Nov 5, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life, Priesthood
I heard an opinion that every man who has kept his first estate had the priesthood given to him before he came to earth. We know it was given to some in the pre-existence. For example in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, he said that Adam was given the...
Nov 3, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Are women given keys? Karen ______________ Karen, In the Church, the term “keys” is typically reserved for priesthood authority. So women are not given keys. -Gramps
Nov 1, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Hello Gramps, On a very snowy Sunday, only the 1st counselor in the bishopric showed up (the bishop and 2nd counselor were either ill or snowed in). The 1st counselor conducted sacrament meeting and presided. In my EQ class, the EQ president spoke up in an almost...
Oct 27, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Faith, Priesthood
Question Gramps, I thought that only those with the priesthood can perform miracles like healing. But in class, we read a story of a young boy who blessed his father without the Melchizedek Priesthood. Futhermore, missionaries told of their experiences of...
Oct 25, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, Did John the Baptist have the Aaronic or Melchezidek priesthood when he ordained Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to the Aaronic priesthood? I’ve been curious about this for a long time. Robert ____________ Robert, If we read D&C 13, we read that...
Oct 3, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, When or who was the first Tongan man to receive the priesthood? I know about the missionaries. This is just for my curiosity. Bernice Answer Bernice, In doing some research on this, I found a couple of references to a Siosifa...
Sep 26, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, According to Wilford Woodruff’s journal, President George Washington, John Wesley, Benjamin Franklin, and Christopher Columbus were ordained high priests when they appeared within the sacred walls of the St. George Temple. Why did these...
Aug 27, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Which are the ordinances of the Aaronic Priesthood? John ___________ John, You can find the ordinances of the Aaronic Priesthood in the duties of a priest. They are: Baptism Sacrament Aaronic Priesthood ordination ...
Jul 23, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Joseph Smith, Priesthood, Temples
Michael had the priesthood and participated in the creation. Before entering the garden, Adam was given (eternally married) to Eve. After they were driven from the garden, Adam was given the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthood. Did Adam (and Eve)lose the priesthood...
Jun 27, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Priesthood
Question Gramps, John the Baptist, being from the tribe of Levi, had the Levitical priesthood and the authority to baptize Christ. Christ was born holding the Melchizedek Priesthood and did not need to be confirmed a member of His own church nor the gift of the...
