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...
Is the translation of the Book of Abraham by Joseph Smith erroneous?
Question Dear Gramps, There is a website out now that teaches that the Book of Abraham is false and that they have recovered some of the writings in a Museum and now they can interpret what it says and it’s not at all what the prophet translated it to be. So, I...
What does the statement mean “…not maintaining any affiliation or sympathy with apostate groups”?
Question Dear Gramps, Would you know what this statement means? “…not maintaining any affiliation or sympathy with apostate groups.” What is this statement talking about exactly? Shelly Answer Dear Shelly, One part is missing from the statement...
I don’t really understand what faith is. Can you please help me?
Question Dear Gramps, I’m not sure if I have faith, and I don’t know how to get it stronger. I have to do projects and experiences on faith for personal progress in Young Womens, but I never really got what faith was. Can you please help me? Celeste ...
Who changed the scriptures to read God in the singular, instead of Elohim, the gods, in the plural in the Bible?
Question Dear Gramps, I would like to know who changed the scriptures to read God in the singular, instead of Elohim, the gods, in the plural in our first five books of our present Bible. Also, why the every first sentence in the Bible, “In the beginning there...
Can I have a child sealed to me as a single sister?
Question Dear Gramps, I am a single middle age sister very active in the church. The question I have is that I am thinking of adopting an orphan and I wonder can I have that child sealed to me. And if not what happens to that child and myself as an eternal...
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