May 2, 2012 | Forgiveness, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Can a member of the church be re-baptized if they are excommunicated more than once? Jeff Answer Dear Jeff, It is possible. However possible should not be confused in any way with easy. When we are talking about ex-communication, the things...
May 1, 2012 | Afterlife, Mormon Doctrine
Is there such thing as heaven or hell? Are they just a state of being? Why are we divided into three degrees of heaven? And if the wicked go to the telestial kingdom, who goes to the spritual prison? I do not see why God would put the non-believers into prison and get...
Apr 30, 2012 | Health, Sacrament
My wife worries about getting germs from the bread during sacrament and would like to know why we can’t use small crackers instead? There have been people who have had MRSA in our area and the hand sanitizer does not kill MRSA. George __________ George, For some...
Apr 29, 2012 | Marriage, Sealings, Temples
You answered a question, “Is it true a person could be sealed to someone they intended to marry if that person died before they could be married.” Your last paragraph states “Thus, opportunity exists for those who have graduated from mortality and...
Apr 27, 2012 | Old Testament, Sacrament
Question Gramps, I have a question regarding the Sacrament. Multiple church leaders and gospel-oriented manuals teach that Jesus Christ instituted the Sacrament in remembrance of both his body and his blood. While reading my scriptures, I came across Genesis...
Apr 26, 2012 | Current issues, Mormon Doctrine
I am new to the church and I have heard mention that in the celestial kingdom there are three divisions. Can you explain this? James ____________ Dear James, All we know about the three divisions of the celestial kingdom is found in D&C 131:1-2 In the celestial...
Apr 24, 2012 | Forgiveness, Happiness, Life's Lessons, Love, Marriage
Repeatedly through my marriage my wife has had affairs outside of our marriage ranging from emotional affairs to adultery. Recently we were sealed after 9 years of prepardeness and 3 months afterward she began considering divorce which led to her once again seeking...
Apr 22, 2012 | Family, Forgiveness
Question Gramps, Our children were all born in the covenant and although my husband and I are converts we did our best to teach our children the Gospel. We are not scriptorians by any means and are still learning “line upon line” ourselves. One child is...
Apr 19, 2012 | Current issues, Forgiveness
Dear Gramps, We hear all the time that a man can’t be forgiven of murder, but many times in the Book of Mormon we see men being forgiven of murder when they accept the gospel of Jesus Christ. In D&C we read (132:27) “…which shall not be forgiven...
