Nov 17, 2024 | LDS Church
Question Gramps, Does Stoicism align with the Church’s teachings? J Answer J, The quest for inner peace and resilience has never been more relevant in a world filled with uncertainty and emotional turmoil. Stoicism, an ancient Greek...
Oct 23, 2024 | LDS Church
Question Gramps, Do any of the leaders of the Church teach that the road to hell is paved with good intentions? Rebecca Answer Rebecca, I don’t think it means what you think it means. It might be helpful to understand the history and meaning...
Apr 19, 2023 | LDS Church, Temples
Question Gramps, I have a wife who attends church to support me. She has a huge issue about millions of dollars being spent on the building of each new temple in light that this money could feed and care for so many. Why does the Mormon church feel the...
Jan 15, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, If the United States government were to ever overthrow the First Amendment and pass a law that banned Latter-day Saints from practicing our religion, would the church obey that law? Brad Answer Brad, That is an interesting...
Dec 8, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, What is the difference between a sign and a token? Can you describe where temple tokens and signs are mentioned? William Answer William, I’ll take the tactic of Bro. Hugh Nibley when discussing things about the temple. ...
Aug 30, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, In the case of several marriages and children of more than one marriage…who are the children sealed to? Do they go with the mother? Judy Answer Dear Judy, You initially asked a simple, direct question, which deserves a...
Jul 11, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question I recently looked up ‘There is a green hill far away’ on google, and was surprised to see the original version had five verses instead of four. The verse not found in our LDS hymnal reads: “He died that we might be forgiv’n, he...
Mar 28, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, Does BYU funding come from my tithing donations? Dermot Answer Dermot, The quick answer to your question is yes. Which is why you will notice that the tuition amount for members is substantially less than it is for non-members. ...
Feb 9, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, Recently, President Nelson emphasized that we need to use the correct name of the Church. In his talk he says that if we use nicknames like Mormon, it is a major victory for Satan. When I served a mission, the Church was at the height of its...
Jan 19, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, With the United States going through cultural change such as women’s rights, abortion, and LBTGQ issues, are we Mormons resistant to change in the public’s eye? It just always seems like we’re one step behind in these issues....
