Jul 10, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Last days
Question Hi gramps, My question is about the spirits in the pre-mortal spirit world. Will God wait for all spirits in the pre-mortal world to be born before the second coming? Christopher Answer Dear Christopher, D&C 45 describes the events...
Jul 7, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Dear Gramps, Lately, I’ve been confused about the church. I have been apart of it my whole life, and now I’m questioning everything. Everywhere I go, people tell me that God isn’t there, he doesn’t answer prayers, that the...
Jul 2, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death
Question Gramps, My beloved daughter, age 30, (active LDS) and her darling 2 daughters (my granddaughters,) age 5 and 18 months, were shot and killed while they slept on Nov 17, 2016, by the husband/father. We are shocked and grief stricken. I worry that they...
Jun 27, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Hi Gramps! On my mission, I taught 2 girls who had just been baptized. As we discussed the temple, they asked a question that I haven’t been able to answer satisfactorily. They were the only members in their family, and wondered what their family...
Jun 25, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Why do saints not wear masks? I notice they’re discouraged at LDS events and I’ve gotten some very silly explanations. Ingrid Answer Dear Ingrid, Your question is an intriguing one. I assume you are talking of wearing...
Jun 24, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Joseph Smith
Question Gramps, Is it necessary to have a testimony of the first vision? I’ve heard it said that the restored gospel stands or falls on the first vision. Taking into account the whole scriptural cannon, as well as the testimony of all saints, is it...
Jun 19, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Last days
Question Dear Gramps, As of late, I have been seeing crazy things going on in the news, around the world etc. How do we know that the signs are completed if something happened to our devices, the news, etc, and how do we find peace now when the world seems to...
Jun 11, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Second Coming
Question Gramps, Is there to be a final war in heaven after the second coming and Satan is no longer bound? Julia Answer Dear Julia, The book of Revelation tells us of the great war in heaven fought in the premortal existence: “And there...
Jun 7, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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,...
Jun 6, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sabbath Day
Question Gramps, I’ve noticed a common theme of going on vacation and not partaking of the Sacrament even though it is feasible to do so. Is there ever a situation when we wouldn’t take the Sacrament when on vacation? Should we take a vacation from...