Testimony of a repentant homosexual.
Dear Gramps, I am what you would call an repentant homosexual”gay” man. It has taken long years of being in and out ot the gospel. I am now 48 and a temple recommend holder and do all I can to serve our God. Sexuality I have learned is to be kept in the bounds the...
How can 1 Nephi 3:7 in the Book of Mormon and D&C 124:49 be reconciled?
Dear Gramps, Is there ANY way to reconcile 1 Nephi 3:7 in the Book of Mormon with D&C 124:49? Wouldn’t this last scripture have given Nephi and his brothers an excuse NOT to keep trying to obtain the Brass Plates from Laban? At what point in our own lives do we...
How would the atonement work in the lives of the people that lived before Christ atoned for our sins?
Dear Gramps, I was wondering if there were any scriptural references that you knew that could help explain how the atonement worked in the lives of the people that lived before Christ atoned for our sins. How were they forgiven when the price hadn’t been paid yet....
Is Heaven a physical place, such as a planet in a physical galaxy?
Hi Gramps, Do you believe that Heaven is a physical place? Is it a planet in a physical galaxy type thing? I read that Mormons believe that everybody will be resurrected at some point. Do bad people and mediocre people go to different planets? There are an awful lot...
How can the bishop or stake president in the Mormon Church help eliminate favoritism among the saints?
Gramps, How can the bishop or stake president in the Mormon Church help eliminate favoritism among the saints? Drew Dear Drew, I'm confident that the priesthood authorities could never nor would ever want to eliminate what you call favoritism. In your associations...
Baptisms in the Deseret? Jews do not perform the rite of baptism, so why would they have to worry about it in the desert.
Gramps, Baptisms in the Deseret? Jews do not perform the rite of baptism, so why would they have to worry about it in the desert. RS, from Rhode Island Dear RS, Where did you get the idea that Jews do not perform the rite of baptism? John the Baptist practiced the...
Would not the scriptural term “replenish” mean to re-populate the earth?
Gramps, Adam and Eve were commanded to multiply and replenish the earth. It seems obvious to me that “multiply” refers to having offspring. What exactly does “replenishing the earth” refer to? Since the earth was new and not inhabited by man other than Adam and...
I like this guy at my school and I’m petty sure he likes me too. What should I do?
Dear Gramps, I like this guy at my school and I’m petty sure he likes me too. I don’t know if I’m too young for a boyfriend or not. I’m 13. He tickles me sometimes and I don’t know if that means he likes me or not. We talk a lot and are pretty good friends but is it...
How was baptism done at the time of Moses in the Desert?
Dear Gramps, How the baptism was done at the time of Moses in the Desert? Bishop Gonçalves, from Sao Paulo, Brazil Dear Bishop Gonçalves Baptisms in the desert during the time of Moses were done in exactly the same way that they are done today in the Mormon chapels...
What are the extremely serious consequences of adultery?
Hello Gramps, What are the extremely serious consequences of adultery? If you can’t tell me could you send me where to go in the scriptures or anywhere? Wondering Dear Wondering, Surely you have heard of the Ten Commandments, the seventh of which is Thou shalt not...
Since the Savior brought Lazarus back to life, wouldn’t he be the first person resurrected?
Question Dear Gramps, In Gospel Principals today we were reading and studying Chapter 12, The Atonement. When we came to page 74, the second paragraph says “On the third day after his crucifixion, Christ took up his body again and became the first person to be...
I am 18 years old and pregnant, and my partner is in jail. What can I do with my life?
Dear Gramps, I am 18 years old and am 38 and a half weeks pregnant and have just separated from my partner, he is now in jail. I love him with all my heart, and want him to be around for his daughter, but he isn’t allowed. I am unsure if a can bring her up without him...
What happens to the sealings of children to parents when the parents’ sealings are cancelled?
Question Gramps, My companion (of 23 years) got involved with another woman and left our family. I had questions about our sealing and how his actions would affect our children and myself in regards to our sealings. I was told the reason sealings are not...
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...
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