Apr 28, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Creation, Etymology
Dear Gramps, I am having trouble with the concept of dinosaurs. The earth was created only 6,000 years ago according to the bible, yet scientists have determined by carbon dating and other methods that fossils are millions of years old. My understanding of the bible...
Apr 24, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience
Gramps, A Mormon friend of mine described tithing as 10% of his increased income that year (over last year)..if he had a bad year he’d pay less than the previous or none at all until his income increased (hopefully the following year). Is this correct? Jim, from...
Apr 21, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Scriptures, Repentance
Dear Gramps, Do you believe in the “higher-self” principle in this context: Since there is no “Time” in heaven, meaning that the past, present and future are all happening at the same time, could I then assume that I exist in the future right now as an exalted (or...
Apr 18, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Love, Marriage, Sexual Issues
Gramps, Our 21 year old son, BIC but not an RM, has decided to do what his non-member girlfriend wants him to do, which is to move out of his roommate’s house and move in with her. We have tried to counsel both of them to get married first, that cohabitation is both...
Mar 7, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Creation
Dear Gramps, “If we go to the turf of the scientists we will find that there are many scientific reasons that clearly demonstrate that the theory of relativity is passe. It stems from the theory of uniformitarianism.” You write in the question about the Theory of...
Mar 3, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Gramps, Is a priesthood line of authority a necessity? My best friend doesn’t have his line of authority because his father said that they are too often used as a status symbol (people bragging about which general authorities are in their line). So his dad didn’t ever...
Mar 2, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Gramps, Where is it “written” how one goes about tracing his priesthood authority lineage? I understand it is traced through the highest office to which one is ordained. However, I have not found anywhere this is clarified or “written,” and I...
Mar 1, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Creation, Natural Phenomena
Gramps, Does the Mormon Church accept the Theory of Evolution? Amy, from Arizona Dear Amy, First, a general statement. In the Doctrine and Covenants we are told to teach one another of many things— And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the...
Feb 28, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Dear Gramps, Did the Lord Translate/Transfigure Joseph Smith at the time of his first vision. The scripture says no man can see God with his natural eye an live. Moses, the Brother of Jared and others that saw or spoke with the Lord mention not seeing with their...
Feb 27, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Education, Faith
Gramps, I agree with the existence of the scientific method and the theological method of gaining information, but why do we have to choose the results of one method over the other when we are testing the source of the Holy Spirit in this case? Sebastian Dear...
