Should homosexuals be excommunicated from the Mormon Church?
Question Gramps, My wife and I know several members of the Church that claim to be homosexual. I keep trying to tell my wife that I am correct to say they are excommunicated if they choose to live that way after being counseled by Bishops, Stake Presidents and...
Will spirits be able to move from one kingdom in heaven to another to visit family and friends?
Gramps, Can or will spirits be able to move from one kingdom in heaven to another to visit family and friends? Ken, from Troutdale, Oregon Dear Ken, Moving from kingdom to another in the eternities following the resurrection would entail moving from one world to...
Would I be looked down on in the Mormon Church because of my tattoos?
Dear Gramps, I grew up going to Christian schools(Church of God and Catholic)and I attended Church of God and Baptist churches so I have always had some type of religion in my life. I believe in God and I pray everyday. I have not attended church in many years and...
Why did the Lord not have Joseph Smith re-translate the lost portion of the Book of Mormon?
Hello Gramps, I am working with my son, preparing him for a mission, we were discussing the pages of the manuscript that was lost to us because of Martin Harris. I remember learning about how the Lord did not have Joseph Smith re-translate it. I cannot remember the...
Should I marry the first person that pops the question?
Dear Gramps, I am 26 and a single mom, I hold a full time job and am taking online courses which I am considered a full time student. How much effort should I be putting into looking for a companion at this point in my life? Should I go to the extreme and marry the...
How can I help my friend who is depressed because of the problems she is facing?
Dear Gramps, I find myself needing a little bit of help. I’m here in Iraq and I have just gotten an email from a good friend of mine who is going through a hard time. She has really been down lately–doesn’t even feel like she wants to go back to school (BYU-Idaho) One...
Was our earth was created before the rest of the universe?
Gramps In Genesis, God formed the earth, then made the sun, moon, and stars. Do you think our earth was created before the rest of the universe? Wanda, from Columbia, Maryland Dear Wanda, The creation story recorded in Genesis is incorporated in a few verses of the...
Can you differentiate for me between the Holy Spirit of Promise and the Second Comforter?
Dear Gramps, I’ve been told the Holy Spirit of Promise mentioned in D&C 88:3-4 is the Holy ghost as mentioned and referred to in John 14:16, while the second comforter is Jesus Christ. However, some of the references that are given under these two verses seem to...
Why didn’t Adam and Eve’s children have genetic defects?
Question Gramps, In order for Adam and Eve to replenish the earth, they would have needed to have lots of children and they in turn would have to marry each other, brother and sister. Wouldn’t the children have had lots of defects, similar to what happens today...
My mother-in-law has a version of the Bible that says that there were other people on the earth with whom their children could marry in order to avoid incest. Do you know of such a version of the Bible?
Gramps, My Mother-in-law is Presbyterian and they are using a version of the Bible that I had not heard of. It is in paperback and says there were other people on earth when Adam and Eve were here, so when they left the garden it was with those people their sons had...
Why are so many verses the Bible repeated in the Book of Mormon?
Question Gramps, I have been reading the “Book of Mormon” almost everyday lately. I was pondering as I read. My question is as follows: I find so many chapters that are exactly the same as those in the Bible. A lot of “Isaiah” chapters especially. Please...
What must I do in order to become a member of the Mormon Church?
Gramps, I am a 21 year old female, and interested in learning more and possibly joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have never been religious, but I have been looking for something that fits me. I don't believe in sex before marriage, and I...
Can you tell me what scriptures support the concept of the Trinity?
Dear Gramps, I have been trying to convince a protestant friend of mine about our belief in the godhead as being three separate beings. I have quoted to him from Genesis, "let "US" make man in "OUR" image...." for which I state to him that these beings are speaking...
I committed a terrible sin against people I love who have moved away and I have no way of contacting them. I can find no peace because I can’t make things right with them. Do you have any advice for me?
Question Dear Gramps, I committed a terrible sin against people I love a couple of years ago. I was so stupid. As a consequence they went away and I have no way of contacting them. I have confessed my sin to my bishop and have forsaken it with my whole heart and soul....
I’m an alcoholic who recently quit drinking and now find that I can’t do this alone. Can you help?
Gramps I’m an alcoholic who recently quit drinking and now find that I can’t do this alone. I need help. Linda, from Oklahoma Dear Linda, You’re absolutely right! I can think of no better place to recommend than Alcoholics Anonymous. Whatever the reticence of becoming...
Where was the Garden of Eden?
Gramps, Where was the Garden of Eden? I heard it was in Missouri and then I heard it was in the middle east. Patricia, from Lehi, Utah Dear Patricia, The sectarian world will tell you that the Garden of Eden was in the middle east. There are some sources that...
My concern is that creation seems to contradict the provable and demonstrable theory of evolution of species. Please tell me how evolution fits in with Heavenly Father’s creation that the scriptures tell of.
Dear Gramps, I am a Geology student at a South African University. I am a member of the Mormon Church and believe strongly in a living God who created us. My concern now is that creation seems to contradict with the provable and demonstrable theory of evolution of...
How did the Nephites know the name of Jesus Christ but it was not known among those of the Old Testament?
Question Gramps, Why did the Nephites know the name of Jesus Christ in the new world of the America’s before Christ was ever born, when Jesus Christ by name was not once mentioned in prophecy or any other form in the Old Testament? Why would God not prophecy of...
Does the Mormon church still teach that sealed husbands and wives will be able to beget spiritual children as Gods in the afterlife?
Hi Gramps! Does the Mormon church still teach that sealed husbands and wives will be able to beget spiritual children as Gods in the afterlife? I know that was the case at one time. Tommy, from Fairfax, Virginia Dear Tommy, This has been the case from time...
Was God really the literal father of Jesus Christ?
Dear Gramps, I was in a discussion with a non member of the Mormon Church and he threw the Journal of Discourses at me and I told him that they were thoughts and writings of Prophets and we didn’t teach them as cannon. One particular thing that he threw at me in...
Concerning Heavenly Father…has He always been God, or did he become one by going though “tests” like we are to become Gods?
Dear Gramps, Concerning Heavenly Father…has He always been God, or did he become one by going though “tests” like we are to become Gods? My Dad says he has always been and has no end or beginning. I am having a really hard time believing that. I believe he was once...
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