Jul 11, 2018 | Current issues, Sin
Question Gramps, What if a member of the church becomes mentally ill and sins while suffering in the symptoms of their mental illness-are they accountable for those sins? An example would be the disassociation from developing C-PTSD and a brain injury of Post...
Jul 9, 2018 | Life's Lessons, Tithing
Question Dear gramps, Do we have to pay tithing from gift cards? For example, if someone gets me a £20 gift card then should I be paying £2 tithing? I know it’s not physical money but it’s still money being spent on a card. Renata Answer...
Jul 6, 2018 | Miracles, Mormon Faith
Question Dear Gramps, I have been spending a lot of time reading the scriptures lately, especially the Book of Mormon and the New Testament. Both books are filled with many miracles performed by righteous prophets, church leaders and the Savior himself. There...
Jul 5, 2018 | Temples, World History
Question Gramps, How many temples were built in Jerusalem and when? Elizabeth Answer Dear Elizabeth, The bible tells us the first temple was the Temple of Solomon built around 957 BC. This was to replace the portable tabernacle that they had used...
Jun 28, 2018 | Current issues, Ordinances
Question Gramps, How come men can be sealed to multiple women but women cant be sealed to multiple men? Kendra Answer Dear Kendra, It’s not that simple actually. If a man is living and his wife dies, then yes he can be sealed to another...
Jun 26, 2018 | Current issues, Mormon Doctrine
Question Gramps, I believe God will never cease to have children, and those children all need to go through life on an earth. So after Christ’s second coming, is the cycle restarted and begins all over again with a new Christ and new earth(s)? This brings...
Jun 24, 2018 | Current issues, Faith
Question Gramps, Hello, my question for you today is, is there such a thing as a blessing of faith? One given by the laying on of hands but not with priesthood authority. Just by the faith of the person giving and receiving the blessing. I ask this as I hold...
Jun 15, 2018 | Creation, Mormon Doctrine
Question Dear Gramps, In reading the book of Moses and Genesis, the description of the creation seems to indicate that the beasts of the field were created at the same time as Man and Woman. There are teachings that indicate Adam and Eve were created separately...
Jun 13, 2018 | Mormon Policy
Question Hi Gramps, Regarding your response to the woman in Idaho about honoring the monthly fast day, etc– The older General Handbook of Instructions, the older Gospel Principles book and local tradition, depending on the interpretation of the principle based...
Jun 10, 2018 | Mormon Doctrine, Priesthood
Question Gramps, The Mormons teach that we are not held responsible for the sins of Adam and Eve (in the Catholic Church a child is born with “Original Sin”–the sin of Adam and Eve). So….why would the Mormon Church teach that all generations of blacks are held...