May 18, 2012 | Current issues, Mormon Policy
Is it appropriate for a stake president to sit on the stand next to the bishop when attending his own ward sacrament meeting? Mark _______________ Mark, Yes. This is under the principle of presidency… meaning ‘to preside’. The ward is under his...
May 17, 2012 | Blessings, Mormon Policy
How can I, now at age 49, still receive my Patriarchal Blessing? I’ve always felt it was important for me to know. When I was in MIA it was going to be arranged for us, but never was. Even though for the last 20 years I was married to an atheist, I have always...
May 16, 2012 | Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life
As a (pre-existant) or pre-mortal spirit, could we have ever been assigned to this earth twice as a spirit prior to being assigned to the earth in mortality? Roger ___________ Roger, The pre-mortal life is a great mystery to us here on earth. There is some information...
May 14, 2012 | Current issues, Repentance
A question came up in my Institute class “Is there need for repentance in the Celestial Kingdom?”…the answer must have something to do with repentance being an eternal principle and our on-going progression perhaps? Malcolm ______________ As...
May 12, 2012 | Jesus Christ, Satan
Question Gramps, I read your response to a question(forgot which one). Your response suggested that Satan “volunteered” to assist in the redemption of humans. Although not specifically noted, Satan(at the time of volunteer) would have been Lucifer,...
May 8, 2012 | Jesus Christ, Second Coming
Gramps, I have a question for you. If I am alive when the Savior returns and am allowed(worthy) to stay on the earth, how soon will my cancer(stage IV breast cancer (currently stable) be cured? Will it be a little while? Or would I be healed right away? I’m not...
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...
