How concerned should we be that Satan might overhear our vocal prayers or our conversations?
Question Dear Gramps, How concerned should we be that Satan might overhear our vocal prayers, or even our everyday conversations, and use the information against us? Should we be discreet in what we vocalize out loud, or do we even need to be concerned about?...
Why did the Apostle Paul speak so degradingly about women?
Question Dear Gramps, Paul speaks quite degradingly about women. He makes it sound like women are completely inferior creatures. How they are subject to their husbands in such a way that they can only learn the gospel or ask any gospel questions to their...
Since no one is perfect anyway, what is the purpose of worthiness?
Question Gramps, Since no one is perfect anyway, what is the purpose of worthiness, and how can it be established? Frank Answer Dear Frank, There is a significant difference between perfection and worthiness. There has been only one perfect mortal...
What happened to the record of Joseph that Joseph Smith received with the Book of Abraham?
Dear Gramps, At the time Joseph Smith received the record of Abraham, which was subsequently translated into what we now know as the Book of Abraham in the Pearl Of Great Price, he also received the record of Joseph. That record was apparently translated, but not...
The Book of Revelations says that the New Jerusalem will come down from heaven and the Doctrine and Covenants says that it will be built, which is right?
Dear Gramps, In the book of Revelation, John says he saw a vision of the New Jerusalem coming down from God out of the heavens so to speak, but in the Doctrine and Covenants it says that the New Jerusalem will be built, can you help me understand this? Andy, from...
What do we look like when we die?
Gramps, What do we look like when we die? Rosella, from England Dear Rosella, I assume that you mean, “what do we look like as spirits in the spirit world after we die?” If that is your question, we understand that the form of the body is patterned after that of the...
What is a patriarchal blessing and who may receive one?
Question Dear Gramps, What is a patriarchal blessing? Who receives it? Who gives it? I’ve been a member for eight years and am not sure what I need to do to get it. Anna Answer Dear Anna, A patriarchal blessing is a revelation from God to the...
Who was Mary Magdalene?
Question Dear Gramps, Who was Mary Magdalene? What type of woman was she? How did the Savior meet her? Christie Answer Dear Christie, The only things known about Mary Magdalene are those recorded by three of the four writers of the gospel,...
Why would the Mormon Church celebrate Halloween?
Question Gramps, I have a few friends who wish to know why is it that the Mormon Church celebrates, or at least, does not discourage, the festivity of Halloween. They feel it is demonic, satanic, etc,etc. I Try to tell them that we do not “celebrate” Satan, but...
I find at least two instances of blacks being ordained to the priesthood after 1835. Can you find out why?
Dear Gramps, You have stated that the blacks were denied the Priesthood after 1835. Yet I find recorded at least two instances of ordination after that time. Can you find out why? I could not find an answer anywhere. On November 27, 1900, Enoch Abel, son of Elijah...
