Aug 23, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Are their degrees of priesthood power? The Savior said that if we had the faith as a grain of a mustard seed that we could move mountains. In my mind he has set the bar or standard. If we have faith less than the grain of a mustard seed then...
Aug 8, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Does the release from a presiding office mean the loss of keys or the suspension of authority? Grant Answer Grant, When a person is released from a calling that has keys associated with it, they no longer hold those keys. The...
Jul 20, 2014 | Jesus Christ, Priesthood
Question Gramps, My wife is not a member of the Church and last week we were talking about the priesthood. She asked me why we need the priesthood. When Jesus was on earth, he made a new covenant and said we were all priests; therefore, there is no longer a...
Jul 18, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps Hello could you possibly help me understand why it took so long before the ban on blacks holding the Priesthood was lifted? I’ve studied this for several years and still have not come up with a conclusive answer. The original ban I...
Jun 30, 2014 | Priesthood
Question Gramps, Are there any scriptures where God says only men can be ordained to the Priesthood? Chuck Answer Hi Chuck, There are no specific scriptures that explicitly say this. If there were it would be less of a controversial subject, of...
May 24, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Please, help me understand the meaning and importance of personal priesthood interviews. Eduardo Answer Dear Eduardo, I don’t know if you are a quorum president giving these interviews or a quorum member participating so...
May 14, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Priesthood
Question Gramps, There has been a huge conflict over the priesthood and women. In the debates that have been taking place, I have heard the following statement. “Women used to have the priesthood.” But is that true? I have heard that they are referring to...
Mar 11, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, I was trying to find the importance of the priesthood. Many other churches say everyone has it. How do you get it? Why is it so important? Casey Answer Dear Casey, The answer to your question can be best expressed by the Fifth Article of Faith:...
Jan 11, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Question Gramps, This question goes to the issue of local leaders making rules which may actually go against church guidelines, or simply make church policy more strict. For instance, does a bishop have the authority to preclude worthy priesthood holders who do...
Dec 22, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, My wife and I were rereading the Pearl of Great Price last night. The verses are found in the Book of Abraham, Chapter 1:25-27. Specifically in verse 25 it states that Pharaoh was the eldest son of Egyptus who was the daughter of Ham. In the...
