What steps must one take to have their membership restored?
Question Gramps, When a member has their named removed from church records (not excommunication), what steps do they need to take to be baptized and have temple blessings restored? Jonnie Answer Hi Jonnie, When a member has requested his/her name...
When we die will our spirits all look alike?
Question Gramps, Growing up, I was always amazed by a picture I saw in the Richland, WA Stakehouse. It showed Peter, James and John with their hands on the head of Joseph Smith. We all know the story but all of these persons looked identical. Does that mean as...
Can a family still be together even if one committed suicide?
Question Gramps, I remember attending the funeral of a young father who had taken his own life. At the time, my return missionary told me that God is a just god, and doesn't compensate for certain sins. It made me sad to think of this young man's family never being...
Is 666 the number or mark of the beast?
Question Gramps, Why is 666 the number of the beast? Is it symbolic? Is the mark simply the fact that these people worship Satan and, therefore, not an actual visible body marking, such as a tattoo or colored skin? Cam Answer Cam, I have...
Mission of LDS Church
Is there somewhere in the scriptures any reference related to the three dimensions of the Church (Preach the gospel, Perfect the Saints and Temple work) as a whole? Luis ____________ Luis, The purpose of the Church has been defined by revelation from its earliest...
Was the Melchizedek priesthood taken away when the Law of Moses was established?
Question Dear Gramps, I ran into your website just an hour ago and I’m so glad that I did. I can’t even keep track of how many questions and answers I’ve read already. But anyway, I have a question about the priesthood. When the law of Moses was established was...
My Father is watching porn
Hey there, I recently caught my father watching gay porn. He doesn't know I saw. This isn't the first time I've caught him. The first time I was like 10, and I'm 19 now. I don't think my mom knows but I just don't know what to do. Please help. Ashley ____________...
Christ and the Law
Dear Gramps, Why would the premortal Jehovah tell the Israelites that stoning was the mandatory penalty for adultery, and then not agree to its implementation when the woman taken in adultery was brought before him in mortality? Why wasn't His leniency part of the...
Alma the Elder
Was Alma the Elder married to one of the daughters of the Lamanites who were carried away into the wilderness by Noah? Karen __________ Hello Karen, We have no way of knowing for certain who Alma's wife was. However, we know that Alma the Elder left the priests of...
Sealings
I'm getting sealed to my husband and I was wondering if his son could get sealed to us without me adopting him. His mother will never be sealed in the temple. Savannah ________________ Hello Savannah, Under current policy, the Church will not seal a person to any...
