Oct 28, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, Why is there a restricted section in the Church’ archives? Andrew Answer Dear Andrew, Probably the best way I can answer this is to quote directly from lds.org Access Policy: The Church History Department stores its...
Oct 27, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ
Question Hi Gramps, We are told that Moses raising the brazen serpent for the Israelites to be healed from their snake bites was symbolic of Christ’s being “lifted up” for us. Is there a specific reason for the use of a serpent to represent...
Oct 18, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Hi Gramps. I am interested in your view on using our LDS chapels to hold Halloween celebrations. Halloween has a pagan origin and although all about candy etc now, I still find it strange that as members of the Church we follow and enjoy this event...
Oct 15, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death
Question Gramps, I’m very much into history especially military history. In my studies I come across lots of battlefields claiming to be haunted by those that died. I was wondering if the church has said anything on war and those that died coming back and...
Oct 14, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Word of Wisdom
Question Gramps, I have come to really enjoy your wisdom. I have a coworker that is a good person and very well versed in his Bible. One day we were chatting and the subject of wine and the word of wisdom came up. He pointed out that one of Christ’s 1st...
Oct 13, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, In an LDS group, someone posted a picture of them in front of the temple and the baby is “flipping the bird”. Obviously the baby doesn’t know what it’s doing, I get that. She wanted quote ideas to put on the wall with...
Oct 12, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Faith
Question Hey Gramps. I just received the Deseret Book mailer, and I see several books written by general authorities. While I’m sure these are inspiring words, I cannot help but question what happens to the proceeds from the sales of these books? It looks...
Oct 11, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Creation
Question Gramps, We know that there were dinosaurs and carbon testing puts them at millions of years ago. How do they fit in with the churches teaching of Adam and Eve being the first people on the earth, and the flood where all life except those on the ark...
Oct 10, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God
Question Gramps, Why does Heavenly Father give us such hard trials and then when we are going through them he doesnt help us our answer us and it feels like he isn’t listening. Why is that and what can I do to fix it? Emily Answer Dear...
Oct 9, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God
Question Dear Gramps, Hey there! My friend and I ran into this website the other day and we really love it! We got asked a question just today about why God felt the need to create man in the first place. We have no idea really what to answer. We know that God...