Jun 18, 2017 | Church History
Question Gramps, How did Alvin get into the celestial kingdom even though he was not yet baptized and did not have a wife at that time? How is this possible? Thanks! Marcie Answer Dear Marcie, Joseph’s oldest brother, Alvin, died in November...
Jun 7, 2017 | Current issues, Prayer
Question Gramps, Why do many saints fold their arms while praying instead of their hands? A convert of 22 years, I’ve never done it because no one could tell me why. I’d like to be able to tell other converts. Ingrid Answer Ingrid,...
May 31, 2017 | Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Some friends of mine organized a scripture study that they then turned into a school of the prophets, citing D&C 88. I joined in for a few sessions to see, but ceased to attend when they started performing the ordinances of washing of the...
Apr 30, 2017 | God, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, I’ve heard and read that God is the same “yesterday, today, and forever.” I have also heard that He used to be just like us on another Earth and then He became a God. These statements seem to contradict. Is the latter...
Apr 19, 2017 | Current issues, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, I understand that we can learn much from the chapters on war but why is so much included when the Saviors teachings are so peaceable? Linda Answer Dear Linda, Much of what the Savior taught was peaceful, yes, but not all of it....
Apr 13, 2017 | Current issues, God
Question Dear Gramps, There’s been a lot of terrorist attacks in the news lately, and it brings so much fear to me that it’s unimaginable. So, I bring the question: why doesn’t God rid the world of terrorism or avenge the victims of it like he...
Apr 1, 2017 | Forgiveness, Repentance
Question Dear Gramps, I have recently had to return home early from a mission due to immorality I had committed in the past and that I did not have the courage to confess. I’m in the long process of repentance currently. I can’t help but feel as if...
Mar 27, 2017 | Afterlife, Current issues
Question Gramps, I understand that after the final judgment that all men and women will be out into three kingdoms, the Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial or Outer Darkness (those being the sons of perdition). What happens if you have a friend who only makes...
