Is there some way to know when it’s appropriate to forgive ourselves of sins that we have committed?
Dear Gramps, We often hear people telling us to not be so hard on ourselves after we have made a mistake, that we should be gentle and forgive ourselves. At the same time, how can we be sure we are not brushing off the seriousness of things too lightly, and not...
Why was Jesus born from a virgin?
Question Dear Gramps, Why was Jesus born from a virgin? Why not just a woman who had all ready given birth to a child, or did Mary pray for it perhaps? Tina Answer Dear Tina, The mortal mission of Jesus Christ was of such a nature that it could never...
Is there any Mormon Church literature about the paranormal?
Question Hey Gramps, I am doing a research project on Religion and the Paranormal, and I am also a member of the Mormon Church. I am having the hardest time finding where I can find a magazine, book, or even an internet page that has the view of the Mormon...
Could you make a simple statement describing the law of tithing?
Gramps, I have a tithing issue for you, several of us at dinner the other night were discussing the law of tithing, and as with any discussion it seems there were more opinions and idea's regarding the law of tithing than facts. I've since re-read D&C 119 and any...
Does softening someone’s heart also take away their free agency to keep it hardened?
Dear Gramps, I have heard we should pray to soften hearts. I also know that Heavenly Father doesn’t harden hearts. My question is does softening someone’s heart also take away their fee agency to keep it hardened? I am not trying to be argumentative. I am trying to...
Why cannot women be sealed to someone else after the husband has died, while men can?
Dear Gramps, I’m glad I found your site. There is an investigator in my branch of the Mormon Church who is troubled about eternal marriage. He wants to know why women cannot be sealed after the husband has died, while men can. I’m not even sure whether that’s the...
If, according to D&C 89 we are to eat meat sparingly, why does the Mormon Church promote the use of meat in its various functions?
Dear Gramps,There are people in the church who would suggest that eating meat is something the Lord prefers we as Latter Day Saints not do. My question is: why is it that we serve meat dishes in the temples everyday, why does every ward social include meat in one form...
Why don’t we now have a patriarch to the church?
Question Gramps, Why don’t we now have a patriarch to the church? I understand that there are patriarchs in most areas of the church and that there probably isn’t the need for a roving patriarch, however, as it was: a) a calling wherein he was sustained as a...
What is the difference between the two terms, Lord, and LORD, in the Old Testament?
Dear Gramps, I have noted that there are different ways the Bible uses the word “Lord”, particularly in how one is “Lord” and the other is “LORD”. What’s the difference? I know it means something, but I don’t know what it is. Is this some kind of distinction between...
Why does (did) Elohim require suffering by Jesus for man to obtain forgiveness?
Dear Gramps, Why does (did) Elohim require suffering by Jesus for man to obtain forgiveness? Could He not have granted forgiveness to man without Jesus suffering? Shane, from San Francisco, California Dear Shane, I’m sure that God could have granted forgiveness to...
