Can non members speak in Sacrament Meeting?
Question Gramps, Can non members speak in Sacrament Meeting? Gerald Answer Hi Gerald, Thanks for your question. In describing sacrament meetings, Handbook 2 states: Selecting and Orienting Participants Selecting Participants. The bishopric selects...
How can I know if I am worthy to receive the Second Comforter?
Question Gramps, How can I know when I am worthy to and have sufficient faith to receive the Second Comforter? Yearning Answer Dear Yearning, Receiving the Second Comforter, or parting the veil and conversing with the Lord face to face, comes with...
What church position did James E. Talmage have prior to being an apostle?
Question Gramps, What position did Talmage hold in the church before he was called to be an an Apostle Dec. 8, 1911? Robert Answer Robert, Brother Talmage was one of the shining examples of a Latter-day Saint near the turn of the century. He was...
What is a Book of Remembrance mentioned in the scriptures?
Question Gramps, Hi. I've always been intrigued by the reference in Moses 6:5 about Adam keeping a book of remembrance. My understanding is that it was a book designed to help them remember God's dealings with them, a spiritual record of sorts. I was...
Has the Church confirmed the release of the lost 116 pages of manuscript?
Question Gramps, Has the Church confirmed the release of the 116 pages of manuscript that Joseph Smith translated as being the Book of Lehi? Solomon Answer Hello Solomon, The Book of Lehi, the 116 pages translated by Joseph Smith, will probably...
Would it be immoral to join a private army?
Question Gramps, I am aware that God grants exemptions for killing enemy soldiers in the case of war. Killing an enemy solider in war is not a sin as far as I understand. (correct me if I'm wrong). But what if I joined a mercenary corps? I have wanted to be a...
Were any of the 2,000 Stripling Warriors wounded?
Question Gramps, I know that none of the stripling warriors were killed but surely they were wounded. John Bytheway has a talk where he says that none were even wounded. Which is correct? Bonnie Answer Hi, Bonnie, I am not familiar with Brother...
Do the 8 souls saved by water have any connection to the age of accountability?
Question Gramps, In 1 Peter 3:20 it reads: 20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. Do the 8 souls saved by water...
What do the scriptures mean about the gift of ministering angels?
Question Dear Gramps, Could you explain what the scriptures mean about the gift of ministering angels? I’ve always wondered about that. Caleb Answer Dear Caleb, The good news (and there is no bad news) is that the gift of ministering of angels...
Should the stake and ward be mentioned when performing a Priesthood ordination?
Question Gramps, I moved to a new ward when my oldest son was 15. At sixteen I ordained him to the office of Priest and bestowed the rights, powers, and authority of that office, I added in the ward and stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
