Doesn’t prayer interfere with agency?
Question Hi Gramps, I hope I can phrase my question properly. I understand that we all have free agency. I also understand that we can pray to Heavenly Father for blessings, help, guidance, etc. both material and spiritual things can be asked for. We can pray...
Was Judas Iscariot set up to betray Christ? Where was his agency if it was already known he would do this?
Dear Gramps, Recently I heard someone ask a question about Judas Iscariot and his free agency which I would like to hear your opinion about since I couldn't give this person a satisfying answer. Since Jesus Christ already knew in the pre-existence that it was his...
What are the Savior’s guidelines in how many times we should allow a person to unforgivingly do something before we take action?
Gramps, I realize that when the Savior said that we are to forgive seventy times seven, the number is not as much realistic as it is symbolic, meaning a limitless amount of times. However, I have heard that the Lord has placed a limit to the number of times we should...
If Christ is going to usher in the 7th dispensation, does there have to be another falling away before his return?
Gramps, In 2 Thess 2:3, it talks about a falling away before a restoration of the gospel. Before each dispensation, there has been a falling away before a new prophet was delivered. If Christ is going to usher in the 7th dispensation, does there have to be another...
Will there be no mountains or valleys in the resurrected world?
Dear Gramps, Is it true that the resurrected world will be as a sea of glass? Will there be no mountains or valleys? Karen, Coarsegole, California Dear Karen, There will occur two major great changes in the earth in times to come. The first change will occur at the...
What is meant by there is no salvation outside of the church?
Question Gramps, In the second addition of Mormon Doctrine by Bruce R. McConkie, he writes under the heading of Salvation that "If it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation. There is no salvation outside The Church of Jesus...
I have been told that if I keep my temple covenants and strive to keep the commands that my children will return to the “fold.” Is this true and how can it be?
Dear Gramps, I have four adult children but only one that is living the gospel of Jesus Christ. They were all taught the gospel from their birth. I have been in great despair over this. I have been told that if I keep my temple covenants and strive to keep the...
Will we eat and sleep in the next life?
Gramps, Will we eat and sleep in the next life? And will physical relationships between a husband and wife be the same there as here? Robyn, from New Jersey Dear Robyn, Interesting questions about the projections into eternity of the necessities for continued...
Is it true that those who choose to not have children will not reach the celestial kingdom?
Gramps, I have been told by a "well meaning" neighbor that anyone who chooses to not have children will not reach the celestial kingdom. Is this true? Marge, from Utah Dear Marge, Let's see if we can identify some of those who will inherit the celestial kingdom....
Are LDS boys supposed to be circumcised in preparation for the second coming of Christ?
Dear Gramps, My husband and I are expecting. If we have a son, we have chosen that we will not circumcise him. My aunt disagrees with our choice to keep him intact because she says that LDS boys are supposed to be circumcised in preparation for the second coming of...
Don’t children who died before the age of accountability still need the savings ordinances such as baptism?
Gramps, We are taught that children under the age of accountability need not be baptized and are save in the Lord. Though we also know that "except a man be born of the water..." Christ was also baptized to "fulfill the law." Will children that have died be baptized...
Can you give me something to hold onto? I’m single and never married in temple and would love to have my children with me in the celestial kingdom.
Dear Gramps, I have a question about being able to reach the celestial kingdom being a single woman. I was newly divorced when I joined the church and as yet, have remained single. I have a child who was lost in infancy and, even though I am an endowed member, and I...
Will there be people of other faiths who inherit the celestial kingdom based on the way they lived their lives?
Question Dear Gramps, In our High Priests class, whenever the subject of the celestial kingdom comes up, two brethren always make mention of a Joseph Smith statement they are supposed to have read that says we will be surprised to find there, Catholics,...
Is there anything said on the righteousness of the descendents of Cain while in the pre-existence?
Gramps , I have heard many conflicting stories,but have yet to receive any documentation from the QOTTA on the subject of the state of rightousness of the decendants of Cain while in the Pre-existance. I am of mixed race (Black/White) and my wife is Black. My...
Will blood sacrifice ever be performed again?
Question Dear Gramps, I love your articles. But as so many others I have a question. In D&C 13 when John the Baptist restored the Aaronic priesthood, he said they would have it "..until the Sons of Levi do offer a sacrifice unto the Lord in righteousness"....
I’m considering conversion and am curious what the process is
Gramps, I'm considering conversion, and I am curious as to the process that I would have to follow. What I am asking for is a description of the process and an explanation of anything that needs explanation. Thank you in advance. Anonymous, from Michigan PS: I'm...
How does someone touch an individual who believes the Bible is just a storybook?
Dear Gramps I have just recently found out that a friend has absolutely no belief at all in God. She believes that we are all part of a theory of evolution. I believe in God and our Savior Jesus Christ. She cannot believe that a God would allow such horrific and long...
What is the difference between the blessings and the assignments of the tribe of Ephraim and Manasseh?
Question Dear Gramps, I have two questions about lineage as revealed to an individual in a patriarchal blessing. First question: Is it necessary to have a tribe designated? Neither my husband nor I have a tribe of Israel designated in our patriarchal blessings....
How is it Joseph Smith saw God and lived?
Question Gramps, I was wondering how Joseph Smith saw God and lived? Here are two scriptures: Exodus 33:20, John 1:18...my Mom is Mormon, and gave me a copy of an LDS living magazine that said Joseph Smith actually saw God, how can I believe that with these...
The Father and Jesus Christ are two Separate Personages
Dear Gramps, Our church (LDS) believes that Jesus Christ is the son of our Heavenly Father, two separate and distinct individuals. I also believe this and always have, even before I was converted a year ago. But a massive contradiction exists in our own Book of...
How does a person who is self-employed determine what their increase is in order to calculate tithing?
Dear Gramps, How does a person who is self-employed determine what their increase is in order to calculate tithing? Some friends of mine who own their own business tell me that they pay tithing only on their personal draws, but it seems to me that if we are blessed...
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