Aug 26, 2026 | Doctrine & Covenants, Polygamy
Question Gramps, Why was section 101 of the original printing of the D&C changed regarding monogamy vs polygamy? Specifically, verse 4, which states that we do not believe in polygamy. Also, why were early church leaders practicing polygamy while our own...
Aug 17, 2026 | Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, I’m trying to better understand a discrepancy I’ve noticed between the explicitly clear teachings in The Book of Mormon and modern teachings about after judgment. The Book of Mormon very clearly teaches that there is a heaven and there is a...
Jan 7, 2026 | Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, What is the message being said in Section 6? Christina Answer Christina, In the spring of 1829, Oliver Cowdery arrived in Harmony, Pennsylvania, eager to assist Joseph Smith in translating the golden plates—an ancient record that...
Nov 19, 2025 | Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, In D&C 124:39, what does “…for your oracles in your most holy places wherein you receive conversations, and your statutes and judgments” mean? Debbie Answer Debbie, Thank you for such an insightful question....
Feb 4, 2025 | Church History, Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, We know Oliver Cowdery wrote the words of the Book of Mormon as Joseph Smith translated them. Who wrote down Christ’s words that were spoken to Joseph Smith in the Doctrine & Covenants? Yvonne Answer Yvonne, The...
Apr 19, 2024 | Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, What is “watching for iniquity”, as described in Doctrine and Covenants section 45? Parker Answer Dear Parker, I could not find any official or direct interpretation of this phrase, but I think we can interpret it within the...
May 7, 2020 | Doctrine & Covenants, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, I read in D&C 50:42 “And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost.” The cross references in the footnotes are verses that say a similar thing. How does one become one of those that the Father gives to the Son? ...
Nov 20, 2018 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, Can you explain what you think of Revelation 10? To me it sounds just like the Book of Mormon. Are there any other scriptures like this in the Bible? Deyvson Answer Deyvson, Revelation 10 deals with John’s prophetic calling to...
Nov 16, 2018 | Afterlife, Doctrine & Covenants, Mormon Doctrine, Temples
Question Gramps, Will people that don’t hear about the Mormon Church in this life be given a pass on this life as long as they accept it in the next? In other words, are their sins forgiven them if they repent and accept the Gospel in the hereafter? I have...
Jul 28, 2015 | Church History, Doctrine & Covenants
Question Dear Gramps, In D&C 8, the Lord gives Oliver Cowdery the power to translate the Gold Plates. The Lord directs him four separate times in verses 1, 9, 10 and 11 to ask Him for the translation he needs. In D&C 9, we find out that Oliver was...
