Why is general knowledge of the Father and His role not widely known?
Question Gramps, Why is general knowledge of The Father and His role not widely known? Is it Satan’s objective to keep people from revealed knowledge of Him? The main focus in the Christian world is Jesus Christ – which is not bad but without knowing the Father...
Why don’t other religions “get” and “lose” their testimonies?
Question Dear Gramps, Why is it that amongst all the Christian denominations in the world, only the Mormons "get" as well as sometimes "lose" their testimonies? How come we never hear about Baptists or Methodists losing their testimony of Christ? Or in the...
Why is some of the Book of Mormon identical to the Bible?
Question Gramps, I was reading in the New Testament in Matthew chapters 6-7. In 3 Nephi it references from Matthew almost word for word, verse for verse out of the King James Version. There were a few words changed here and there but the verses were literally...
How can I get my testimony back?
Question Dear Gramps, How can I get my testimony back? I have been baptized in the Mormon Church now for 18 months. I remember my conversion and felt a very strong spirit from the Lord. for the first six months of my conversion. I was extremely strong and I new...
Could I be married to my deceased boyfriend if I were to join the Church?
Question Dear Gramps, I had a best friend who was Mormon. He was also my first love, and I honestly knew in my heart I was going to marry him since we were little. I have always loved him, and still do. He, unfortunately, died in a car accident in January. He...
Why does Nephi contradict himself in speaking of precious ores in the Book of Mormon?
Question Dear Gramps Why does Nephi speak of an abundance of precious ores in 2 Nephi 5:15 in the Book of Mormon, and then say precious things were not to be found upon the land in verse 16? Maria Answer Dear Maria, The verses in the Book of...
Why did the Lord leave the earth without prophets?
Question Dear Gramps, Why did the Lord leave the earth without prophets for almost two thousand years during the great apostasy and the dark ages? In previous ages whenever his people fell away into forbidden paths, he always sent prophets to warn them and...
Wouldn’t Christ’s atonement and spirit be a better substitute for curing depression than relying on a daily chemical?
Question Dear Gramps, What you wrote about depression doesn’t seem to make sense to me. First off we didn’t have medication for depression until our present day. Doesn’t that show you people who existed before this medication dealt with it in another way?...
Why are there not any cemeteries on the grounds of Mormon churches?
Question Dear Gramps, Sometimes we see things every day and not pay any attention to them. I was reminded today when my brother asked my dad, “Why are there not any cemeteries on the church grounds of Mormon churches?” Down here in the southern US, it is almost...
Why is there an apparent conflict between Enoch talking with the Lord face to face and then the Brother of Jared?
Question Dear Gramps, I need help understanding two seemingly conflicting scriptures. In Moses Chapter 7 verse 4, Enoch says that, And I saw the Lord; and he stood before my face, and he talked with me, even as a man talketh one with another, face to face. But...
