Doesn’t the Bible say there would be no more prophets after Christ’s time?
Question Gramps, I've just read scripture that says that since Christ's time and the completion of the Bible there were no other requirements for modern-day prophets and now I'm reading about Joseph Smith, who was proclaimed to be a modern-day prophet after...
Women and Keys
Are women given keys? Karen ______________ Karen, In the Church, the term “keys” is typically reserved for priesthood authority. So women are not given keys. -Gramps
Working and the Sabbath Day
Gramps, It's been told to me that part of the reason we don't buy things, engage in certain hobbies/entertainment, etc on the Sabbath is because we are, in effect, causing someone else to work on the Sabbath, which is supposed to be a day of rest. My place of...
Priesthood Office or Priesthood Keys
Hello Gramps, On a very snowy Sunday, only the 1st counselor in the bishopric showed up (the bishop and 2nd counselor were either ill or snowed in). The 1st counselor conducted sacrament meeting and presided. In my EQ class, the EQ president spoke up in an almost...
Timing of Vicarious Work
I know that all will be resurrected--that is the gift of immortality. Will there be resurrected spirits in the millennium who have not had their work performed/nor have they accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ. OR are those individuals reserved to come at the end of...
How can I understand what my Patriarchal Blessing means to me?
Question Gramps, I have a very complex and weighty blessing. I'm trying to piece together what it means for me here and now. There are parts to it that are very specific to me and parts about my pre-mortal existence. I know you can ask the Church to send you...
Are the series of questions to be asked by the Lord true?
Question Hi Gramps, I've heard my branch president and even my stake president use an article entitled "Stewardship" in their talks before. It was apparently by David O. McKay where he told some brethren exactly the series of questions that the Lord would ask...
Fasting
I was recently studying the church resources about the principle of fasting and came across this statement: "When fasting, members of the Church are advised to abstain from two meals each Fast Day also by prayer in connection with fasting to develop spiritual power....
Can healing miracles be performed without the priesthood?
Question Gramps, I thought that only those with the priesthood can perform miracles like healing. But in class, we read a story of a young boy who blessed his father without the Melchizedek Priesthood. Futhermore, missionaries told of their experiences of...
Women
I know that we are all God’s children and He loves us equally. But as I read scriptures (both Bible and Book of Mormon, I have noticed that God seems to have loved David in a special way over the rest of us. And He is very protective of women and warns man about the...
