How can I explain to others the difference between the influence of the Holy Ghost and the Gift of the Holy Ghost?
Question Dear Gramps, I am having difficulty with expressing to someone how the Holy Ghost is able to be with those who are not members of the Mormon Church. I have searched the Mormon Church websites for literature, but am having difficulty finding something...
Although I do not have depression, how can I deal with both the physical and emotional pain that I suffer?
Question Dear Gramps, I need inspiration! What words of encouragement might you have for me? I have a chronic illness, for which at this time there is no cure. It causes me a great deal of physical and emotional pain. Most days, I am in a survival mode. I used...
Was I called to my position in my local Branch of the Mormon Church by inspiration or desperation?
Question Dear Gramps, Now that the head of the Family History Centre in our Branch of the Mormon Church had to give up her task due to the grievances of her non-Mormon husband (away from home so many times), our Branch Presidency has asked me to fill in her...
Is there more than one “only begotten son” of the Father?
Question Dear Gramps, Thank you for your informative answers. I really enjoy reading them. My questions are to settle a difference between my mother and I. It is my understanding that our Heavenly Father had many spirit children in the pre-existence, enough to...
What can you tell me about God’s reckoning of time?
Question Hi Gramps, I sure hope you can help us on this one. My family was having a discussion on the topic of time as it relates to temporal and spiritual concepts. Questions came up like: During the creation, was every day the same length? Will the millennium...
Is it okay to put on plays in a Mormon church building?
Question Gramps I would like to learn what is the Mormon Church’s position on plays in the church building? I am asking you because our stake has just been reorganized and no one I have asked knows for sure. Thank you. Donald Answer Dear Donald,...
Are there any scriptural references that speak against sex change operations?
Question Gramps, Can you recommend any scriptures that speak out against a person tampering with their body, when it comes to sex change operations? Susan Answer Dear Susan, Even the modern scriptures were written before modern medicine developed...
Did Job have the gift of the Holy Ghost?
Question Gramps, My married daughter has lost her testimony. I have a handout on evidences of feelings of the Holy Ghost and feelings you have when you don’t have the spirit. It was hanging on my fridge. Today I noticed a footnote she put there. It said, “We...
Can my prayers be effective if I am not kneeling when I say them?
Question Dear Gramps, The past few years I have become afflicted with arthritis in my legs more and more. It makes it harder and harder for me to get down on my knees to say my prayers. But I just don't feel like it is reverent enough, or respectful enough if I...
What sources do you know of that say that bishops are pastors and patriarchs are evangelists?
Question Dear Gramps, The sixth Article of Faith says: "We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth." The footnote referred from "pastors" says Topical...
With all the health benefits of green tea, can we use it in supplement form?
Question Dear Gramps, With all the health benefits of green tea, can we use it in supplement form? And if not, what else can we get the antioxidants from? Barbara Answer Dear Barbara, I wonder why it is that some people seek for every excuse to...
What is the name that Jesus was called during his mortal life?
Question Dear Gramps, I have read several different names for Jesus including Jehovah and Joshua. If I were walking with Jesus during his life and someone said his name, what is the name I would have heard? Lynn Answer Dear Lynn, You would have...
Do we just hope that we die when we are at the peak of the repentance cycle?
Question Dear Gramps, I just have a question about the repentance process. So, we sin everyday, all the time. We are supposed to repent when we sin, but until we do we remain unforgiven. So, do we just hope that we die when we are at the peak of the repentance...
Why the difference between the words “murder” in the Torah and “kill” in the Bible in the sixth commandment?
Question Dear Gramps, I am a Jew living in Israel. Naturally I have learned Hebrew, and so I have become interested in the differences between the Hebrew Torah (to Christians, the Old Testament) and the King James Bible. Now I understand that the Hebrew Torah...
Is It necessary to confess all sins to the Bishop when returning to church activity?
Question Dear Gramps, For the past couple of months I have been thinking a lot about a temple marriage. I belong to the Mormon Church, but am currently inactive. My boyfriend is also a Mormon, but currently inactive as well. We are quitting smoking, for our...
Where can it be shown in the Bible that we remember our lives on the earth after we are dead?
Question Dear Gramps, I have a co-worker that I have been discussing religion and the Church with lately and he has many questions and ideas that are getting hard for me to answer. Last week we were discussing life after death and he believes that when we die...
Is it wrong to masturbate?
Question Dear Gramps I know it’s wrong to have sex before marriage, but is it wrong to masturbate? It’s a weird question but you hear about it a lot in the world and I didn’t know if that would be breaking the Law of Chastity? Thanks! Curious Answer...
It appears that we have two accounts of the Jaredite nation. Was a mistake made?
Question Dear Gramps, I had a question while reading the Book of Mormon. In Omni 1:20 it says that the record of the Jaredites was found engraved upon a large stone. However, In Mosiah 8:9 it says that the Jaredite record was found written upon 24 plates. Did...
Are persons who enter the terrestrial and telestial kingdoms entering into an eternity of solitude?
Question Dear Gramps, As an addition to the previous question, are persons who enter the terrestrial and telestial kingdoms entering into an eternity of solitude, forever cut off from their families and loved ones? Shane Answer Dear Shane, Persons...
Is there really a difference between the Mormon Church and Evangelical’s world view on scripture?
Question Dear Gramps, While it is clear that there are doctrinal differences and differences in the interpretation of scripture between the Mormon Church and evangelicals, is there really a difference in their world views on the role of scripture in religion...
Could global warming be one of the signs of the times of the last days?
Question Hello Gramps, A few weeks ago I read that 1/3 of the ice at north pole had disappeared since the seventies (1970’s). This year we have experienced very warm weather, so far with no snow at all here in Denmark. This is very unusual. Could this be one of...
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