Mar 14, 2009 | Bible, Joseph Smith
Dear Gramps, wanted two know why the Mormon and other faith have two bibles i know my bible does say any thing about this mr. smith and my bible clearly say you should not add or take one word or . from the bibble and yes even the old king james bible does say any...
Mar 11, 2009 | Addictions, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Health, Mormon Doctrine, Word of Wisdom
Dear Gramps, I was helping my dad bring in some new green tea into the house and he said I could have a case of it. I said “sorry I won’t drink it.” He just looked on and said, “Why not?” I said, “Its against the Word of Wisdom.” We got into a big discusion and he in...
Mar 7, 2009 | Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Dear Gramps Is there an office of President in Melchizedek Priesthood? In first printing of Bible Dictionary and on lds.org under Melchizedek Priesthood we find “From latter-day revelation we learn that within the Melchizedek Priesthood are the offices of elder,...
Mar 7, 2009 | Bible, Faith, Jesus Christ, Repentance, Word of Wisdom
Dear Gramps, I have a close friend that has tried to quit smoking so she can be baptised and can’t suceed at it. She is getting so discouraged that she feels like an outsider and is pulling away from attending church. She belives in the truth but because of her...
Mar 4, 2009 | Mormon Doctrine, Testimony
Dear Gramps, We had a family baptized a few weeks ago. They seemed really excited and happy. Now all of a sudden they want their names removed from the church. They were surfing on line and read where we believe that “As man now is, God once was. As God now is,...
Mar 3, 2009 | Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine
Dear Gramps, Did Peter deny the Christ three times? If so, what was his accountability for denying christ, after seeing and knowing him? For that matter what about Judas Iscariot? How does the Holy Ghost fit into this equation? Jim Dear Jim, Peter, fearing for his...
Mar 2, 2009 | Forgiveness, Repentance
Dear Gramps, What happens when someone wants to join to church who has been excommuicated? I was excomnuicated about 25 years ago. I had gone inactive. Wanted i guess to see if anyone cared if i went or not. A letter was left for me saying i was excommunicated....
Feb 28, 2009 | Book of Mormon, Church History
Dear Gramps, What happened to the stone box that the gold plates, liahona, sword of Laban were found in? Christine Dear Christine, When the Prophet Joseph Smith went to the Hill Cumorah the first time he describes the setting for the gold plates, the Urim and Thummin...
