Feb 29, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, What position did Talmage hold in the church before he was called to be an an Apostle Dec. 8, 1911? Robert Answer Robert, Brother Talmage was one of the shining examples of a Latter-day Saint near the turn of the century. He was...
Feb 21, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Gramps, In 1 Peter 3:20 it reads: 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. Do the 8 souls saved by water...
Feb 18, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Question Gramps, I moved to a new ward when my oldest son was 15. At sixteen I ordained him to the office of Priest and bestowed the rights, powers, and authority of that office, I added in the ward and stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Feb 17, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, I have been studying the historical priesthood ban and curse of Cain. The idea to connect the curse of Cain to African blacks was a false idea made up by Southern Protestant Churches in the Southern American states to justify slavery. It was...
Feb 16, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Dear Gramps, Who is the British actor that portrays Christ in all of the recent church videos and memes? Is he LDS? What is his story? Did he have to sign an agreement to keep his life and future career choices honorable, so as not to bring reproach...
Feb 1, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Gramps, I understand that men do evil because of their misuse of agency and that God allows evil to happen so that he can hold people accountable for their actions. Why isn’t praying for protection from the evil person not a violation of that...
Jan 31, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ, Sealings
Question Gramps, At the time that Christ was on the earth, did they have the sealing power that we have today? And if so why did Elijah need to give it? Why not Peter? Nephi Answer Dear Nephi, After Peter made his confession of faith, Jesus...
Jan 28, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, I hear this phrase all the time. “If we bring our weaknesses to the Lord, he will make them strengths.” What does this mean? How does one’s weakness become a strength? Justin Answer Justin, This is an excellent...
Jan 27, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Gramps, People constantly pray for others: for their healing, for temporal blessings, for spiritual blessings. But we are also told that these blessings will only be given if it’s the Lord’s will. If the Lord is just going to do whatever He...
