What does it mean to receive a fulness of the Holy Ghost?
Question Gramps, What does it mean to receive a fulness of the Holy Ghost? Don Answer Dear Don, I assume you are referring to D&C 109:15 "And that they may grow up in thee, and receive the fulness of the Holy Ghost . . . " Because Heavenly...
How can I reconcile the message of God’s perfect love with accounts of wrath and brutality?
Question Gramps, I have had a difficult time trying to reconcile the message of God's perfect love with the accounts of wrath and brutality in the Old Testament. Why would God command that entire populations, including women and children, be destroyed? I try...
Why was the Church Handbook changed to exclude children of same-sex parents?
Question Hi Gramps, Could you please better explain the reason the Church Handbook for Bishops was changed to exclude the blessing and baptism of children of same-sex parents? The recent news about this has managed to cause a big rift in my non-Mormon family...
Can one who was excommunicated and restored to full membership hold leadership positions?
Question Gramps, It is my understanding that individuals who have been excommunicated and restored to full fellowship cannot hold positions as a bishop, seminary instructor, or temple worker. Why is that the case? Gordon Answer Gordon, Your...
Why don’t the scriptures tell us the real story of the creation of the earth?
Question Gramps, I understand that the account in the Bible of the creation of the world and of Adam and Eve is strictly allegorical. I also know the famous quote by Brigham Young says that Adam was born on a terrestrial world, helped create this world, brought...
What is the meaning of verse 95 in D&C 88?
Question Gramps, What is the meaning of verse 95 in D&C 88? Diane Answer Dear Diane, As a courtesy to those readers who have not yet taken the time to memorize the 141 verses of D&C 88, I'll cite the relevant portion here: "And there shall...
Are there wards and stakes in the Spirit World?
Question Gramps, Hello. I'd like to know if there are wards and stakes in the spiritual world. Kind regards, J Klaus Answer Dear J, Much of God's work is organizing His children in such a way that they can carry out His will in order. One of the...
If Adam and Eve taught Christ’s gospel, why is Hinduism the oldest religion?
Question Gramps, If Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth and taught their children Christ's gospel, why is Hinduism historically the first religion? Dallon Answer Dallon, It is interesting that you use the term "historically". Any...
Why was there so much justified killing in the Old Testament?
Question Gramps, Why was there so much justified killing in the Old Testament? Including children and animals? Janis Answer Hello Janis, This is a question I have pondered myself. We are all the sons and daughters of God. Our father in Heaven,...
One of the signs of the Second Coming is a temple built in Jerusalem. Is this New Jerusalem or Old Jerusalem?
Question Gramps, I seem to recall that one of the signs of the Second Coming would be to see the Temple built in Jerusalem. Is this the temple in the "New Jerusalem?" Or is it going to be in the "old" Jerusalem in the Middle East? If it is the Middle East...
