Are we foreordained or predestined?
Gramps, Are we foreordained or predestined? Matt, from Idaho Falls, Idaho Dear Matt, There is no such thing as predestination. The existence of such a concept would negate the entire purpose of the existence of mankind. In the pre-mortal spirit world Satan promoted...
Where can I find the account of when Joseph and Samuel Smith went into a room in the hill Cumorah and saw the sword of Laban and the plates that the Book of Mormon was abridged from?
Dear Gramps, Where can I find the account of when Joseph and Samuel Smith went into a room in the hill Cumorah and saw the sword of Laban and the plates that the Book of Mormon was abridged from? Deborah, from Derby, England Dear Deborah, It was Joseph Smith and...
Why is baptism not required of those who die before the age of acountability?
Question Gramps, Why is it that baptism is not required of some (mental deformities, children who die before the age of accountability, etc) when Christ was baptized “to fulfill all righteousness”? Won’t they need to be baptized at some point to inherit...
Wouldn’t playing poker, drinking fake alcoholic drinks and smoking fake cigars be just good clean fun?
Question Hey Gramps, My main question is in regards to clean fun. You see, my friends and I love to get together to play poker (we don’t play for money, just for fun) and while we play we enjoy drinking O’Douls and smoking Swisher Sweet Cigars. Now obviously...
How can fossils be millions of years old when the earth was created only 6000 years ago?
Dear Gramps, I am having trouble with the concept of dinosaurs. The earth was created only 6,000 years ago according to the bible, yet scientists have determined by carbon dating and other methods that fossils are millions of years old. My understanding of the bible...
How can I keep my girlfriend and avoid dating before I am 16?
Hi gramps, I was wondering how I am able to keep a commandment by the prophet about dating before we are 16, and well, I am 15 and I have been with this girl in a way of a relationship. I never want her to feel bad, yet I want to repent and keep the commandment by the...
Is tithing comprised of the increase of this year’s income over that of last year?
Gramps, A Mormon friend of mine described tithing as 10% of his increased income that year (over last year)..if he had a bad year he’d pay less than the previous or none at all until his income increased (hopefully the following year). Is this correct? Jim, from...
Since the past, present and future are contually before the Lord, do we exist in the past and future as well as in the present?
Dear Gramps, Do you believe in the “higher-self” principle in this context: Since there is no “Time” in heaven, meaning that the past, present and future are all happening at the same time, could I then assume that I exist in the future right now as an exalted (or...
Our 21-year-old son has decided to move in with his girlfriend. What can we do about it?
Gramps, Our 21 year old son, BIC but not an RM, has decided to do what his non-member girlfriend wants him to do, which is to move out of his roommate’s house and move in with her. We have tried to counsel both of them to get married first, that cohabitation is both...
Can you rationalize the difference between the scientific and religious definitions of the age of the earth?
Dear Gramps, “If we go to the turf of the scientists we will find that there are many scientific reasons that clearly demonstrate that the theory of relativity is passe. It stems from the theory of uniformitarianism.” You write in the question about the Theory of...
