Dec 3, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Holy Ghost
Will we still have the gift of the Holy Ghost in the spirit world after we die? Sonya __________ Sonya, I do not doubt that we will continue to enjoy the Gift of the Holy Ghost in the spirit world. When a faithful Latter-day Saint sits as proxy for a deceased sister,...
Nov 29, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Holy Ghost
I enjoy reading your answers to questions that puzzle people. I just have a comment on the question of 3 Nephi 9:20. When I was baptized I did not know the Holy Ghost was part of me in the way that I do now. When a person like myself and also as the Lamanites had no...
Jul 19, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ
Why is there no reference made in 3 Nephi chapter 11 to receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost by laying on of hands? Thomas _____________ Thomas, the reason you don’t see any confirmation references made in 3 Nephi 11 is because that chapter is only the first...
Jul 18, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, An LDS seminary teacher once told me there is such thing as a second gift in addition to the Holy Ghost. He said that this gift can only be received in the temple and only upon being notified to receive it by the authority of the church. I...
Jul 1, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Health, Holy Ghost, Life's Lessons
Dear Gramps, I have obsessive–compulsive disorder(OCD). Sometimes I’m able to control it and sometimes I can’t. It gets to the point that I think it’s the Spirit telling me to do something when it can actually be my mind. For example, I have to go...
Jun 6, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Faith, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Self Worth
Dear Gramps, I’m sixty and over the years have had a difficult time getting on with people. I have been coping with several challenges – not disabilities. Among them: depression, PTSD, ADD, OCD, dyslexia and processing issues. Currently I have a difficult...
Apr 14, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Holy Ghost
Dear Gramps, Was the Holy Ghost called to serve in the pre-existence? Ken _____________ Ken, Since the Holy Ghost has never departed the presence of Heavenly Father, I cannot see any other option than to say yes. Each of Heavenly Father’s chosen leaders were...
Apr 9, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ
What is meant by omnipresence? Does it mean not bodily, but spiritually? Like the Holy Ghost and Christ and Heavenly Father? You can feel them with you spiritually, but not bodily. So they can be everywhere and only one place at a time? Can they project themselves...
Feb 2, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Holy Ghost, Prayer
Question Gramps, I believe that I am one of the rare people who can sense spirits. Example, I have walked to other’s homes or general buildings and had an instant knowledge as to whether there is good there or not (not necessarily the people themselves...
Dec 13, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ
What are the differences and similarities between Lord and God? Atinuke ___________________ Atinuke, The words Lord and God in the Old Testament are all but interchangeable, though the phrase ‘the LORD your GOD’ appears several times. Here’s my...