Does foreknowledge imply predestination?
Gramps, If God knows all things, then He knows what choices I will make. If He already knows, then (to me) there is really no choice or agency to choose on my part. I must be following His choices, not one’s I choose. If He knows the end from the beginning, then He...
What are the three degrees of glory in the celestial kingdom?
Hi Gramps, I am the Young Men President in our Ward in the Mormon Church and a question came up that I don’t know the answer to. The question is; other than needing to be sealed to your spouse to reach the highest glory within the Celestial Kingdom, what are the...
Is it true that we are never tempted beyond that which we ca bear?
Gramps, I was always under the impression that the Lord would never tempt us above what we can bear. However, after reading Alma 13:27-28 it seems to read that if we are not continually repenting and humbling ourselves then we could be given temptations beyond what we...
Does a man lose his priesthood when excommunicated from the Mormon Church or is it just withdrawn?
Dear Gramps, When a man is excommunicated from the Mormon Church, does he lose his priesthood, or just have the right to use it withdrawn? We know he cannot participate in church meetings, partake of the sacrament, hold callings, etc., but is the right to preside in...
What does the scripture mean that says “take my yoke upon you?”
Question Dear Gramps, Could you possibly explain what is meant by the following phrase (I’m paraphrasing) “Take upon the Lord’s yoke for it is light.” Thank you, Charlene Answer Dear Charlene, As I’m sure you know, a yoke is a bar or frame by which two draft...
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,...
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