Jul 13, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, God
Question Gramps,, We were learning about the attributes of God in Gospel Principles and loving, mercy, omnipotence all mentioned. I mentioned vengeance and was told that God was not vengeful. So I asked if God was not vengeful how does he kill every man woman...
May 15, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, God, Life's Lessons
Hey Gramps, I am an active member of the LDS church and I’m looking for answers/comfort regarding some of the atrocities I’ve learned about effecting large groups of children. Specifically, a recent TED talk by Sunitha Krishnan exposed the systemic selling...
Apr 30, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, God, Life's Lessons
A friend told me years ago that two apostles got into a verbal fight and went their separate ways (acts 15:30-31). I’m sure they have forgiven each other and both serve the Lord but in different ways. I have struggled for years to forgive someone and I still...
Apr 25, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Satan
I once heard that Satan cannot present himself in the form of a Dove (because the Dove is the symbol of peace/spirit). I was wondering if he could/couldn’t also mimic peace? If I remember correctly it is because Satan is so wrapped up in chaos that he...
Mar 23, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, God
Dear Gramps, If Heavenly Father absolutely will not violate anybody’s free agency, then how is he able to deliver people out of bondage? If their captors are absolutely unwilling to yield under any circumstances, are those they keep in bondage completely out of...
Feb 25, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God
Question Gramps, What is God’s “glory?” I don’t mean metaphorically or allegorically. I’ve heard from many sources and over the years I’ve spent in seminary, church and a couple institute classes, I’ve come to think of...
Feb 20, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Faith, God
Gramps, This is my second time asking a question, the first was about blessing babies and whom we should address in the blessing prayer. You advised me to address Heavenly Father throug the entire blessing was the appropriate way. I have since blessed my 2 boys this...
Feb 13, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, God, Happiness, Jesus Christ, Love, Missionary Work, Mormon Doctrine
Is there somewhere in the scriptures any reference related to the three dimensions of the Church (Preach the gospel, Perfect the Saints and Temple work) as a whole? Luis ____________ Luis, The purpose of the Church has been defined by revelation from its earliest...
Nov 18, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Jesus Christ
A comment I get from my non-member friends, particularly Baptists is: Do you believe that you can become a God? My general reply is I don’t have a firm answer for them, but I am trying to live a righteous life while in this life. What happends in the next is up...
Oct 26, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, God, Self Worth
I know that we are all God’s children and He loves us equally. But as I read scriptures (both Bible and Book of Mormon, I have noticed that God seems to have loved David in a special way over the rest of us. And He is very protective of women and warns man about the...
