How long do disciplinary actions stay on your Church record?
Question Gramps, How long does disfellowshipped stay on your church records? I was told that it only stays on for 20 years. Joseph Answer Hello Joseph, Thank you for your question. To best address it, I think it is important that we have a...
Why are the same people called to leadership positions?
Question Gramps, Why are the same people called to leadership positions in the ward? Are the rest of us chopped liver? Does Heavenly Father think so little of us that we aren't considered worthy to lead? Cheryl Answer Dear Cheryl, Before I...
Does God already know our choices and who will make it to the Celestial Kingdom?
Question Dear Gramps, Does God already know what we will choose, and who will go to the Celestial Kingdom? It seems to me he does; he knows our thoughts (that's why we can pray silently), and knows us perfectly, and thus already knows what we will choose. Elder...
How is it figured that Christ spent three days in the tomb?
Question Dear Gramps, How do they figure Christ spent three days in the tomb? They took his body down and placed it in the tomb before sunset on Friday. Twenty-four hours later brings us to Saturday evening. Then sixteen hours or so later he was resurrected...
Is never having a testimony that the Church is true but enjoying the callings sufficient?
Question Gramps, Age-85 years. Length of service as member 56 years. Positions held, most except that of Bishop and Stake President. Have had my endowments and sealing to family done. In all those years and all of those positions I have never had a testimony...
Why were the Armenian people not protected from genocide?
Question Hi Gramps, In the scriptures, it tells of the Lord's doings with His people, like "if they keep my commandments they shall prosper in the land." If the Armenian people were Christians, why did God not protect them from genocide? If they were living in...
Can I receive personal revelation while suffering from severe depression?
Question Gramps, Hi, for the past year, I have had many instances of very uncommon personal revelation for my age (16). I suffered terrible depression, so much so that I became suicidal. I believe this was Satan trying to destroy me from hearing God's message....
How can we help someone who is learning disabled feast on the words of Christ?
Question Gramps, I know an LDS man who is a very poor learner, but not retarded. He is a convert to the Church. In about two years of activity he still hasn't learned who Nephi and Lehi are. We're trying to study the scriptures and I see how poor his reading...
If someone is not mentally fit to serve a full time mission, is it okay?
Question Gramps, I am 16 years old (almost 17). I know everyone says, "every man should go on a mission." Yet in the past six months I have been diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder and major depressive disorder, along with chronic anxiety, after a...
Is there hope for eternal life if one dies an Atheist?
Question Gramps, My daughter recently passed away. She had been baptized in the church at age 8, but by the time she was a teenager she had become an atheist. What can I expect for her now that she has passed on? Is there any hope of her gaining eternal life...
