How can I get my non-member children to become active in the Mormon Church?
Question Dear Gramps I am a convert to the Mormon Church and have children from two previous marriages who are grown and not members of any church. They seem to not want any contact with any church but are having many problems in their lives due to not making...
I just read a book about the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg. How would I know that his doctrines are not true?
Question Gramps, I was wondering today as I read a book that a non-Mormon friend gave to me to read. It raised a few questions inside of me. The biggest question on my mind is in regards to a man named Emanuel Swedenborg. He wrote a book called ‘A Treatise...
Will members of different religious organizations inherit the celestial kingdom?
Question Dear Gramps, A brother in our ward, when the subject matter allows, will quote a ’supposed’ statement by Joseph Smith, that when the saints get to the Celestial kingdom they will be surprised to find Catholics, Muslims, etc. there as well. I have never...
Is the Mormon Church asking its members to return to Missouri?
Question Dear Gramps, For years I have heard the statements about selected members of the Mormon Church being asked to walk back to Missouri. I have been unable to find the source for these statements. Is there in fact a reliable source for this belief or is...
Are there times when we are commanded not to forgive those who have committed offenses against us?
Question Dear Gramps, In Doctrine & Covenants 42:24-26 and in 98:39-45 there appears to be some circumstances where we are commanded not to forgive those who have committed offenses against us. Talks, lessons, and articles about forgiving others never seem...
I play a musical instrument, and it brings me much joy. Will I be able to play a musical instrument after I die?
Question Dear Gramps, I play a musical instrument, and it brings me much joy. I am wondering if I will be able to play it after I die. If I don’t have a body until I am resurrected, how can I play my instrument? Are there symphonies in heaven? It couldn’t be...
Even using the concept of the time scale of Kolob, would God have really rested on the 7th day?
Question Gramps, Did God really rest on the seventh day? I was reading the Pearl of Great Price and it clearly said that Heavenly Father used reckoning of Kolob (1000 earth years=1 Kolob day) to create earth--Abr 5:13. That means that it took 1,000 years to...
What are visiting teachers and home teachers in the Mormon Church REALLY for?
Question Dear Gramps, What are visiting teachers and home teachers REALLY for? I know the Mormon Church has instituted visiting and home teaching programs to help care for and nurture those in the ward. My resentment stems from all the negative experiences I...
I know we don’t believe in predestination but does Heavenly Father already have someone picked out for us to marry?
Question Hey Gramps, I have always had a question. It is always said that if we hold faithful, we will fulfill priesthood callings that we have been designed to hold (from pre-existence). Isn't fatherhood/being a spouse as important or more important of a...
Is it prideful to feel sad for friends who are in direct open conflict with the Church?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been lucky to reconnect with childhood friends. My problem is that my heart aches for some who no longer believe the Gospel to be true or are in direct open conflict with the Church. I went through a period in my 20's where I...
