Aug 8, 2008 | Current issues, Jesus Christ
Dear Gramps, Does the New Testament story of Christ clearing the temple fit as scriptural justification for dealing with bad situations through violent acts? It appears that Christ was doing what we might call “losing his temper” in that episode. The...
Aug 5, 2008 | Bible, Jesus Christ, Missionary Work, Obedience
Dear Gramps, I go to a catholic school and i try to endure their “sacrament meetings” since they are compulsory for attendance. (But you don’t have to partake of their emblems). Anyway, they claim to be the only true church (like we do but we are modest about it) and...
May 26, 2008 | Jesus Christ, Prayer
Dear Gramps, We are instructed throughout the scriptures to “Come unto Christ” and get our lives resolved through Him. Yet, I find it frustrating that I am to only address the Father in my prayers. I feel this constant struggle to really, truly, come unto Christ, yet...
May 25, 2008 | Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, I understand that the Atonement was a physical and spiritual payment that Jesus Christ made for all of God’s children. He paid for our bodies overcoming death unconditionally, and paid for our spirits overcoming sin conditionally upon our faith,...
May 22, 2008 | Atonement, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine
Hi Gramps. I have a question about the Savior’s atonement. I am confused about some parts of it. Jesus died for our sins. He died on the cross. But many people died on the cross. It was the Roman’s cruel common punishment. I know that the Savior atoned for our sins in...
May 10, 2008 | Bible, Doctrine & Covenants, Faith, Jesus Christ, Life's Lessons, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience
Dear Gramps, When is enough enough? My husband of 27 years and I are converts, of over 28 years. We were sealed in the temple and have held various callings. In the last 15 years I have been the more active member, but he knows the Mormon Church is true and once loved...
May 4, 2008 | Afterlife, God, Happiness, Jesus Christ, Life's Lessons, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience, Pearl of Great Price, Satan, Worthiness
Gramps, Are we foreordained or predestined? Matt, from Idaho Falls, Idaho Dear Matt, There is no such thing as predestination. The existence of such a concept would negate the entire purpose of the existence of mankind. In the pre-mortal spirit world Satan promoted...
Feb 20, 2008 | Book of Mormon, Happiness, Jesus Christ, Obedience, Premortal Life, Satan
Dear Gramps, Every person get the bad qualities from his surroundings. So Satan was with God, where only good things happened. From where did he get the devilish quality? How? Babit, from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Dear Babit, We must first examine your premise. If...
Feb 18, 2008 | Bible, God, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine
Dear Gramps, How can I describe that Godhead consists of three members using the Bible to my friends? How can I prove that to them? Babit, from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Dear Babit, It is curious that when the apostles were taken from the earth after the death of...
Feb 14, 2008 | Etymology, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine
Gramps, I am a convert and I have new issues coming up in my Gospel Principles class. We have been talking about Adam in his pre-mortal life, that his name was Michael. And also that Jesus was Jehovah in the old testament. Can you explain this to me, and are there any...
