Was Judas Iscariot set up to betray Christ? Where was his agency if it was already known he would do this?
Dear Gramps, Recently I heard someone ask a question about Judas Iscariot and his free agency which I would like to hear your opinion about since I couldn't give this person a satisfying answer. Since Jesus Christ already knew in the pre-existence that it was his...
What are the Savior’s guidelines in how many times we should allow a person to unforgivingly do something before we take action?
Gramps, I realize that when the Savior said that we are to forgive seventy times seven, the number is not as much realistic as it is symbolic, meaning a limitless amount of times. However, I have heard that the Lord has placed a limit to the number of times we should...
If Christ is going to usher in the 7th dispensation, does there have to be another falling away before his return?
Gramps, In 2 Thess 2:3, it talks about a falling away before a restoration of the gospel. Before each dispensation, there has been a falling away before a new prophet was delivered. If Christ is going to usher in the 7th dispensation, does there have to be another...
Will there be no mountains or valleys in the resurrected world?
Dear Gramps, Is it true that the resurrected world will be as a sea of glass? Will there be no mountains or valleys? Karen, Coarsegole, California Dear Karen, There will occur two major great changes in the earth in times to come. The first change will occur at the...
What is meant by there is no salvation outside of the church?
Question Gramps, In the second addition of Mormon Doctrine by Bruce R. McConkie, he writes under the heading of Salvation that "If it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation. There is no salvation outside The Church of Jesus...
I have been told that if I keep my temple covenants and strive to keep the commands that my children will return to the “fold.” Is this true and how can it be?
Dear Gramps, I have four adult children but only one that is living the gospel of Jesus Christ. They were all taught the gospel from their birth. I have been in great despair over this. I have been told that if I keep my temple covenants and strive to keep the...
Will we eat and sleep in the next life?
Gramps, Will we eat and sleep in the next life? And will physical relationships between a husband and wife be the same there as here? Robyn, from New Jersey Dear Robyn, Interesting questions about the projections into eternity of the necessities for continued...
Is it true that those who choose to not have children will not reach the celestial kingdom?
Gramps, I have been told by a "well meaning" neighbor that anyone who chooses to not have children will not reach the celestial kingdom. Is this true? Marge, from Utah Dear Marge, Let's see if we can identify some of those who will inherit the celestial kingdom....
Are LDS boys supposed to be circumcised in preparation for the second coming of Christ?
Dear Gramps, My husband and I are expecting. If we have a son, we have chosen that we will not circumcise him. My aunt disagrees with our choice to keep him intact because she says that LDS boys are supposed to be circumcised in preparation for the second coming of...
Don’t children who died before the age of accountability still need the savings ordinances such as baptism?
Gramps, We are taught that children under the age of accountability need not be baptized and are save in the Lord. Though we also know that "except a man be born of the water..." Christ was also baptized to "fulfill the law." Will children that have died be baptized...
