How do we defend the standards of the temple without casting judgment?
Question Gramps, In an LDS group, someone posted a picture of them in front of the temple and the baby is "flipping the bird". Obviously the baby doesn't know what it's doing, I get that. She wanted quote ideas to put on the wall with it. I said it wasn't...
Are General Authorities practicing priestcraft profiting from book sales?
Question Hey Gramps. I just received the Deseret Book mailer, and I see several books written by general authorities. While I'm sure these are inspiring words, I cannot help but question what happens to the proceeds from the sales of these books? It looks a lot...
How do dinosaurs fit in with the teaching of Adam and Eve being the first people on the earth?
Question Gramps, We know that there were dinosaurs and carbon testing puts them at millions of years ago. How do they fit in with the churches teaching of Adam and Eve being the first people on the earth, and the flood where all life except those on the ark...
Why does God give us trials and then acts like He isn’t listening?
Question Gramps, Why does Heavenly Father give us such hard trials and then when we are going through them he doesnt help us our answer us and it feels like he isn't listening. Why is that and what can I do to fix it? Emily Answer Dear Emily, If...
Why did God feel the need to create man?
Question Dear Gramps, Hey there! My friend and I ran into this website the other day and we really love it! We got asked a question just today about why God felt the need to create man in the first place. We have no idea really what to answer. We know that God...
It is necessary to accept a calling if suffering from depression?
Question Gramps, I have friends who are receiving help with depression, but they'd rather go inactive than deal with the stress of holding a calling due to depression OR telling the bishop no. There is so much pressure to accept a calling. Is this doctrine or...
Do I follow the Brethren when it comes to prepping?
Question Gramps, I have family and friends who are really into 'prepping.' Some just a little, some a lot. But when I start doing something that they suggest, or reading literature, it makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I try to follow the Brethren. I...
What are principalities as mentioned in sealings?
Question Gramps, What are principalities as mentioned in sealings? Rod Answer Dear Rod, To my knowledge, neither the Lord nor his servants have elaborated on this issue. That means the path of discovery is open to us! Here is one way to go about...
Did the LDS Church support Hitler?
Question Dear Gramps, Did the LDS church support Hitler during his leadership of Germany? I've read that there were articles at the time from LDS magazines that actually praise him. Why wouldn't LDS leaders at the time receive some revelation or at least an...
If I suffer from depression now, does that mean I will suffer it after I die?
Question Gramps, In Alma 34 it says, "for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world." I suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Does...
