Do you need to pay a fast offering every time you fast?
Question Gramps, Does fasting more than once in a month require a fast offering to be beneficial or valid before the Lord? I’m talking about fasting for health reasons to overcome a chronic disease or illness. Also, someone may feel a reason to fast for another...
Why doesn’t God want to dwell with us in the Celestial Kingdom?
Question Hi Gramps, I am an investigator to the Church, so I have a lot of questions. My main question is this. I understand the Plan of Salvation but why doesn’t Heavenly Father want to live with us in the Celestial Kingdom? Terrie-Anne Answer ...
How did Joseph Smith justify marrying Orson Hyde’s wife while he was on a mission?
Question Gramps, On my wife's side there is a Hyde family association. I'm not certain exactly how Orson Hyde fits into the family line-up...but, I do know they pride themselves knowing they are "Hydes." There is one lingering question, though...which no one...
Why is a verse missing from the hymn “There is a Green Hill far Away?”
Question I recently looked up 'There is a green hill far away' on google, and was surprised to see the original version had five verses instead of four. The verse not found in our LDS hymnal reads: "He died that we might be forgiv'n, he died to make us good,...
Can someone still earn celestial glory after they die if they didn’t earn it in mortal life?
Question Dear Gramps, I was pondering on what happens to those who have gone over the veil and have their ordinance performed vicariously and whether they still be able to earn celestial glory if they had not lived the Gospel in life but accept it in the Spirit...
Can you explain Mosiah 15:2 in easy terms?
Question Gramps, I don’t think I understand the statement in Mosiah 15:2 And because he dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the Son of God, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son. Can you explain these in easy...
What is food storage for?
Question Gramps, Do you think I need to prepare my one year supply of food storage in such a way that can be easily moved? Or is it more for the purpose of eating in your own home if food runs out do to earthquakes and truckers not being able to restock the...
How do I deal with a friend that focuses on criticism and brings me down?
Question Gramps, How do I talk to my friend, who has fallen away from the church? She focuses on criticism and it brings me down. I don't want to lose her as a friend. I find that I feel sad after I talk to her and it puts a damper on my day. Megan ...
I feel more comfortable going to other churches. What can I do?
Question Gramps, I know that the church is true in my heart and I want to go to the Celestial Kindgom, but I also don't agree with a lot of things that happen and have happened in the church. I have been to other churches and feel more at peace there than in an...
Why did it take the Jaredites 344 days at sea to reach the New World?
Question Gramps, Why did the Jaredites spend 344 days at sea before reaching the New World? Eduard Answer Eduard, Because 345 days would have been too long. Just kidding. Not kidding. It really would have been too long. But seriously, famed LDS...