I am confused about Jesus being God. My understanding is that the Mormons teach that Jesus is God’s actual Son and that Satan is Jesus’ actual brother?? Is this correct?
Gramps, Thanks for your reply. But I am confused about Jesus being God. My understanding is that the Mormons teach that Jesus is God’s actual Son and that Satan is Jesus actual brother?? Is this correct? If this is correct, then how can there be a trinity of God, the...
If Joseph Smith received his information from the angel, how do you explain Galatians 1:8
Gramps, If Joseph Smith received his information from the angel, how do you explain Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. The Gospel of the Bible in a nut...
Why does the Mormon Church keep me sealed to my divorced wife and child even after she married (seven years now) a non-member?
Hi Gramps, Why does the Church keep me sealed to my divorced wife and child even after she married (seven years now) a non-member. If we were sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise, and there was definitely a breakdown in the “promise” and in our faith in each other,...
If I am willing to accept that I should be open to new concepts of belief, how should I investigate the possibilities?
Question Dear Gramps, I would like to thank you for your response to my question. I have found articles on the internet outlining the contents of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in some detail. I have spent the last couple of hours reading through these...
Are there quotes about the need for mothers to stay in the home?
Question Dear Gramps, My husband and I are college students with the recent addition of a sweet, beautiful baby. I think it’s time for me to be finished with school now so I can devote myself to being the wife and mother I love so much to be. I could use some...
Does the stick of Joseph and the stick of Ephraim refer to the Old and New Testaments?
Dear Gramps, I wanted to know in the Old Testament it talks about the two sticks being joined. My thought is the book of Judah is the Old Testament and the book of Joseph being the book of the New Testament. Is his correct. Thank you for answer. Scott Dear...
When did the prophet Joseph Smith receive his endowments?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been a member of the church for 20 years and I have never seen these two questions answered and documented. Please do so. (1) When and where was the Prophet Joseph when he received the endowment ritual? When did he receive his...
When was Adam born?
Question Gramps, I’ve been trying to get some type of timetable or year B.C. of Adam’s birth and I can’t get any scriptural reference to this? I look forward to hearing from you. Flynn Answer Dear Flynn, There are no extant records of the year of...
Is the translation of the Book of Abraham by Joseph Smith erroneous?
Question Dear Gramps, There is a website out now that teaches that the Book of Abraham is false and that they have recovered some of the writings in a Museum and now they can interpret what it says and it’s not at all what the prophet translated it to be. So, I...
What does the statement mean “…not maintaining any affiliation or sympathy with apostate groups”?
Question Dear Gramps, Would you know what this statement means? “…not maintaining any affiliation or sympathy with apostate groups.” What is this statement talking about exactly? Shelly Answer Dear Shelly, One part is missing from the statement...
I don’t really understand what faith is. Can you please help me?
Question Dear Gramps, I’m not sure if I have faith, and I don’t know how to get it stronger. I have to do projects and experiences on faith for personal progress in Young Womens, but I never really got what faith was. Can you please help me? Celeste ...
Who changed the scriptures to read God in the singular, instead of Elohim, the gods, in the plural in the Bible?
Question Dear Gramps, I would like to know who changed the scriptures to read God in the singular, instead of Elohim, the gods, in the plural in our first five books of our present Bible. Also, why the every first sentence in the Bible, “In the beginning there...
Can I have a child sealed to me as a single sister?
Question Dear Gramps, I am a single middle age sister very active in the church. The question I have is that I am thinking of adopting an orphan and I wonder can I have that child sealed to me. And if not what happens to that child and myself as an eternal...
Did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons?
Question Dear Gramps, In John it states that if you have seen Christ you have seen the Father. In Genesis it states that man was made after the image of God. Christ had a bellybutton while on earth, so did Adam and Eve have bellybuttons? Just wondering. Mike...
Have I committed the unpardonable sin by having an abortion?
Question Hello Gramps, I was sealed in the temple years ago and later divorced. I no longer attend the Mormon Church. Later as a single mother, I had an abortion. Have I committed an unforgivable sin? Lately I have been fasting and praying a lot. I am trying to...
What is an appropriate period for a “guilty conscience?”
Question Dear Gramps, After a person becomes somewhat convinced of the extreme gravity of their sinful behavior, how long should they be harrowed up by the memory of their sins? The situation of Zeezrom in the Book of Mormon comes to mind. He was reduced to his...
When was the Bible as we know it first compiled and put into the context as we know it?
Question Dear Gramps, When was the Bible as we know it first compiled and put into the context as we know it? Was it Constantine1 who originally gathered the texts together to create a manual for his new religion, or were the texts already in a particular...
Why weren’t the fish and other sea creatures destroyed during the flood?
Question Dear Gramps, We had an interesting question come up today. As we understand it, the Great Flood as recorded in the Bible was intended (among many things) to destroy all flesh from off the earth, save those specifically saved aboard the Ark constructed...
Where does the brain end and the soul begin?
Question Dear Gramps, Where does the brain end and the soul begin? I figure that our brain is not what is giving us our agency, since it is subject to outside stimuli, such as medication. People do not choose their brain, so how can they be responsible for what...
If I have a divorce after a temple marriage but do not have the sealing cancelled, will I be sealed to my ex forever even though we have parted company now?
Dear Gramps, I read your answer about plural marriages and that there will be no marriages performed passed this earth life and I am a little confused. I was sealed to my husband in the temple but then we were divorced. He has since been sealed to someone else but our...
My parents are against my joining the Mormon Church. How can I become a member of the Mormon Church and please my parents at the same time?
Question Dear Gramps, My mom and dad who don't even communicate are against me getting baptized in the Mormon Church. I really want to but am unsure if I can live up to the commitment especially around my family who expect me to be just like them. Also I am a...
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