Why do Latter-day Saints perform baptisms for the dead?
Question Gramps, Why do Latter-day Saints perform baptisms for the dead? Caleb Answer Caleb, For Latter-day Saints, the answer comes down to two simple beliefs: God loves all His children, and He wants everyone to have a fair opportunity to accept...
Is it against Church doctrine or affect my worthiness to disagree with something a Prophet said?
Question Gramps, Is it against Church policy, worthiness, or otherwise incompatible with the Church to say that you may believe a prophet was wrong? We know prophets have been wrong in the past. However, if I believe someone was wrong in the past, am I to be...
Why were the Samaritans outcasts?
Question Gramps, Why were the Samaritans outcasts? Ruth Answer Ruth, When we read the New Testament, it can be surprising to see how often there was tension between the Jews and the Samaritans. We see this in stories such as the woman at the well,...
What can we, as Latter-day Saints, do to help keep religious freedom?
Question Gramps, With everything going on in our nation and in the world today, where our rights are being threatened, what can we do to make sure that religious freedom is kept and sustained? Jackson Answer Jackson, Religious freedom is a topic...
Why doesn’t my Patriarchal Blessing mention a specific tribe?
Question Gramps, My patriarchal blessing states,” Your lineage is of the House of Israel of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” No specific lineage is mentioned. Do I need to get a blessing, or is it okay? Thank you very much. Richard Answer Richard, A...
Will our pets be with us in heaven?
Question Gramps, Pets and the hereafter, and our association with them, are a sensitive thing for my soul. With all due respect to family and friends, I have deep love and bonds with my pets. Primarily Dogs. I, and others, have publicly stated that "I would...
Do we believe that Jesus slew an animal to make the coats of skins for Adam and Eve?
Question Gramps, Do we believe that Jesus slew an animal to make the coats of skins for Adam and Eve? I have never heard or read anything from one of our Apostles or Prophets that says such a thing. I know so others have said it, but I have never heard it...
What does the LDS Church say about wars, whether on our soil or foreign soil?
Question Gramps, I have heard that the US should not make the first attack in war, on their own soil, and that the Lord will not be with them if they do. If invading enemies enter but don't strike, I have also heard that they will not have the Lord backing...
Is the Book of Abraham false and really the Book of the Dead as claimed by Egyptologists?
Question Gramps, Egyptologists said the Book of Abraham is false and said it's the Book of the Dead instead. Yet, I heard that there is evidence that the first facsimile image is indeed a sacrifice, not a mummification. Of course, we ultimately rely on our...
Why did God have to sacrifice His son to make redemption possible for us?
Question Gramps, Why did God the Father formulate a plan of salvation that required the sacrifice of one of his sons in order for redemption to be made available? Why was there no other way that could not include the immense suffering of one individual? Which...
