May 2, 2009 | Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, Did God create our spirits, or did he conceive them? Did he just say like, “Spirits be created” or did He have spiritual children with our Heavenly Mother? If so, why do the scriptures say Jesus is the only begotten? Ethan Answer...
Apr 30, 2009 | Callings, Priesthood
Question Gramps: Why do we call the members of the First Presidency and a Stake Presidency with the title of President? There is only one President of those groups, so why do we refer to all three as “President”? Spud Answer Dear Spud, President Monson as...
Apr 29, 2009 | Mormon Doctrine, Pearl of Great Price
Dear Gramps, What is the relationship of Kolob & Earth in the beginning and when the earth is turned to glass? Byron Dear Byron, Kolob is the name of the planet nearest to the residence or planet upon which God resides. Kolob by definition means the “the...
Apr 27, 2009 | Children, Sealings
Dear Gramps, We have adopted our children and have had them sealed to us. I understand that this sealing changes the “blood line”. Someone once told me that Joseph Smith said something to this effect. Do you have this source or any information that we can give to...
Apr 24, 2009 | Family, Missionary Work
Dear Gramps, My parents are not members and my mom drinks tea and my dad drinks beer all the time although there are times when he tries to “quit” and doesn’t drink for quite a while. I have always had a problem inviting them to church for fear of rejection because...
Apr 22, 2009 | God, Jesus Christ, Prayer
Dear Gramps, I´ve learned early in the church how to pray to our heavenly father. Anyway along my life as a member I´ve get involved in talking with the lord Jesus in prayer asking him how to manage my life. Elder Dickson of the seventies taught me when I was Distric...
Apr 20, 2009 | Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Marriage, Mormon Doctrine, Pearl of Great Price, Temples
Dear Gramps, What is LDS Church policy regarding civil unions? Garth Garth, When you refer to “civil unions”, I am assuming you mean civil marriages between a man and a woman that has been performed by an individual authorized by the local government. The Church...
Apr 6, 2009 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Church History
Hello Gramps, I was reading through some of your responses to questions, they all appear spot on. For some time now I have been searching for answers to a question I have had about a scripture found in 3rd Nephi 13: 12 “And alead us not into temptation, but deliver...
Apr 2, 2009 | Repentance, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
Dear Gramps, A few years after I was baptized I started to be immoral with my boyfriend. I talked to the bishop after the first time it happened but I continued bad behavior with different boyfriends all the while still being “active” i didn’t think I needed to go to...
Apr 1, 2009 | Forgiveness
Dear Gramps, I have a question I am marrying a lovley LDS women in a few months and in a prievous marriage that she was in for 26 years she was verbal and mentally abused he now is a branch president the other day she called me and told me hoe he called her and said...
