Question   Gramps, I enjoy reading your responses and hope you can help me. Is it possible for a single sister see Christ? I feel I have. Granted, I saw Him in a dream but I don't think it different from an awake vision. I've been told that it is not possible for...

Question   Gramps, A question came up in the Sunday school class I teach for which I haven't yet found a good answer. Is there anything "sealed" on earth as in heaven (Priesthood keys of Elijah) other than marriages? Thanks. David   Answer   Dear David,...

Question   Dear Gramps, I understand that Christ's suffering through his atonement paid the price for our sins thus allowing them to be forgiven. But how does Christ's atonement provide for our afflictions and weaknesses? I have accepted Christ's atonement for my...

Question   Gramps, My best friend is serving an LDS mission across the US. I am going to miss him dearly. Can you please lend some tips on how I can help preserve our friendship as I won't see him for 2 years? Jon   Answer   Dear Jon, Friendships are...

Question   Gramps, I know we have lots of reasons why Laman and Lemuel didn't want to go with their family into the wilderness, and we have lots of evidence to prove that they at times tried to not go or to head back. My question is why they ended up going? They...

Question   Dear Gramps, I am incredibly interested in deep doctrine. Things like Kolob, Theology, and other things intrigue my mind. I have been told by several church leaders that it is not good to think about things like that. I know I can't ever really...

Question   Gramps, If Nephi was a Jew he was under the Law of Moses. When did the Law of Moses get replaced with the doctrine of Christ and replace sacrifice with baptism? In the Bible the Levites were baptizing. When did this start?   I'm confused. I thought it...

Question   Gramps, I am deeply disturbed by the war on Christians in America. Most recently the baker facing jail time if he doesn't bake a cake for a gay couple. This is a private business for goodness sakes. Also the removal of the cross in San Diego at the war...

Question   Dear Gramps, President Kimball made the following statement in the Welfare Session of the October 1977 General Conference: “No true Latter-day Saint, while physically or emotionally able will voluntarily shift the burden of his own or his family’s...

Question   Gramps, My son, whom I love very much is not active in the church. He has a wife that is anti-Mormon, and they have 3 children. The oldest child just turned 13 years old. The lesson in Relief Society was about tithing. Not far into the lesson she asked...

Question   Gramps, Recently, there was a news article stating that the church "disavows" all racism in the history of the church. Here is the link on which I read it: Race and Priesthood: LDS Church Statement Reaction | KUTV.com.  I personally feel like this is a...

Question   Gramps, In D&C 84:87-97 with emphasis on verse 92. "...cleanse your feet even with water, pure water, whether in heat or cold...."   Do missionaries carry this "pure water" with them or how do they accomplish this? In our Bible belt region of the...

Question   Gramps, It is my understanding that everyone is a child of God. I also hear about becoming a child of God. I don't quite understand. I thought that we were already children of God. Gale   Answer   Gale, Thank you for taking the opportunity to...