Why would Christ, the Prince of Peace, destroy entire cities?
Question Dear Gramps, I was stunned reading Nephi the other day where Jesus Christ destroyed entire towns, women and children. I asked my Mormon neighbor, who rhetorically asked about Sodom and Gomorrah. But I was shocked that the Savior of the World, the...
Why are women allowed to speak in church when it is forbidden in the Bible?
Question Dear Gramps, I’m hoping that you can clear up a matter between a co-worker and myself. He say’s that women are not to be teaching in church according to the bible. 1 Corinthians, chapter 14, verses 34 & 35. I say he is mis-interpreting this. He...
Did the Manifesto state that all plural marriages were to be discontinued?
Question Gramps, We have been studying the Doctrine and Covenants, as we do on a continuing basis. The Manifesto clearly states that entering into plural marriage was to be discontinued as of October 1890. Does this mean that those who had been married already...
How do I appropriately divide my time between my family and my work obligations?
Question Gramps, I have a question of a spiritual nature. I just can't put it in to adequate words. I fear I shan't give it the power it holds in my heart. But nothing ventured nothing gained, as thy say. My wife and I have recently started a small contracting...
Could you explain to me my line of priesthood authority as given in my patriarchal blessing?
Question Dear Gramps, Could you please explain to me the line from my Line of Priesthood Authority, which goes like this: “Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery ordained the Three Witnesses. (Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris) were called by...
Was it right for our daughter to exclude us from their children’s patriarchal blessings?
Question Gramps, My daughter and husband have taught their 6 children the gospel well. Her twins, age 16 next month, were to have their patriarchal blessings. They specifically excluded me and their beloved Aunt because we have watched R rated movies on...
Why is the Mormon Church so obsessed with statistics?
Question Gramps Why is the Mormon Church obsessed with statistics such as visiting teaching, home teaching etc.? Janel Answer Dear Janel, What makes you think that the church is obsessed with statistics? In order for any organization to manage its...
Should we always accept the callings we receive?
Question Gramps, A disease has attacked our ward - it has affected so many people in that they refuse to accept callings to serve, to speak, to attend, etc. I was raised to believe you accepted a calling whenever possible. I would also like to know whether it...
How can I have an eternal family if neither of my two husbands have been worthy to be sealed in the temple?
Question Dear Gramps, I didn’t grow up in the Church, and didn’t have a testimony of temple marriage and other things. Although since I was a child, I always believed in Jesus and wanted to be close to him. I have been divorced twice. The first time he ended up...
Is marriage for eternity in the Mormon temple a requirement for exaltation in the celestial kingdom?
Question Dear Gramps, Should the quotation from John Taylor be interpreted as meaning that those who do not marry in this life may have the opportunity to do so in the millennium, thereby attaining exaltation, if they are otherwise worthy? I have been an...
According to the New Testament account, why do both Jesus and Paul favor celibacy over marriage?
Question Gramps Given the central motif of marriage throughout the Bible (between God and Israel, Christ and the Church, etc.), not to mention the original purpose of women–to be a companion of men–why do both Jesus and Apostle Paul sanction celibacy as even...
Could you help me understand 1 Peter 3:5-7 that seems to promote a male-biased sexism?
Question Dear Gramps, I am struggling with the apparent sexism found in 1 Peter Chapter 3, verses 5-7— For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in Subjection unto their own husbands. Even as Sara...
Should I get married in the Mormon Church Temple if my family is against it?
Question Dear Gramps, I’m getting married in the temple this summer as a recent convert to the church, and will have been a member of the Mormon Church for a year in July. My family is having a really hard time with the temple ceremony and not being able to...
Are matches made in heaven?
Question Hi there Gramps. Here’s my question. I am wanting to know if matches are really made in heaven. I met my fiancee through the internet. The only thing that made me draw closer to this person is the simple fact that I seemed to know this person, even...
Why would a missionary in the Mormon Church be taken away from working in the field to working in the mission office?
Question Dear Gramps, What is a mission financier. If a missionary is called to serve in the mission office as the financier, what are his responsibilities and why would he be taken away from the "field" to work in the mission office. Becky Answer ...
What evidence is there that steel was used on the American continent during Book of Mormon times?
Question Hello Gramps, How do you explain the use of “steel” as quoted in the Book of Mormon, when steel was supposedly invented many centuries later. Looking forward to your response. Bob Answer Dear Bob, The definitive word in your question is...
How come Noah was ordained to the priesthood when he was only 10 years old?
Question Gramps My husband and I were reading in the Doctrine and Covenants today when we came upon a verse we hadn't recalled noticing before. The verse in question is D&C 107:52. It is one of the verses in a series defining the patriarchal order...
Shouldn’t we love all the spirit children of our Heavenly Father, including Satan?
Question Dear Gramps, During a conversation with my daughters about the relationship between Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Lucifer and ourselves, they asked me a question for which I have been searching for an answer for many months now. The question is, if we...
How would you interpret Colossians 1:24?
Question Gramps, You have helped me several times, and I am hoping you are a scripturist too. A Catholic friend sent me a letter requesting that I say a novena for a very ill friend. I, of course, will not alienate him by saying that Mormons don’t say novenas,...
Does God change His mind?
Question Dear Gramps, The question was brought up in a quorum meeting,”Does God change his mind?” One instance that was mentioned was Joseph’s continual petition to the Lord in the behalf of Martin Harris to show the manuscript to his wife. I’m not convinced...
Was Jesus the creator of our world?
Question Gramps, Recently our home teacher read a scripture (I can’t remember where it was) that stated that Jesus Christ created the world. I am confused by that as I hadn’t read that before. I have searched for that scripture and can’t find it and would like...
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