Has the LDS Church said anything regarding the Shroud of Turin?
Question Dear Gramps, Has the Mormon Church said anything regarding the Shroud of Turin? Louise Answer Dear Louise, The Shroud of Turin, an ancient linen cloth bearing the faint image of a man who appears to have suffered crucifixion, has...
Have there been any sightings of the Three Nephites?
Question Hello Gramps, I was wondering about the Three Nephites that are still walking upon the earth. After reading about John the Beloved, I thought I would ask the same about the Three Nephites. Have there been any documented sightings of them. Trish ...
Is there any documentation to substantiate the allegation that Peter was crucified upside down?
Question Dear Gramps, Was Peter’s crucifixion upside down? Can this be found in the scriptures or documented by any reliable source? Micah Answer Dear Micah, The only inference in the scriptures to the death of Peter in found in John 2:18, in...
Has John the Beloved, who was permitted to remain in mortality until the Lord comes, ever been seen by anyone?
Question Dear Gramps, John the Beloved asked to stay on the earth so he could build the kingdom of God. What evidence is there that he has done this? I don’t recall hearing about any “sightings” of him or his work. Karen Answer Dear Karen, Indeed...
How do I react when the Mormon Church is described as a sect?
Question Dear Gramps, What can I do if our Mormon Church is described as a sect? How do I react? Thank you so much, Lennart Answer Dear Lennart, There are many opportunities for missionary work, and this is one of them. A sect is usually thought...
Do some difficulties that we experience in life come to us to prove our worthiness and others come as a result of disobedience?
Question Dear Gramps, I accidentally clicked on a link that inadvertently led me to a question posed about how foreordination/predestination and freedom to choose can be non-mutually exclusive. I write to you today to share with you my thoughts and see if you...
Does free agency imply predestination?
Question Dear Gramps, My question is somewhat existential, somewhat theological, and purely speculative, I think. I believe in an existence prior to mortality—that individual “spirits” or “essences” (or whatever philosophical parlance you prefer) gathered...
What will be my situation in eternity as the second wife sealed to my husband?
Question Dear Gramps, Funny writing to a grampa when I am a Gramma myself. That’s ok, I never had a grampa to talk to. My question is about my sweet husband. He died in September of 2000. He had cancer, and God took him very fast. I miss him, he is my best...
Were we born on the this earth as punishment for bad deeds in the pre-mortal spirit world?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been reading the questions about other worlds and how the Savior atoned for the sins of all the different worlds. I knew that He was the only Savior but what I want to know is, why was I or you or anyone placed on this world? You...
In the pre-mortal spirit world do we select who our parents will be in mortality?
Question Dear Gramps, I had always heard that we picked who our parents were going to be in the Pre-existence. And then on the other hand I was told that we could have married ANYONE and had children and been happy. So did we know that we were going to come to...
