What am I doing wrong that keeps me from gaining a strong testimony of the gospel?
Hi Gramps, I have been ordained a priest in the Mormon Church. Do you think it is possible to have angels minister unto me?? I need so much help, especially spiritually. Furthermore, I don’t really think I have a testimony of the Church, I’m not sure, I’m 16 years old...
Is the Mormon Church considered to be Catholic or Protestant?
Dear Gramps, I am 11 years old, and a few months ago in my social studies class, we talked about how Martin Luther (NOT Martin Luther King Jr.) developed the Lutheran Church when he was “fed up” with the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. My teacher, who is not a...
My friend is disturbed by the impression that he does not have a testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel as taught in the Mormon Church, but states that he knows that it is true by logic.
Dear Gramps: I have a friend who was “born” in the Mormon Church – having joined before he was 8 years. He fears that he does not have a testimony of the restored gospel but knows “through logic that it is true.” He is now keeping himself aloof from the Church and...
How can we pay our tithing when we don’t have enough money to pay our bills?
Question Hello Gramps, I am a recently (May 2007) Baptized member of the Mormon Church, and my new husband has paid tithing all his adult life… except for last year when he was separated from his previous job and the company he helped to create. Then he started...
Where does the brain end and the soul begin?
Question Dear Gramps, Where does the brain end and the soul begin? I figure that our brain is not what is giving us our agency, since it is subject to outside stimuli, such as medication. People do not choose their brain, so how can they be responsible for what...
How do I know if the decisions I am making are the right decisions?
Dear Gramps, I’m single and am thinking about moving to another state for my work. I already have a job lined up but have a lot of doubts about moving since I have a lot of debt. How can I know it’s the right decision, that it’s based on true principles and not...
What sources do you know of that say that bishops are pastors and patriarchs are evangelists?
Question Dear Gramps, The sixth Article of Faith says: “We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.” The footnote referred from...
How do you reconcile differences in the statements of different General Authorities of the Mormon Church on a given topic?
Question Gramps, I was reading something interesting and instead of wrestling myself over it, I thought of you and thought you might be able to help (if you don’t mind of course). I was interested in the Mormon view of the nature of God. I’ve been reading...
In what form will our bodies be resurrected?
In the resurrection the body will rise in the stature as when the person died–the child will be resurrected as a child, the adult as an adult. The immortal body will then grow toward the condition of perfection.
