Jan 6, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine
Question Hey gramps, I got to thinking the other day. Before we came to earth we lived as spirits with our Heavenly Father. But do our spirits have an age? Or a better question is did God create our spirits or did we just always exist? Just curious. Thanks Jeff...
Jan 6, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, Could you please explain the meaning of the terms “Eternal Life,” “Exaltation,” and “Immortality.” Are they interchangeable terms or has each a unique meaning? Thank you. Don Answer Dear Don, We are now living as mortal beings. As...
Jan 6, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Satan
Question Dear Gramps, Many times over the years I have come across the term ‘Son’s of Perdition’. Does that mean there are no daughter’s of perdition and if not is it a matter of holding the priesthood at the time of denying and fighting...
Jan 5, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Jesus Christ
Question Hi Gramps, Could you please explain, in the scriptures, the difference between Lord God the Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ? It’s my understanding that Christ is spoken of MOST of the time in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon, and God the Father...
Jan 5, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life, Satan
Question Dear Gramps, After the split of the spirits where 1/3 were sent to earth and 2/3 stayed, were any of the 2/3 borderline in their decision and able to change there mind or come to earth for a body and be disruptive here? This was a discussion I had with...
Jan 4, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Joseph Smith, LDS Scriptures
Question Hi Gramps, I’m a convert of some 42+ years now and am still excited about being a member. I’ve recently read the book ‘The Bible Code.’ I was very impressed with the apparent accuracy of the incidents noted therein. I was...
Jan 4, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Church History, Joseph Smith
Question Dear Gramps, I had a question in relation to the translation process. I have read many accounts that when the 116 pages were lost that the Urim Thummim were taken away and that the remainder of the translation process was done with the use of Joseph’s...
Jan 4, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Missionary Work
Question Gramps, My family, including children and grandchildren, watched the General Conference of the Mormon Church last weekend together. It seemed to me that many of the talks emphasized senior couples going on missions. I absolutely do not want to go on a...
Jan 4, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Obedience
Question Gramps, What does it mean when the Savior said that it is easier for a camel to fit thru the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven? Curtis Answer Dear Curtis, The example given by the Savior, that It is...