Will I be less likely to go to the Celestial Kingdom due to my fear of doing baptisms for the dead?
Question Gramps, I have a big fear of going underwater. I found my baptism really difficult. I have been a member for nearly 4 years and I still have not done a baptism in the temple because of my fear. My patriarchal blessing talks about me doing family...
What are Mormon weddings and funerals like?
Question Gramps, The weddings for Mormons are very private. What is a funeral like?? Are non-Mormons allowed to attend a funeral service?? Thank you for your assistance. Teresa Answer Dear Teresa, Actually the weddings that are performed in...
Why didn’t God make this a perfect world?
Question Gramps, I teach the youth at church and yesterday one of my students asked me this question - I have some ideas but not much evidence to back up my thoughts, can you help? "If God really created and designed this world, would he not have made it...
Why are some of the ancient prophets considered to be dispensation heads?
Question Gramps, In the church, we are taught that there are seven dispensation heads. Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ and His Apostles, and Joseph Smith. If a dispensation is a time when the Lord dispenses His gospel anew, why was it necessary...
Will there be a need for a temple in the Celestial Kingdom?
Question Gramps, Temples are necessary in order that the sacred ordinances and covenants necessary for exaltation in the celestial kingdom may be bestowed upon all those who are worthy of exaltation. At the end of the Millennium all will have been resurrected...
How long has the use of consecrated oil been a part of giving blessings?
Question Dear Gramps, In the blessing of the sick and afflicted, how long has the use of consecrated oil been a part of the ordinance? Has this always been the case since the earliest dispensations of time, or did it start with the restoration of the Gospel in...
Can you explain Revelation 10?
Question Gramps, Can you explain what you think of Revelation 10? To me it sounds just like the Book of Mormon. Are there any other scriptures like this in the Bible? Deyvson Answer Deyvson, Revelation 10 deals with John’s prophetic calling to...
What is a woman’s real purpose?
Question Dear Gramps, Why was Adam forgiven but not Eve? And why are women punished for her sin (according to Brigham Young Women are cursed because of her)? Does the Article of Faith 'We believe a man will be punished for his own sins and not Adam's...
How can we justify the writings in the Journal of Discourses?
Question Gramps, I have been a member for 30 years and still cannot justify the violent writings of Brighan Young nd others in The Journal of Discourses concerning Blood Sacrifice and his all out force of plural marriage on those who were very uncomfortable...
How come things have been going wrong ever since we started paying our tithing again?
Question Gramps, My wife and I stopped paying our tithing for about two years. We were not inactive, we just didn’t pay it. We knew we needed to and so 3 months we began paying it and have been very faithful in paying it since. But ever since we started paying...
