Nov 19, 2012 | Jesus Christ, Life's Lessons
Are we held responsible only for sins that we have actually committed or also for sins that we would have committed if we had the practical chance to commit them? Real example: one day I felt down and it came to mind that I could accept an invitation to go to a party...
Nov 18, 2012 | God, Jesus Christ
A comment I get from my non-member friends, particularly Baptists is: Do you believe that you can become a God? My general reply is I don’t have a firm answer for them, but I am trying to live a righteous life while in this life. What happends in the next is up...
Nov 13, 2012 | Temples, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, I have a family member who served a mission several years ago. She stills believes in the church but since marrying a non member she doesn’t attend church anymore, pay tithing or really participate in any type of church activity...
Nov 8, 2012 | Priesthood, Worthiness
Gramps, I have been away from the church for sometime and have started attending again. As such, I am attending priesthood meetings and often the subject of being worthy comes up in discussion. Since we are all sinners and only enter heaven through the grace of god,...
Nov 8, 2012 | Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Why don’t we see Seventy Quorum in wards any more? Stephen _____________ Hi Stephen, This is a great question. There really isn’t much said from the Prophets and Apostles regarding the discontinuance of the Seventies at local levels within Stakes. This is...
Nov 6, 2012 | Current issues, Second Coming
Gramps, Say we are half way thru the millenium and the new children born become rebellious thru their own agency, Do they go bye-bye like those who did not live the terrestrial life at the beginning of the millenium? Gary ______________ I just don’t know Gary. The...
Nov 5, 2012 | Premortal Life, Priesthood
I heard an opinion that every man who has kept his first estate had the priesthood given to him before he came to earth. We know it was given to some in the pre-existence. For example in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, he said that Adam was given the...
Oct 31, 2012 | Afterlife, Current issues
I know that all will be resurrected–that is the gift of immortality. Will there be resurrected spirits in the millennium who have not had their work performed/nor have they accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ. OR are those individuals reserved to come at the end...
Oct 28, 2012 | Bible, Doctrine & Covenants, Mormon Policy, Worthiness
I was recently studying the church resources about the principle of fasting and came across this statement: “When fasting, members of the Church are advised to abstain from two meals each Fast Day also by prayer in connection with fasting to develop spiritual...
