Question Dear Gramps, I enjoy your site so much and have learned a lot. I guess today I’m in need of a little reassurance. I am a very active member of the church, married to a non-member. I was married at 18 to this wonderful man that was having the missionary...

As eternal beings, following mortality will we be able to consume food?

Nov 2, 2006 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Mormon Doctrine

Question Dear Gramps, This is certainly not a particularly important question pertaining to our salvation and perhaps you have already answered it elsewhere. Still, I was wondering, will we be able or entitled to eat in the afterlife? We are blessed so...

« Older Entries

Next Entries »

This website is not owned by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called the Mormon or LDS Church). The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the position of the Church. The views expressed by individual users are the responsibility of those users and do not necessarily represent the position of the Church. For the official Church websites, please visit churchofjesuschrist.org or comeuntochrist.org.

One of my dear friends has cancer and is not doing well. Her husband has a difficult time understanding why this is happening to her. What could I say that would give them some relief?

If the Mormon Church is the true church, would cremation alone prevent me from joining my family in the hereafter?

Where can it be shown in the Bible that we remember our lives on the earth after we are dead?

Are persons who enter the terrestrial and telestial kingdoms entering into an eternity of solitude?

Do those who have passed help those still on earth?

Is baptism a requirement to get into the lower two degrees of glory in the celestial kingdom?

Can the spirits who followed Satan repent and be forgiven?

What will be my situation in eternity as the second wife sealed to my husband?

Will I be alone in the eternities because my dear husband is not a member of the Mormon Church?

As eternal beings, following mortality will we be able to consume food?

Follow Us

Recent Answers

Who is Gramps?

Learn about Clay Gorton
The man behind Gramps

Top Categories

Pin It on Pinterest