Feb 9, 2009 | Baptism, Book of Mormon, Holy Ghost
Dear Gramps, I’ve been re-reading the Book of Mormon and I noticed for the first time that in Helaman it says that Nephi and others were preaching the Gospel and performing baptisms. Later, in III Nephi, the Lord appears to Nephi and calls him and 11 other men to be...
Feb 9, 2009 | Jesus Christ, Mormon Faith
Dear Gramps, Is it true that Brigham Young said that the Mormon Christ and the Biblical Christ are separate beings. Did Brigham Young Not believe that Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit? Jerry Dear Jerry, Brigham Young and all of the leaders of the Mormon Church...
Feb 7, 2009 | God, Natural Phenomena
Dear Gramps, Today many of us were talking about what Heavenly Fathers time table is, some said that 70 years of our life is like one hour of time to him. Do we have any idea at all what a typical mortal life is like in his time, has anything been written on it? Do we...
Feb 6, 2009 | Current issues, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Mormon Faith, Repentance, Testimony
Dear Gramps, I’ve been inactive for many years and its now that im coming back. Since then i have committed countless numbers of sins and some of which i cant even remember. How will God judge me for the sins i forgot i committed and how do i go about repenting for...
Feb 5, 2009 | Afterlife, Death
Dear Gramps, MY MOM PASSED AWAY IN OCT. SHE WAS VERY SICK WITH COLONCANCER.I TOOK CARE OF HER AND LOVED IT. WOULD DO IT AGAIN IF I HAVE TO. I MISS HER SOOOOOO MUCH. DOES SHE THINK OF ME IS SHE HAPPY DOES SHE REMEMBER HER FAMILY. DONNA Dear Donna, In Alma 40,...
Feb 5, 2009 | Current issues, Second Coming
Dear Gramps Does 2012 have anything to do with the second coming? Mrs. T. Dear Mrs. T. From what I understand, December 12, 2012 marks the end of the Mayan long count calendar. Several people have predicted that this marks the end of the earth. I found the following...
Feb 3, 2009 | Jesus Christ, Missionary Work, Testimony
Dear Gramps, I believe that a man and a woman in my ward are not married but are living together. I was just assigned to be her Visiting Teacher, but when I stopped by a little ahead of our appointment, the circumstances I found lead me to believe that this is not...
Feb 2, 2009 | Marriage, Temples
Dear Gramps, My husband and his 1st wife were converts to the LDS church, but never sealed in the temple. I am not a member, but interested in learning and perhaps joining. Half of our 10 children are members. I am divorced from an abusive husband. Randy and &...
Jan 31, 2009 | Forgiveness, Repentance
Question Dear Gramps, When repenting of a major sin, how can we know whether we are being too hard or too easy on ourselves? Will Answer Dear Will, The following comes from President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s address at April 2008 Conference....
Jan 30, 2009 | Jesus Christ, Temples
Question Gramps, I read the question asked about the inscription on our temples “House of the Lord, Holiness to the Lord” and it seems like I have heard this several times. President Lorenzo Snow told one of his granddaughters, about a place in the Salt Lake...
