May 6, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Mormon Doctrine
Question Dear Gramps If the Mormon Church believes in the same organization that existed in the primitive church namely apostles, prophets, (pastors), teachers evangelists, then why does the church not have pastors? R Mank Answer Dear R Mank We must be careful...
May 4, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, God, Happiness, Jesus Christ, Life's Lessons, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience, Pearl of Great Price, Satan, Worthiness
Gramps, Are we foreordained or predestined? Matt, from Idaho Falls, Idaho Dear Matt, There is no such thing as predestination. The existence of such a concept would negate the entire purpose of the existence of mankind. In the pre-mortal spirit world Satan promoted...
May 4, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Dear Gramps, Where can I find the account of when Joseph and Samuel Smith went into a room in the hill Cumorah and saw the sword of Laban and the plates that the Book of Mormon was abridged from? Deborah, from Derby, England Dear Deborah, It was Joseph Smith and...
Apr 21, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Scriptures, Repentance
Dear Gramps, Do you believe in the “higher-self” principle in this context: Since there is no “Time” in heaven, meaning that the past, present and future are all happening at the same time, could I then assume that I exist in the future right now as an exalted (or...
Feb 26, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Current issues, God
Question Gramps, I was wondering why in the Old Testament God sounds mean, cruel, and his continence is almost with childlike jealousy. The God I have been taught about all these years is a kind loving father who loves me and wants me to be happy. One who will...
Feb 20, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Life's Lessons, Love, Missionary Work, Preparedness
Dear Gramps, I have a missionary who is currently serving a mission in France. Is it OK for a missionary to leave a girlfriend at home? While he is gone, what should I focus on when I write to him? Since he is gone and growing a great deal spiritually, what should I...
Feb 20, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Happiness, Jesus Christ, Obedience, Premortal Life, Satan
Dear Gramps, Every person get the bad qualities from his surroundings. So Satan was with God, where only good things happened. From where did he get the devilish quality? How? Babit, from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Dear Babit, We must first examine your premise. If...
Feb 18, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, God, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine
Dear Gramps, How can I describe that Godhead consists of three members using the Bible to my friends? How can I prove that to them? Babit, from Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Dear Babit, It is curious that when the apostles were taken from the earth after the death of...
Feb 16, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent. I’m teaching a person the gospel and they have the question about this verse in Matthew 27:51 and Mark 15:38....
Feb 15, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Bible, Mormon Doctrine
Dear Gramps, I heard on the radio this morning a preacher quote Jeremiah and said that the bible is all we need for salvation. We don’t need any more revelation to get to heaven. Although that is sorta kinda true, he doesn’t understand the true concept of heaven and...