Why don’t evil people in mortality have to yield to Priesthood commands?
Question Dear Gramps, President Ezra Taft Benson and others have told stories of how they were mobbed as missionaries in the early 20th century. My question is, why did they not raise their arm to the square and command them in the name of Jesus Christ to...
Why did the Jaredites need to be taught how to build their ships?
Question Gramps, In Ether 2:6 we read that the Brother of Jared built barges in which they crossed many waters. In Ether 2:16 he is again commanded to build barges to cross 'the great deep'. Would the first set of barges not have had plugs in them to stop their...
Why does Moroni ask us to pray to find out if things are NOT true in the Book of Mormon?
Question Gramps, I have often wondered why at the end of the Book of Mormon does Moroni ask us to pray to see if these things are not true? Rather than inviting us to pray to know if these things are true? Thanks. Matthew Answer Dear Matthew,...
Do Mormons hold a trump card into heaven?
Question Gramps, Why do we, as Mormons, think we have the only trump card on death and returning to our pre-mortal world? While billions of people past and present don't have a chance unless they obey the Lord's commandments. I will never treat my children...
What is meant by Moses 1:39?
Question Gramps, What is meant by Moses 1:39? I understand that immortality has already been fulfilled by the Savior but what is meant by Eternal Life? 1 Nephi 9:6 says that God has the power to fulfill all of his words. All men will be baptized and have...
Is there a doctrinal basis for “Murphy’s Law?”
Question Dear Gramps, Is there a doctrinal, spiritual, or scriptural basis for the so called "Murphy's Law," which says "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong?" It seems to happen more often than what random chance would predict. Robert Answer...
Why doesn’t God just show himself to unbelievers?
Question Dear Gramps, Why does God not show himself to all? Then there could be no doubt to unbelievers that He exists? Shelley. Answer Hi Shelley, We already know that we will serve and follow God if he is standing in front of us; that...
Why do we put names on prayer rolls in the temples?
Question Gramps, Why do we put names on the altars of the temple? It seems like some sort of magical wish-making. We are supposed to write a few markings that represent the phoneticism of someone's name, which gets anonymously prayed over by people who don't...
What is the difference between an official declaration and a change in policy?
Question Gramps, Can someone tell me the difference between an official declaration from the Prophet and a change in policy and how it affects church doctrine? Rod Answer Rod, While questions like this are interesting to wrap our intellectual...
Why are unworthy Saints allowed access to the temple?
Question Gramps, Why are unworthy Saints or people who use fake temple recommends able to gain access to the temple? D&C 97:15-17 says no unclean thing shall enter or his presence won't be there. This is a tough issue for me right now as an LDS member. The...
