Did we get to choose our trials in the pre-mortal existence?
Question Gramps, You recently answered a question from an individual wondering if we got to choose our trials in mortality. Your answer seemed appropriate but my expansion on that issue is since with Heavenly Father 'all things are present' were we not shown at...
What is the difference between discernment vs revelation?
Question Gramps, Is there an appreciable difference between the power of discernment and revelation? Sunday school teacher molests girl during church. How did no priesthood holder get the inspiration to stop it? How was a man with these tendencies called to...
Can wayward children reach exaltation if the parents are righteous?
Answer Gramps… There’s a quote floating around by Orson F. Whitney quoting Joseph Smith about how wayward children will eventually "feel the tentacles of Divine Providence reaching outafter them and drawing them back." I believe I’ve even seen it on your site a...
Does Peter say that 8 is the age of accountability?
Question Gramps, In Peter does it say age of accountability is 8? Karen Answer Karen, In his epistle, Peter encourages the former-day saints to take courage in their Lord and parenthetically drops some precious nuggets about Christ’s work in the...
What about reproduction via alternate methods?
Question Gramps, You answered a question positively regarding if God would think it's OK to donate blood and organs but, if it were carried a step further, what do you believe God would think about reproduction other than by the natural plan He ordained? In...
Who was the first Tongan to receive the Priesthood?
Question Gramps, When or who was the first Tongan man to receive the priesthood? I know about the missionaries. This is just for my curiosity. Bernice Answer Bernice, In doing some research on this, I found a couple of references to a Siosifa...
What is the proper length of dresses?
Question Gramps, My teenage daughter insists that she wants to wear short dresses (above knee). She said there is no standard for this. My question is: What is the proper length of the dress of the girls, women and ladies who are LDS? Edson Answer ...
Are a third part of the hosts of heaven forever damned?
Question Gramps, Today in my mission prep class we were discussing the premortal life and while we were on the topic we were discussing the fate of the 1/3 of the hosts of heaven who chose to follow Satan and therefore not receive a body. I have always been...
Why the Garden of Eden at all?
Question Hi Gramps, I run mormondna.org and I’ve been asked a question that’s got me stumped. It started with a guy saying the Fall wasn’t necessary, and if it weren’t for Adam and Eve eating the fruit we’d all be living happily in the Garden. He used the...
Why were ordinances for people such as George Washington done on earth?
Question Gramps, According to Wilford Woodruff's journal, President George Washington, John Wesley, Benjamin Franklin, and Christopher Columbus were ordained high priests when they appeared within the sacred walls of the St. George Temple. Why did these...
