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...
Will there be space travel during the millennium?
Question Dear Gramps, I have a good question about space. Will there be space travel during the millennium- specifically to Mars? Liam Answer Liam, Based on the focus of the information and principles revealed to the Church, you will have trouble...
Who was the first person to receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands?
Question Hello Gramps, Was the gift of the Holy Ghost present prior to the day of Pentecost or only manifestations of the spirit? I am wondering who was the first person to ever receive the gift of the Holy Ghost by laying on of hands, Adam? Jim Answer...
What makes a person lose faith? Or did they never have it?
Question Gramps, A friend tells me he became an atheist between ages of 30-40. What makes a person lose faith? He claims it was the writings of men. Can a person have the spirit and lose it? Most who leave the faith lose the Spirit, or did they ever have...
For those rising the morning of the first resurrection, why is a final judgment necessary?
Question Dear Gramps, Referring to a post on 19 July 2013, I wonder if we already know that those rising in the morning of the first resurrection are celestial beings. Why would a final judgment make sense? Why do we need to be judged by Christ at the end of...
Is God omnipresent?
Question Hello Gramps, I've recently had a friend, whom I usually consider quite knowledgable in church doctrine, insist that Heavenly Father was not only omnipotent, but also omnipresent. Obviously God is omnipotent, but I have always been under the impression...
Can past self harming make me unworthy to enter the temple?
Question Gramps, A friend of mine used to self harm and asked me if she was still worthy to enter the temple. I wasn't able to answer her. I am hoping you may be able to. Does she need to go to her bishop and confess that she has self harmed in the best? Thank...
