Is it considered adultery to date before a divorce is final?
Question Dear Gramps, My husband and I are separated. We are not sealed in the temple. He has gone on several dates since we separated. He keeps telling me it's okay for me to date and move on. However I don't think either one of us should date till we are...
What will happen to the temples during the Second Coming?
Question Dear Gramps, What will happen to the Temples during the second coming? We bless and regard them with such sacredness and love, they are the Lord's house. I live close to the New Zealand Temple and it's heartbreaking to imagine it possibly being...
Shouldn’t the “First Vision” be changed to the “First Visitation?”
Question Dear Gramps, The thought came to me when I was reading about The First Vision. My question is:- If God and Jesus were resurrected beings with flesh and bone bodies and were not spirits. When they visited Joseph would they not have come with their...
When does the Sabbath Day actually begin and end?
Question Dear Gramps, Jewish tradition holds that the Sabbath is from sundown one day until sundown the next day. For us as Christians, and particularly LDS Christians, does that mean from sundown Saturday night till sundown Sunday night? If so, I need to...
Who authored the Plan of Salvation? The Father or Jesus Christ?
Question Gramps, In Mormon Doctrine page 575, Elder McConkie states “the plan of salvation was ordained by the Father. It is not the plan of Christ..." In The Encyclopedia of Mormonism Gerald Lund states the same: “The Father is the author of the Plan of...
Were Adam and Eve married in the Garden of Eden?
Question Gramps, Were Adam and Eve married in the Garden of Eden? Matua Answer Matua, This is a great question and according to our doctrine we are able to provide this information about Adam and Eve's marriage, "Adam and Eve were married, and...
What does “according to my command” mean in D&C 29:6?
Question Gramps, In D&C 29:6 being united in prayer was because of the 6 present. What does he mean,"according to my command?" Cynthia Answer Cynthia, Doctrine and Covenants 29:6 reads: “And, as it is written—Whatsoever ye shall ask in faith,...
Why isn’t the word “keys” as related to the Priesthood found in the Book of Mormon?
Question Gramps, Why isn't the word "keys" as related to the keys of the priesthood found in the Book of Mormon? Bri Answer Dear Bri, The term "keys", as it relates to authority, priesthood, and revelation is a restoration term. That is, when we...
Who qualifies as a Son of Perdition?
Question Gramps, Sorry, I just can't understand Sons of Perdition, even though I have studied it. If a person has to have a perfect knowledge of Christ how can Hitler or other such evil people be son's of perdition? They certainly did not have a perfect...
Has the LDS church ever ex-purged its historical record and supplanted a more benign version?
Question Hello Gramps, Love your column ... Thanks. I have been challenged lately by persons who claim the early stages of church history have been manipulated to purge some negative things about the church and the prophet Joseph Smith. They say the early...
