How would we know that an impression we received would be from the Lord or from some other source?
Question Estimado Abuelito, My question is: how we know that the feeling of the Holly Ghost is from God, and is not from our own mind wanting us to believe something? I remember a couple of years ago after I read the Book of Mormon and ask God as described in...
Do you believe in UFOs?
Question Dear Gramps. You state you believe in UFO`s. I don't (not yet anyway) but I respect you anyway. I can assume you also believe in aliens. Do you believe that they look like us (God created us in his image) or like E.T.? Rene Answer Dear...
Who was Peleg?
Question Gramps, Please tell me what you know about this Peleg, Was he a Priesthood holder. Why was the earth changed so violently.? We know so little about this person. JLeo Answer Dear JLeo, The only source information on Peleg is found in...
Why would the translators of the New Testament use the word ‘reconcile’ instead of ‘atonement’?
Question Gramps, Here’s my question. I was reading a report by Hugh Nibley on the atonement in which he talks about how in the New Testament, the translators of it used the word “reconcile” instead of “atonement.” (He said this is found in the translation from...
Do those who have passed help those still on earth?
Question Hey, Gramps, Are there any authoritative statements regarding the role of those who have completed their earthly life assisting those of us who are currently here? We're all aware of those with special missions, such as Moroni, Peter, James, John, and...
How do you teach an Atheist about God?
Question Dear Gramps, How do you teach an Atheist about God, where do you start? Bonnie Answer Dear Bonnie, Convince him to read the Book of Mormon. After he has done that, ask him if he will read it one more time. This time sincerely apply the...
How can Heavenly Father be omnipresent?
Question Dear Gramps, How can Heavenly Father be omnipresent? I’ve read by his “Spirit” but how is this? Is this like him being with us, but his body is in heaven? What is meant by “spirit” or “influence” that I hear so much about? Would this apply to the Holy...
Is it known when a spirit enters the body?
Question Dear Gramps, Is it known when a spirit enters a new life? At the moment of conception? Sometime during the pregnancy? Or the moment of birth? Thank you, would love to know your thoughts. Daniel Answer Dear Daniel, There is no scriptural...
How can we believe what the prophet Joseph Smith said about the meaning of the facsimiles in the Book of Abraham?
Question Dear Gramps The problem with the facsimiles in the Pearl of Great Price has nothing to do with them not being spoken of in the book of Abraham. The problem is the deciphering of the symbols accompanying the facsimiles, which say that it is Abraham upon...
Is baptism a requirement to get into the lower two degrees of glory in the celestial kingdom?
Question Dear Gramps, In Doctrine & Covenants131 it doesn’t state that you will have to be baptized to get into the lower two levels of the celestial kingdom. So do you have to be a Mormon or not? Tyra Answer Dear Tyra, Section 131 of the...
What is the stance of the Mormon Church on the use of caffeine?
Question Dear Gramps, I know many Mormon’s do not drink caffeinated drinks. I have heard no prophet has ever said anything against it. Is this true? What is the Church’s stance on caffeine? Justin Answer Dear Justin, It is not true that no prophet...
Is Jesus Christ the only Savior of all the worlds, etc.?
Question Dear Gramps It is difficult to comprehend worlds without number created by Jesus, son of God. Is he the only Savior of all those worlds and do they all have to wait for his resurrection and God was once as we are and Jesus is his Son and so are we. Can...
Is our sun a celestial world?
Question Dear Gramps, When I was a student at BYU I remember reading that our sun is a celestial world. If I remember correctly it was a quote by a prophet. Have you ever heard anything about this? Thank you very much. Lisa Answer Dear Lisa, A...
Do the scraps of papyrus that had been in the possession of Emma Smith disprove the Book of Abraham?
Question Gramps, We have received the anti-Mormon video "The Lost Book of Abraham" which claims that the scrolls of Abraham are from the Egyptian Book of the Dead and, according to modern Egyptologists, have a totally different translation than Joseph Smith's....
How could the descendants of the priests of Noah in 160 BC be nearly as numerous as the Nephites in 74 BC?
Question Dear Gramps; Can you please explain how the “descendants of the Priests of Noah…were as numerous, nearly, as were the Nephites” (Alma 43:13-14) (About 74 B.C.), when “among the Lamanites who were slain were almost all the seed of Amulon and his...
Could you explain the paralysis and panic that I have felt at night?
Question Hi Gramps, I’m wondering about something that happened to me on two different occasions; a couple of years ago, several months apart. Both times I was laying in bed trying to sleep. On the first occasion, I laid down with my youngest child, trying to...
If God, as a celestial being, can procreate and produce spirits, how is an actual BODY created?
Question Dear Gramps, I just read the question about why Eve was taken from Adam’s rib and not another body part, to which you answered that it is allegorical. Next, you stated that Adam and Eve were born as we are born (which I take to mean a physical birth)....
Are the words of Gordon B. Hinckley given the same weight and consideration as the words of prophets of the Old Testament?
Question Dear Gramps: Are the words of Gordon B. Hinckley given the same weight and consideration as the words of Moses and the other Prophets of the Old Testament? This speaks to my earlier question to you regarding solo scriptura and the doctrine of...
What is the significance of the appelation “Barak Ale” given to Joseph Smith in the early editions of the Doctrine and Covenants?
Question Dear Gramps, I have a further question, this time concerning Joseph Smith. In the earlier versions of the Doctrine and Covenants Joseph Smith is referred to by the name “Barak Ale”. What is the significance of this name? Is it in any way related to his...
How old was Isaac when God asked Abraham to sacrifice him?
Question Gramps, In our discussion on faith in Relief Society last Sunday, we spoke of Abraham and Isaac and their faith that God would provide. Someone made the statement that Isaac was a grown man and would have had to help himself onto the altar…that Abraham...
How can the Holy Ghost be a constant companion to more than one person at a time?
Question Gramps, As I understand it, the Holy Ghost is spirit and can only be at one place at any given time. I know the Godhead are three personages and all are one in purpose. And I believe the Light of Christ can be as an influence to all throughout the...
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