Oct 25, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Life's Lessons, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, Why did God create Eve from Adam’s rib instead of a different bone? Molly Dear Molly, The biblical account of Eve being taken from Adam’s rib is completely allegorical. One may interpret the allegory in various different ways, but as far as I know there...
Oct 10, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Premortal Life
Hello Gramps, I have a question regarding fate. There was an 18 year old boy from our ward who died in an auto accident. He was one of those youth who had a great influence on both adults and children/youth without ever really realizing it. People, including me, are...
Sep 23, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Creation, Premortal Life
Gramps, What existed before God created the heaven and the earth? Gene, from Chicago, Illinois Dear Gene, Because of our vast foundation of ignorance we have a bit of difficulty in answering your interesting question. In the first place, encased in this temporary but...
Jul 27, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Happiness, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life, Repentance, Satan, Scriptures
Dear Gramps, From Romans 9:13-24— 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have...
Apr 16, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, I have always been under the impression, from what several Mormon friends have said, that we did not choose the families we were born to, except perhaps for a few individuals in rare circumstances. But in church today a teacher stated that...
Feb 2, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, Since mortality we inherit half the genes from our mother and half from our father. Do we look like we do now, when we die, or before we were born? Will you recognize people in the spirit world you knew here or will they look totally...
Jan 27, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, It has been said many times that Lucifer influenced one third of the hosts of heaven to follow him. However, this principle has been explained to me that it was a third part not one third. You can tear a piece of paper into three parts and...
Jan 10, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, Is it known when a spirit enters a new life? At the moment of conception? Sometime during the pregnancy? Or the moment of birth? Thank you, would love to know your thoughts. Daniel Answer Dear Daniel, There is no scriptural...
Jan 7, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, I just read the question about why Eve was taken from Adam’s rib and not another body part, to which you answered that it is allegorical. Next, you stated that Adam and Eve were born as we are born (which I take to mean a physical birth)....
Jan 5, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life, Satan
Question Dear Gramps, After the split of the spirits where 1/3 were sent to earth and 2/3 stayed, were any of the 2/3 borderline in their decision and able to change there mind or come to earth for a body and be disruptive here? This was a discussion I had with...