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...
What is the Resurrection of the Just?
Question Hello Gramps, I was hoping you could help clarify something for me. I have looked in D&C 138 and tried finding this topic in the Millenial Messiah. Could you please help clarify something if you can? Is the resurrection of the just and the morning...
Are there times when judging others is required?
Question Gramps, In 3 Nephi 14:2-5 it very clearly states that we are not to judge others. Yet in verse 6 it says "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs"... in order to determine who are "dogs" and not worth of laying holy things in front of don't we have...
How do I get through the divorce stigma?
Question Gramps, Many church members, including myself, have experienced the painful stigma associated with members who go through such an ordeal. Gossip, backbiting and judging are what divorcees often experience. I've always wondered why a church filled with...
What happens to a sealing if one asks to have their name removed from church records?
Question Dear Gramps, If an endowed member of the church who has been sealed to his wife asks to have his name removed from church records, can he come back into the church at a future time? What becomes the status of his marriage sealing, his sealing to his...
Why doesn’t The Lord’s Prayer contain any sign of gratitude?
Question Dear Gramps, How come the Lord's Prayer as recorded in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon contains no expression of thanks or gratitude? We are taught this is to be a model for our prayers. Frankly, it has me somewhat confused. Robert ...
How can I feel the worthiness I desire?
Question Dear Gramps, Thank you so much for giving your time and insight to help others. I seldom if ever feel worthy to enter the temple or to perform priesthood ordinances and responsibilities. I do answer the temple recommend questions accurately and I point...
