What is the answer to the statement made by detractors of the Church who say that much of the temple ceremonies were stolen from the Masons?
Question Gramps, What is the answer to the statement made by detractors of The Church who say that much of the temple ceremonies were stolen from the Masons? Michael Answer Dear Michael, You might tell them that they don’t know what they are...
Will we have the same freedom of choice in the spirit world as we do in mortality?
Question Gramps, People can hear about the Gospel and refuse to accept it and may not believe it to be true. They can also decide that they are just not interested. I was curious – will this be the case in the Spirit World? Can people still accept or deny the...
Should I pay my tithing even though my financial situation is so desperate that I often don’t even have enough to eat?
Question Dear Gramps, I desperately want to pay my tithing again. I have £28,000 debt and after paying my debt there is no money left for enough food for me and my children. I am told to pay your tithing first but if I do that then I will get into more debt...
Could you answer a few questions that would be helpful to my research on discrimination against Mormons?
Question Gramps, Hello. I am an eighth grade student at Falcon Creek Middle School in Aurora, Colorado. I’m currently working on a project about the discrimination against Mormons and their historical struggle for equality with the other religions of the...
Can one repent from and be forgiven for murder?
Question Gramps, How can Alma the Younger repent if he remembered his father’s lectures when growing up when he actually murdered and flattered many others (don’t tell me the story, just help me to understand the situation). What if I did the same thing Alma...
Are other churches aligning their concept of Deity to the Mormon view, or has there been a misunderstanding on both sides?
Question Dear Gramps, Recently, I’ve been trying to understand other Christian religions. When trying to find differences in their beliefs on the Godhead, I found little difference between us and them. Catholics, for example, also believe that God or the...
What does living in captivity in the Book of Ether mean?
Question Dear Gramps, What does living in captivity mean in the Book of Ether? How can men live in captivity and still sire children and raise up armies? Also, what set of rules do the Jaredites follow? They lived before the Law of Moses. Elizabeth ...
Does the Mormon Church have a stance on hunting?
Question Gramps, In a question to Gramps about firearms in the US, Gramps says that hunting is now a sport, not a necessity, and that it is “a sport that is frowned on by the Mormon Church.” I was not aware that the Mormon Church had a stance on hunting. Where...
Why must those who sin pay the penalty for their own transgressions when they have already been paid for by the Savior?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been confused about something. In the Doctrine & Covenants, Section 138:59 it says that the dead will be redeemed “after they have paid the penalty of their transgressions”. Also, I’ve heard it said in General Conference that...
Wasn’t Joseph Smith just repeating (with some embellishments) stories that his parents had told him?
Question Dear Gramps, I certainly don’t want to question the prophetic nature of Joseph Smith, but I just can’t help but wonder what would happen if we all started religions based on the stories our children tell us. How does one base their life on the stories...
How is it that we are responsible in any way for the sins of this generation?
Question Gramps, We learn by modern revelation and especially in the Temple, that in addition to repenting and receiving essential ordinances, we need to be cleansed “from the blood of this generation”(see D&C 88: 75, 85, 138, 122:33). My question is: How...
Were the children of concubines of prophets in the Old Testament not of the covenant?
Question Dear Gramps, My sister recently asked me a question which I'm going to refer on to you: In the Old Testament many righteous men had wives and concubines. If the concubines were considered lesser wives, were their off-spring children "not of the...
Do you think that I should require our 15-year-old son to go to seminary or give him some space?
Question Hi Gramps, My 15 year old son announced today that he does not want to go to seminary tomorrow. He is struggling with some doctrinal issues regarding plural marriage and one other one that I was able to help him resolve in his mind. If you were his...
How can you reconcile believing in what the Book of Mormon is saying about God and Jesus and other things?
Question Hey Gramps, After a long break in study, I am developing a very strong testimony of the Book of Mormon. A lot of this came from reading the discourses of the prophets and some of the famous works on the book. I have been trying to get this testimony...
Who can communicate with spirits?
Question Dear Gramps, I am curious to know your thoughts on those who can communicate with spirits (or spirits who communicate with those of us still on earth in human form). Kathleen Answer Dear Kathleen, When anyone dies, their spirit leaves...
How do I get over feeling miserable about the new place we moved to and finally be happy about it?
Question Dear Gramps, I moved to Farmington exactly 7 months ago, and I am really sad about it. I miss my old friends, school, and gymnastics place. I am miserable here, and I am usually weird at school (not the bad kind, just funny, outgoing type), but lately...
How did Charles Anthon know that the characters shown to him by Martin Harris were indeed translated correctly?
Question Dear Gramps, My question is concerning the characters shown to the Professor Charles Anthon by Martin Harris in fulfillment of the prophecy in Isaiah 29 11-14. We learn in the Book of Mormon that the plates of the Book of Mormon were written in...
What are the four living creatures in Revelation 5:11-14 of the King James Bible?
Question Dear Gramps, What are the four living creatures in Revelations 5:11-14 of the King James Bible? Donnie Answer Dear Donnie, They are the same four beasts as mentioned in verse 6 of the same chapter. An explanation of who the four beasts...
Would you follow the promptings of the Spirit you receive or would would you follow the contrary advice of your priesthood leaders?
Question Dear Gramps Throughout my life, I have had several priesthood leaders who have wanted me to change the direction of my life, like finishing my college degree and changing my vocation, etc. I can understand their perspective and the reasons that they...
How can the Church be true if temple ceremonies are changed?
Question Dear Gramps, Being a recent convert, I was very upset to learn on the PBS documentary that the content of the temple endowment has undergone many major revisions over time. I was dismayed today to find that there are, in fact, more changes than were...
Are other churches that call themselves Latter Day Saints true?
Question Dear Gramps, I have heard that there are other churches called Latter-Day Saints, such as the Reorganized Church. Which one is the true church? Tiko Answer Dear Tiko, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly called the...
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