What is the church’s stance on ear gauging and temple recommends?
Question Gramps, Can a teenager lose their limited use temple recommend for wearing the smallest gauges there are? Julie Answer Julie, A Bishop is the only person who is authorized to judge and issue limited use recommends for youth. As such only the Bishop for...
Why does Satan do what he does?
Question Gramps, Why does Satan do what he does when he know he will lose? Is it just that he wants to get as many brothers and sisters to be as unhappy as him? Shadow Answer Shadow, I would like to start this answer by asking you a question. Why...
Does my tithing really go to the Lord’s use?
Question Gramps, My church recently leader told me I had to pay my tithing to "him." He told me to put it in an envelope and mail it to his home. I don't feel comfortable about this. I used to pay it directly to the church, but recently, I have also been...
Can my husband and I get sealed in the temple even after our past?
Question Gramps, In trying to make this short, I will just start by saying I have a question to a very complex situation. Basically, my question is if my husband and I can be sealed in the temple? Just a quick background. My now husband and I met at the end of our...
Can a divorced man be called to be a Bishop?
Question Hi Gramps, I have a concern. Apparently a worthy priesthood holder is not bishopric"material" if he has gone through a divorce and remarried in the temple! I have never heard such nonsense and if it was not for my testimony built upon a solid foundation of...
Is Christ half god and half man?
Question Gramps, The piercing of the Savior by the Roman soldier allowed blood and water to come out. Somewhere I read that this proved he was 1/2 god and 1/2 man. Blood from his mother and celestial fluid or (water)blood from his father. Do you know where this...
Can temple work be done for someone who has committed suicide?
Question Gramps, Our son in law committed suicide a few months back, a non member and a bit on the agnostic side. He had a problem with alcohol, raised in a family of alcoholics. He was a good man, hard working, loved his family, sacrificed so much for them and...
Can you explain “other worlds have come and passed away?”
Question Gramps, The scriptures say many worlds have come and passed away. This implies that people on these other worlds have been resurrected and the earths have received their paradisical glory. If Christ is the creator and savior for these other worlds how...
Can we rely on our parent’s worthiness to get us to the Celestial Kingdom?
Question Gramps, If my parents are sealed to each other and they keep their covenants they made in the temple and remain faithful throughout their lives, can us, as children, still inherit one of the 3 kingdoms of the Celestial kingdom? Even if we break away from the...
What is the importance of the Priesthood?
Question Gramps, I was trying to find the importance of the priesthood. Many other churches say everyone has it. How do you get it? Why is it so important? Casey Answer Dear Casey, The answer to your question can be best expressed by the Fifth Article of Faith:...
