Why a human sacrifice?
Question Gramps, Why did Heavenly Father need a human sacrifice in His plan for us to be resurrected? Elizabeth Answer Elizabeth, The sacrifice Jesus wrought for us was essential in providing a way back to Heavenly Father. I would like to use an...
Why is Emma Smith honored by the Church and its members?
Question Dear Gramps, We know that Emma Hale Smith, after the death of her husband, didn't follow the "Brighamites" to Utah, but joined her son's church (the Reorganized LDS Church, now Community of Christ). So why is she so honored by the Church and its...
Joseph Smith
Dear Gramps. Did Joseph Smith or any of the presidents of the church ever suggest that there will be a falling away of the members of the church at any stage and that they will return again as the signs of the times unfold. This is happening in our ward in South...
What benefit is a patriarchal blessing in the hereafter?
Question Gramps, As LDS members, we're told we have a right to a patriarchal blessing in this life, and to find out what tribe we belong to. But what benefit is the blessing in the hereafter? Grant Answer Grant, The purpose of a patriarchal...
Ordination of the President of the church
Who ordains the President of the Church? Tim ________________________________________ Dear Tim, When the current President of the church dies the First Presidency is dissolved. The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles then becomes the ranking authority of the church....
Sexual relations within marriage
Hi Gramps I was abused as a child and then married to a porn addict. Now I'm free from both situations but am very unclear on what healthy,married sexual relations should be. Is there anything from the brethren stating any clear guidelines? Surely just because your...
Culture and the Church
Dear Gramps, I really like this website, plenty of good answers to gospel questions I've often wondered about. In my searching of your site I have not found an answer that addresses one of my questions I've often wondered about concerning race. I come from a Tongan...
Temple Recommend
Does a spouse of a non member need their permission to receive a temple recommend? I am a former Bishop and I thought I remember in the handbook that if a women wanted to go to the temple, she needed the permission of her husband to get a temple recommend and take out...
Is playing with face cards evil?
Question Gramps, I recollect that Mormon Doctrine says (at least the first edition) says that face cards carry the inherit spirit of Satan (or words to similar effect). This refers more directly to the question than your answer (which was a good answer), but I frankly...
Who will live during the millenium?
Hey Gramps, I thought that when the Second Coming came to pass, then we'd all die and be resurrected in the blink of an eye. Than Satan would be bound and we'd live in the Millennium without his influence. But my parents think that only people who lived in the time of...
