What is the policy if someone becomes disruptive at a church meeting?
Question Gramps, The church allows all to attend meetings, even nonmembers and ex members. What if a non, ex, or member began outright speaking against the church and its doctrines, to the point that they were a heckler? Would they be banned from the building?...
Why must we be sealed to our families?
Question Gramps, Why do we need to be sealed to our family? I understand why we need to be sealed to our spouse. But why is it necessary to be sealed to our siblings or parents? If we all make it to the same kingdom of glory won't we be able to visit them? Why...
How do we know when a prophet is speaking as a prophet or giving his opinion?
Question Gramps, Last week in priesthood class a member asked, "How can one tell when a man, whom we sustain as prophet, is speaking as a prophet or giving his own opinion?" Don Answer Dear Don, President Brigham Young taught that What a pity it...
Will the rights of the LDS church be threatened with the recent Supreme Court ruling?
Question Dear Gramps, In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling for homosexual marriage to be allowed in all 50 states, what does this mean for the future of the Church and its members? Is this a specific sign of the times? I'll be honest in saying that I am...
Why is 2nd Nephi word for word with Isaiah in the Bible?
Question Gramps, Why are the Isaiah chapters word-for-word in 2 Nephi if Joseph Smith translated the Gold Plates which had not been tampered with, like the bible? Kristen Answer Dear Kristen, In your next reading of The Book of Mormon, I encourage...
How do we know if the prophet is false by the words they speak?
Question Gramps, Brigham Young has said multiple times and it is written in the Journal of Discourses that he said people lived on the moon dressed as Quakers. He also said, "Is their life on the sun? Without question, for it was not created in vain." Since...
How do you explain a Priesthood holder not giving a blessing?
Question Gramps, My sibling-in-law fell on humbling hard times, began to return to the church, went through a painful and litigious break-up, then asked their Home Teacher for a blessing of comfort. He came, lectured, announced that he wasn't inclined to give...
What kind of a god do Muslims consider Allah to be?
Question Gramps, What kind of a god do Muslims consider Allah to be? A person like Heavenly Father? Does he have a wife? Is he considered the father of the spirits of people? Bobbi Answer Dear Bobbi, For a moment I considered telling you that...
If we pray and fast for one who is ill, are we interceding God’s will?
Question Gramps, If I fast and/or pray that someone who is ill may have health restored, but the will of the God is that that person not be healed, does that mean that my fasting/prayer was for the intent to change God's will? And does His will change because I...
Why do couples get different answers to prayers when praying for the same thing?
Question Dear Gramps, My husband and I have been praying over a specific problem regarding faith. We are getting drastically different answers to our prayers. Why do people who are praying regarding the same issue get such different answers to their prayers? ...
