Jul 12, 2007 | Faith, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, Could you possibly explain what is meant by the following phrase (I’m paraphrasing) “Take upon the Lord’s yoke for it is light.” Thank you, Charlene Answer Dear Charlene, As I’m sure you know, a yoke is a bar or frame by which two draft animals...
Jul 11, 2007 | Forgiveness, Jesus Christ
Dear Gramps, I was wondering if there were any scriptural references that you knew that could help explain how the atonement worked in the lives of the people that lived before Christ atoned for our sins. How were they forgiven when the price hadn’t been paid yet....
Jul 6, 2007 | Bible, Jesus Christ, Miracles
Dear Gramps, In Gospel Principals today we were reading and studying Chapter 12, The Atonement. When we came to page 74, second paragraph says “On the third day after his crucifixion, Christ took up his body again and became the first person to be resurrected”. That...
Jul 4, 2007 | Afterlife, Bible, Doctrine & Covenants, God, Jesus Christ, Marriage, Mormon Doctrine, Pearl of Great Price, Satan
Gramps, Thanks for your reply. But I am confused about Jesus being God. My understanding is that the Mormons teach that Jesus is God’s actual Son and that Satan is Jesus actual brother?? Is this correct? If this is correct, then how can there be a trinity of God, the...
Jun 27, 2007 | Abortion, Jesus Christ, Prayer, Repentance
Hello Gramps, I was sealed in the temple years ago and later divorced. I no longer attend the Mormon Church. Later as a single mother, I had an abortion. Have I committed an unforgivable sin? Lately I have been fasting and praying a lot. I am trying to return to a...
Jun 21, 2007 | Bible, God, Jesus Christ
Dear Gramps, In Psalms 82:6 it reads I have said, Ye are Gods; and all of you are children of the most High. I have always thought this passage was telling us that we have the potential to become Gods. However, James E. Talmage may have stated otherwise. At the bottom...
Jun 19, 2007 | Afterlife, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine, Second Coming
Dear Gramps, It is the Savior Himself who arrives to initiates his millennial reign. For the life of me, why would he not immediately, as first order of business, identify which church is truly His church and denounce all others as false – as he had once done before?...
Jun 15, 2007 | God, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience, Personal Revelation, Priesthood, Testimony
Dear Gramps, Why is it that amongst all the Christian denominations in the world, only the Mormons “get” as well as sometimes “lose” their testimonies? How come we never hear about Baptists or Methodists losing their testimony of Christ? Or in...
Jun 12, 2007 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Faith, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Missionary Work, Mormon, Mormon Doctrine, Mormon Faith, Satan
Dear Gramps, How can I get my testimony back? I have been baptized in the Mormon Church now for 18 months. I remember my conversion and felt a very strong spirit from the Lord. for the first six months of my conversion. I was extremely strong and I new without a...
Jun 10, 2007 | Bible, God, Jesus Christ
Hi Gramps, Why are the genealogies for Jesus in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 different? I realize that Matthew runs from David and Luke all the way from Adam, but the people are different, right down to Joseph’s father! Furthermore, the notes to one of the Bibles I use said...
