Literal Descendant of Aaron
Gramps, My wife just found a geneological line on new.familysearch.org that runs all the way back to Adam. The line went through Aaron, the brother of Moses. In the Doctrine and Covenants it says that a literal descendant of Aaron has a right to the Aaronic...
Worship on The Lord’s Day
Dear Gramps, Why do people worship on Sunday if Jesus worshiped on Saturday? Shouldn’t we do what Jesus did since He is our example? Trinity Dear Trinity, The Sabbath was instituted to commemorate the day of rest that the Lord observed following the creation of the...
Worthy Priesthood Holder and Giving Blessings
Dear Gramps, An elder thinks he’s living gospel standards, goes to church , a full tithe payer, fulfills his callings, etc. But when he administers a blessing to a sick family member the person gets worst & ends up in the hospital, which makes him feel that he’s...
Is there good in people of other religions?
Question Dear Gramps, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church,,,right?. Well what about the other churches in this world? I have a Christian friend who goes through tests and trials also and is a good person. Well if these churches are so...
Why do the scriptures say Jesus is the only begotten?
Question Dear Gramps, Did God create our spirits, or did he conceive them? Did he just say like, “Spirits be created” or did He have spiritual children with our Heavenly Mother? If so, why do the scriptures say Jesus is the only begotten? Ethan Answer...
Why do we refer counselors and stake presidency leaders as President?
Question Gramps: Why do we call the members of the First Presidency and a Stake Presidency with the title of President? There is only one President of those groups, so why do we refer to all three as “President”? Spud Answer Dear Spud, President Monson as...
Relationship of Kolob and Earth
Dear Gramps, What is the relationship of Kolob & Earth in the beginning and when the earth is turned to glass? Byron Dear Byron, Kolob is the name of the planet nearest to the residence or planet upon which God resides. Kolob by definition means the “the...
Adopted Into the House of Israel
Dear Gramps, We have adopted our children and have had them sealed to us. I understand that this sealing changes the “blood line”. Someone once told me that Joseph Smith said something to this effect. Do you have this source or any information that we can give to...
Is looking at pornography breaking the Law of Chastity?
Question Dear Gramps, Is looking at pornography breaking the Law of Chastity? Jon Answer Dear Jon, Pornography has become one of the most serious problems in our society and among many members of the Church and it continues to get worse. It is destroying...
We Need to Warn Our Neighbors
Dear Gramps, My parents are not members and my mom drinks tea and my dad drinks beer all the time although there are times when he tries to “quit” and doesn’t drink for quite a while. I have always had a problem inviting them to church for fear of rejection because...
