Jan 22, 2011 | Current issues, Premortal Life
Gramps, When we were created did we have a spirit body or were we simply in spirit form? William Dear William, The most frequent name given to God in the bible is “Father.” He is the father of our spirits. We read in Hebrews that Furthermore we have had...
Dec 28, 2010 | God, Premortal Life
Gramps If intelligences are finite in number, therefore all the same age, how did we exist prior to the birth through our heavenly parents? In what kind of state, a little ball of light, a human form of some type? Lynda, from Minnesota Dear Lynda, Perhaps we could...
Dec 13, 2010 | Babies, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Family, Premortal Life
Gramps, I have been told by a “well meaning” neighbor that anyone who chooses to not have children will not reach the celestial kingdom. Is this true? Marge, from Utah Dear Marge, Let’s see if we can identify some of those who will inherit the...
Dec 8, 2010 | Family Roots, Premortal Life
Gramps , I have heard many conflicting stories,but have yet to receive any documentation from the QOTTA on the subject of the state of rightousness of the decendants of Cain while in the Pre-existance. I am of mixed race (Black/White) and my wife is Black. My...
Nov 16, 2010 | Marriage, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, I have heard that the reason that polygamy was practiced was because the 1/3 who followed Satin were all men and that left more women than men on this earth. In order for all women to obtain eternal life they have to be sealed to someone. Is this...
Nov 8, 2010 | Babies, God, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, If there was a council in heaven and all of God’s children were there, and, using their free agency made the choice to follow Satan or Christ, where do the spirit children God has sired since that council fit in? Do they come under that council with...
Oct 21, 2010 | Current issues, Family, Premortal Life
X-From_: [emailaddress] Gramps, A question was recently asked in a Relief Society discussion of a lesson I was teaching. I was wondering if you could answer this question. Were relations foreordained in the premortal life? Donna Dear Donna, We can find no specific...
Jul 30, 2010 | Premortal Life
Question Hey gramps, I got thinking the other day. Before we came to Earth, we lived as spirits with our heavenly father. But do our spirits have an age? Or a better question is, did God create our spirits, or did we just always exist? Just curious. Thanks Jeff ...
Jul 29, 2010 | Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, God, Pearl of Great Price, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, I have a question. If God is eternal and we are too, then what made God our Heavenly Father before us, since our intelligences have both no beginning (We are all eternal).Our ages (if you can speak of age) are the same. What factor decided that God came...
Jun 29, 2010 | Current issues, Family, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps I was just having a discussion with a few friends and the question came up about whether spirits choose their families. Is this so? If so why do some choose to go to families where they will be abused or go to broken homes etc. Your comments will be most...
