Jan 26, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Children, Holy Ghost
Question Gramps, If a parent won’t let a child of record be baptized, how do we teach him about the Holy Ghost? Pamela Answer Dear Pamela, If you are the parent of the child, you teach him about the Holy Ghost the same way you teach him...
Jan 24, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, Why was Christ baptized by immersion? Karen Answer Dear Karen, You’ll find that the purpose of Christ’s baptism is addressed by Jesus and expanded on by Nephi. It should come as no surprise that the scriptures say...
Jan 23, 2016 | Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, Where is the Garden of Eden today? With Cherubim and a flaming sword guarding the way to the tree of life, we should be able to see it as it was not taken from the earth? Robert Answer Hello Robert, The primary source of...
Jan 19, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Hey Gramps! So I was just wondering. Do you have to be dressed up to give a priesthood blessing? I have friends that whenever they give one they first dress up. I have had other moments when my friends haven’t. Is it needed? Dallin Answer...
Jan 18, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death
Question Dear Gramps, Do the dead know they are dead? My parents were both terrified of death. I know this because I was with each when they passed. I’ve always thought there must be a transition period since death would be such a shock to many. Just...
Jan 17, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ, Prophets
Question Gramps, I can’t find any instance where a prophet, other than Joseph Smith, saw the Savior. Since many of the prophets from the Bible and Book of Mormon saw the Savior, as did Joseph Smith, isn’t important that other prophets have seen Him?...
Jan 15, 2016 | Second Coming
Question Gramps, I have a Book of Mormon question. In the Book of Mormon Introduction it says On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, then a glorified, resurrected being – How can this be? Can one be resurrected before the 2nd coming? Annie Answer...
Jan 14, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sacrament
Question Gramps, If Heavenly Father is no respecter of persons, why does the bishop get served sacrament first before the rest of the congregation? Debra Answer Dear Debra, As the president of the Aaronic Priesthood in his ward, the bishop has...
Jan 13, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, I’ve heard the stories in Mormon lore about how Moroni hiked out west and dedicated some future temple sites in Utah. Are these stories credible? Or are they just the fabrication of someone with a dramatic imagination? How can one...
Jan 12, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Obedience
Question Gramps, What do you do if you are a member, but your parents ask you to break commandments? The 10 commandments say honor thy father and mother, and we are told that our duty as children is to be subservient to parents. If they make you choose between...