Feb 2, 2007 | Afterlife, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, Since mortality we inherit half the genes from our mother and half from our father. Do we look like we do now, when we die, or before we were born? Will you recognize people in the spirit world you knew here or will they look totally...
Feb 1, 2007 | Mormon Doctrine
Question Dear Gramps, I’m trying to understand Satan’s role in all of Heavenly Father’s creations. I have come to understand that Satan was banned to this earth only and that is why the Savior came to this earth, as it would be the only world...
Feb 1, 2007 | Death, Faith
Question Gramps, I have two very good friends with whom my wife and I served a mission in 2001-03. About a year ago, the wife contracted cancer in her left eye. Her case was dragged out by the doctors and we feel was mishandled. Now her left eye has been...
Feb 1, 2007 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, Faith, God, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Mormon Faith, Prayer
Dear Gramps, I’m single and am thinking about moving to another state for my work. I already have a job lined up but have a lot of doubts about moving since I have a lot of debt. How can I know it’s the right decision, that it’s based on true principles and not...
Jan 25, 2007 | Forgiveness, Marriage, Sexual Issues
Question Dear Gramps, My husband has recently confessed to our bishop and to myself that has cheated on me both physically and through internet porn.(His ex-fiancee is now attending our ward and he was unhappy with the way the bishop treated him when he...
Jan 24, 2007 | Marriage, Mormon Doctrine
Question Dear Gramps, I was reading a response of yours about the law of polygamy being no longer practiced today. My father who has recently left the Mormon Church begs to differ. He says that the Church loves to claim that, but in reality the man can divorce...
Jan 24, 2007 | Forgiveness, Self Worth, Sexual Issues
Question Dear Gramps Our family are members of the Mormon Church. My daughter recently married a young man of another faith, who had been raped when he was a young boy. The perpetrator of this vile act was hunted and captured and put on trial with full press...
Jan 17, 2007 | Mormon Doctrine, Natural Phenomena
Question Hi Gramps, I sure hope you can help us on this one. My family was having a discussion on the topic of time as it relates to temporal and spiritual concepts. Questions came up like: During the creation, was every day the same length? Will the millennium...
Jan 15, 2007 | LDS Scriptures, Mormon Faith
Question Dear Gramps, The sixth Article of Faith says: “We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.” The footnote referred from...
Jan 15, 2007 | Etymology, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, I have read several different names for Jesus including Jehovah and Joshua. If I were walking with Jesus during his life and someone said his name, what is the name I would have heard? Lynn Answer Dear Lynn, You would have...