How many Gods, anywhere and everywhere, do Mormons believe exist or can exist?
Gramps, About Mormonism; how many Gods, anywhere and everywhere, do Mormons believe exist or can exist? Buzz Dear Buzz, Interesting question. W.W. Phelps was an associate of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and he wrote a hymn which is included in today’s Mormon hymn books...
Do you have any suggestions to help rekindle the fire of the high priests in the Ward?
Dear Gramps, I am wondering if you have any suggestions to help rekindle the fire of the high priests in the Ward? Mike, from: Hilo, Hawaii Dear Mike, Perhaps a couple of things to consider— 1) You can’t teach old high priests anything. They already think they know it...
When would it be necessary to go talk to my bishop about “making out”?
Dear Blake, When is it necessary to go talk to my bishop about “making out” or necking with my girlfriend. I don’t know the boundary line of going to far. Blake, from Utah Dear Blake, Questions such as the one you pose I find to be very intriguing. Perhaps one should...
What verses in “Amazing Grace” run counter to Mormon doctrine?
Question Dear Gramps, Will you please identify the verses in “Amazing Grace” that run counter to Mormon doctrine–hence the reason the hymn is not sung in our Mormon Church services? I understand we are not “saved” by grace alone. Greg Answer Dear...
I have feelings for a young man who plans to go on a mission for the Mormon Church. I’m torn between not interfering in his desires and making a play for him. What should I do?
Hi Gramps, I’ve been struggling with this problem for a long time now. A friend of mine introduced me to the Mormon Church two months ago, and since then we’ve become much better friends. I’ve sort of developed feelings for him. He is about to go on a mission in like...
In the spirit world were some spirits older than others, and did we know into what families we would be born?
Hi Gramps, I am wondering if, in the pre-existence, some spirits are older than others? for example, my husband and I have two children; could it be that all four of us were in the pre-existence at the same time, just my husband and I were sent to obtain mortal bodies...
Is Jesus Christ the Savior of all the worlds?
Question Hi Gramps, My question is about the preexistence. We lived in the preexistence before we came to earth with many other spirits. The spirits who are now waiting to acquire a body of flesh and bone, can they go to another world other than earth to...
What did President Spencer W. Kimball mean when he said that the story of Eve being made from Adam’s rib was only figurative?
Gramps, What does figuratively mean in the following quote from Spencer W. Kimball, “The Blessings and Responsibilities of Womanhood,”Ensign, Mar. 1976, 70— “And I, God, created man in mine own image, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him; male and female...
How can the Mormon Church be true if it contradicts the Book of Revelation?
Question Good Day Gramps, With all due respect the word of God says do not add on or take away a single word from the bible. So with that said how can we believe that the Mormon church or any other religion be considered? Isn't it obvious if God wanted Joseph to be in...
Why, in Mormon doctrine, are all the people different from one another?
Gramps, I used to believe in the Hindu concept of karma. In that concept, a person’s actions and experiences in previous lives are what form his/her talents, abilities, circumstances, appearance and everything that differentiates one person from another in this life....
Why is it that our current Church leaders seem to keep their silence when questions concern polygamy?
Dear Gramps, My husband of 24 years is a non-member. I have been inactive for 18 years and am now the Relief Society President in the branch I attend. I feel I have a strong testimony of many principles our faith and I trust whatever church /religion related matters...
Have you found any reference where Joseph Smith actually called the hill of the golden plates Cumorah?
Gramps, Jerry Ainsworth has spent a lifetime on Book of Mormon archaeology. He supports the Central America theory and claims Joseph Smith never identified the place he got the records as Cumorah, even though later church leaders have. Have you found anywhere where...
What is your view on the definition of a cult?
Gramps, I have come across a passage that stated that the Mormon Church is a cult. After doing much research of the word “cult” it appeared that most definitions are contrary to one another. I would like to have your view on this matter. Sivuyile, from South Africa...
Is the Mormon Church considered to be Catholic or Protestant?
Dear Gramps, I am 11 years old, and a few months ago in my social studies class, we talked about how Martin Luther (NOT Martin Luther King Jr.) developed the Lutheran Church when he was “fed up” with the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. My teacher, who is not a...
Is it true the reason men can be sealed to more than one woman is because there will be more women in the Celestrial Kingdom than men?
Dear Gramps, Is it true the reason men can be sealed to more than one woman is because there will be more women in the Celestrial Kingdom than men? If it weren’t for that some good women would be condemned through no fault of their own, and that’s not just. Becky,...
My friend is disturbed by the impression that he does not have a testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel as taught in the Mormon Church, but states that he knows that it is true by logic.
Dear Gramps: I have a friend who was “born” in the Mormon Church – having joined before he was 8 years. He fears that he does not have a testimony of the restored gospel but knows “through logic that it is true.” He is now keeping himself aloof from the Church and...
Was it against the law to practice polygamy when the Mormons began doing it?
Gramps, Was it against the law to practice polygamy when the Mormons began doing it? I’m wondering since we believe in the 12th A of F to honor and obey the law of the land. Marion, from Thermopolis, Wyoming Dear Marion, Polygamy was not against the law when the...
What happens to those who do not believe in Christ?
Gramps, I am trying to find any articles in the LDS gospel library that would answer the question what happens to those who don’t believe in Christ in mortality and should we not pray for their well being if they are a Buddhist. Mark, South Bend, Indiana Dear Mark,...
Should we kneel when we pray?
Dear Gramps, I have questions about kneeling while praying. Our family prays together regularly in a reverent manner but we seldom kneel. As we are converts this isn’t something we did in the past and we are unsure when to kneel although we hear reference to kneeling...
How do I go about disciplining my children without limiting their freedom?
Question Elder Gramps, As a Priesthood holder and a father I want my son and daughter grow up as good Latter-day Saints someday, but I have this feeling in me that I’m getting too strict to my kids, limiting their freedom, though I don’t want them to feel that...
What is the etymology of the word forgiveness?
Gramps, What is the etymology of the word forgiveness? Sherry, from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Dear Sherry, The word forgive comes from the following sources— Saxon–forgivan. Gothic–fragiban. German–vergeben.Netherlands–vergeeven. Danish–forgiver. The...
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