How can I be the best missionary I can be?
Question Dear Gramps, I want to be the best missionary that I can be on my mission. I'm a recent convert; I've co-taught several lessons with the missionaries (as advised by Elder Bednar in "Becoming a Missionary"), have continued reading scriptures, am...
Should serving a mission be done due to pressure?
Question Dear Gramps, I am a 19 year old girl who is feeling the intense pressure to serve a mission. I consider myself a very spiritual person, but I never felt like I wanted or needed to go. I am just starting to get a hold of my life, and although I...
Do we need to be perfect and completely sin free?
Question Hey Gramps, I had a question on sin that I'm unsure about. Do you have to repent of every single sin you do, that is at age 9 and up? In terms of new members who had to give up a lot of old habits, do they have to remember and forsake every sin they...
Why does God tell us to love our neighbors as ourselves?
Question Gramps, Why does God tell us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Loni Answer Loni, When the Lord walked upon the earth he was asked, "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" The individual asking the question, a student of law, hoped to...
Who prophesied that Satan would have dominion over the waters?
Question Gramps, Who prophesied that Satan would have dominion over the waters in the last days? Pat Answer Dear Pat, The "prophesy" you refer to is probably what some have inferred from Doctrine and Covenants 61:13-19. A closer reading of the...
Can one be baptized if they have had an abortion?
Question Gramps, Can you be baptized if you have had an abortion? Trudy Answer Trudy, The short answer is yes.... Yes you can. Baptism is about having faith in Christ and having the desire and willingness to repent, in addition to joining the...
Was Judas damned for betraying Christ?
Question Hi Gramps, I know I've been asking you a lot of questions, primarily because I haven't seen them addressed before. This one has come to my mind periodically since I was in middle school. I don't believe that Judas knew that the Pharisees wanted Christ...
Are there references for two prophets killed in last days?
Question Gramps, What references are available regarding two prophets who will be killed and left on the streets of Israel prior to the second coming? Jerry Answer Jerry, The references you ask for can be found in a couple of places....
Was there a beginning?
Question Dear Gramps, I really appreciate the time and effort you put in answers all those questions. And I again want to thank you on behalf of all those thousands and thousands who I know are following your answers almost on a daily basis. I have been...
Have I seen Christ?
Question Gramps, I enjoy reading your responses and hope you can help me. Is it possible for a single sister see Christ? I feel I have. Granted, I saw Him in a dream but I don't think it different from an awake vision. I've been told that it is not possible for...
