Can you comment on the differentiation of the text of each book written in the Book of Mormon?
Dear Gramps, Can you comment on the differentiation of the text of each book written in the Book of Mormon? Since each book was pretty much written by a different person, their writing styles should be somewhat different than the other writers. Can you also comment on...
Book of Mormon Location
GRAMPS, Thanks for answering, but what is the tale? Kimball is quoted in the J. of D. V 4 PG 105 as making the statement of the vision, and as to sticking with what Joseph has said, in 1843 he was editor in chief of the church newspaper, and said that the towns...
Why doesn’t the Mormon Church have pastors?
Question Dear Gramps If the Mormon Church believes in the same organization that existed in the primitive church namely apostles, prophets, (pastors), teachers evangelists, then why does the church not have pastors? R Mank Answer Dear R Mank We must be careful...
Can those who reject the prophets while living on the earth be baptized by proxy?
Question Hello Gramps, I read today in Doctrine and Covenants 138 that the gospel were preached to those who lived under Noah and rejected his message. So I suppose that it as well will be preached for those who reject the message today through Joseph Smith. Is...
Are we foreordained or predestined?
Gramps, Are we foreordained or predestined? Matt, from Idaho Falls, Idaho Dear Matt, There is no such thing as predestination. The existence of such a concept would negate the entire purpose of the existence of mankind. In the pre-mortal spirit world Satan promoted...
Where can I find the account of when Joseph and Samuel Smith went into a room in the hill Cumorah and saw the sword of Laban and the plates that the Book of Mormon was abridged from?
Dear Gramps, Where can I find the account of when Joseph and Samuel Smith went into a room in the hill Cumorah and saw the sword of Laban and the plates that the Book of Mormon was abridged from? Deborah, from Derby, England Dear Deborah, It was Joseph Smith and...
Why is baptism not required of those who die before the age of acountability?
Question Gramps, Why is it that baptism is not required of some (mental deformities, children who die before the age of accountability, etc) when Christ was baptized “to fulfill all righteousness”? Won’t they need to be baptized at some point to inherit...
Wouldn’t playing poker, drinking fake alcoholic drinks and smoking fake cigars be just good clean fun?
Question Hey Gramps, My main question is in regards to clean fun. You see, my friends and I love to get together to play poker (we don’t play for money, just for fun) and while we play we enjoy drinking O’Douls and smoking Swisher Sweet Cigars. Now obviously...
How can fossils be millions of years old when the earth was created only 6000 years ago?
Dear Gramps, I am having trouble with the concept of dinosaurs. The earth was created only 6,000 years ago according to the bible, yet scientists have determined by carbon dating and other methods that fossils are millions of years old. My understanding of the bible...
How can I keep my girlfriend and avoid dating before I am 16?
Hi gramps, I was wondering how I am able to keep a commandment by the prophet about dating before we are 16, and well, I am 15 and I have been with this girl in a way of a relationship. I never want her to feel bad, yet I want to repent and keep the commandment by the...
Is tithing comprised of the increase of this year’s income over that of last year?
Gramps, A Mormon friend of mine described tithing as 10% of his increased income that year (over last year)..if he had a bad year he’d pay less than the previous or none at all until his income increased (hopefully the following year). Is this correct? Jim, from...
Since the past, present and future are contually before the Lord, do we exist in the past and future as well as in the present?
Dear Gramps, Do you believe in the “higher-self” principle in this context: Since there is no “Time” in heaven, meaning that the past, present and future are all happening at the same time, could I then assume that I exist in the future right now as an exalted (or...
Our 21-year-old son has decided to move in with his girlfriend. What can we do about it?
Gramps, Our 21 year old son, BIC but not an RM, has decided to do what his non-member girlfriend wants him to do, which is to move out of his roommate’s house and move in with her. We have tried to counsel both of them to get married first, that cohabitation is both...
Can you rationalize the difference between the scientific and religious definitions of the age of the earth?
Dear Gramps, “If we go to the turf of the scientists we will find that there are many scientific reasons that clearly demonstrate that the theory of relativity is passe. It stems from the theory of uniformitarianism.” You write in the question about the Theory of...
Is it important to know one’s priesthood line of authority?
Gramps, Is a priesthood line of authority a necessity? My best friend doesn’t have his line of authority because his father said that they are too often used as a status symbol (people bragging about which general authorities are in their line). So his dad didn’t ever...
How does one trace one’s priesthood authority back to the Savior Jesus Christ?
Gramps, Where is it "written" how one goes about tracing his priesthood authority lineage? I understand it is traced through the highest office to which one is ordained. However, I have not found anywhere this is clarified or "written," and I have been asked to show...
Does the Mormon Church accept the Theory of Evolution?
Gramps, Does the Mormon Church accept the Theory of Evolution? Amy, from Arizona Dear Amy, First, a general statement. In the Doctrine and Covenants we are told to teach one another of many things— And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the...
How does the Church feel about medication for depression?
Question Dear Gramps, I suffered from depression after my first child and was put on Zoloft. Things got better and after a year or so, I got off the medication. Now, (after my 3rd child) I’m diagnosed with dithsemnia– depression. I’m on Zoloft again. My...
Could you explain how quantum theory can interface with Heavenly Father’s plan?
Dear Gramps, Could you explain how quantum theory can interface with Heavenly Father’s plan or is our knowledge so limited in that realm that understanding or trying to explain might be too hard. I’ve often wondered about this and how Heavenly Father KNOWS what will...
Why would Joseph Smith wait for so many years before writing the events of his first vision?
Dear Gramps, Did the Lord Translate/Transfigure Joseph Smith at the time of his first vision. The scripture says no man can see God with his natural eye an live. Moses, the Brother of Jared and others that saw or spoke with the Lord mention not seeing with their...
Why must we use a religious method over a scientific method when we are testing, for instance, the source of the Holy Spirit?
Gramps, I agree with the existence of the scientific method and the theological method of gaining information, but why do we have to choose the results of one method over the other when we are testing the source of the Holy Spirit in this case? Sebastian Dear...
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