What happens to the spirits of the planets that are destroyed?
Question Gramps, We are taught that planets (at least earth) have a spirit for they are as living creatures. What happen to the spirits of those planets that are destroyed and used as material for the birth of other planets? Jared Answer Dear...
Does someone with special needs require receiving endowments?
Question Gramps, I have a special needs daughter and would like to know if she should receive her endowments? She has the mental and emotional level between 4 and 8 years old. She was baptized at 8 years old. She is now 22 years old. James Answer ...
Why isn’t food storage mentioned in General Conference anymore?
Question Gramps, Is storing a one year supply of food no longer suggested by the Church? Also, as conditions worsen in the USA and the world, the less is said about the present conditions in the General Conference talks. It is like the 800 pound gorilla in the...
Did we really have agency in the premortal life?
Question Gramps, Thanks for all the knowledge you share in your answers. I am wondering how effective can we consider our agency was in premortal life. I mean, how effective is our agency if we just needed to elect to choose or not the Father's plan ? Did we...
Why are male temple workers required to be clean shaven?
Question Gramps, I enjoy your column as I use it as a resource when I give talks. My question is, why are priesthood temple workers required to have clean shaven faces? When did this change, as most of the early prophets and male members had beards or...
Can Satan hear things in the temple?
Question Dear Gramps, Can Satan hear things that are talked about in the temple? Jayn Answer Jayn, I am unable to find any doctrinal declaration that Satan is not able to hear words spoken in the temple. I have heard temple patrons specify that...
How can these differences be reconciled?
Question Gramps, There is a song in our hymnal, “While of These Emblems We Partake,” ( #174) which states in verse three that “[t]he law was broken; Jesus died….” Christ himself told us, in both the New Testament and the Book of Mormon, that he did not come to...
Is home teaching still practiced?
Question Gramps, Is home teaching still practiced in the wards? Sandy Answer Sandy, Home teaching is a duty of the priesthood, from the time a person receives the office of a teacher and continues until the day they die. We have information from...
How can I comfort my friend?
Question Gramps, I read your answer to the guy who was worried about being an angel only. I have a friend who was sealed to her husband and has two kids. He was lost tragically in a car accident. She has had trouble dating LDS men, They do not wish to pursue...
Is in vitro fertilization for me?
Question Dear Gramps, I have a history of depression and have been taking medication since 2002. I also have a history of brain cancer and chemotherapy. This caused me to go into a peri-menopause state at 24 years old. I am now 40 and have accepted that I...
