Could you please explain to me the concept of the prophet Ezekiel?
Question Dear Gramps, I was wondering if you could explain the concept of the prophet Ezekiel to me. I would like to know his beliefs and what he was trying to achieve. Can you please answer this in terms I can understand. Thanks. Sarah Answer ...
Can I expect Heavenly Father’s blessing to help me find an employer since my reasons are noble?
Question Dear Gramps, Our leaders have counseled us to remain in our native country to help develop the Church. I am planning to leave my country, bring my wife and kids, which means I will also have to be released from a major church calling and take my...
Has the LDS Church said anything regarding the Shroud of Turin?
Question Dear Gramps, Has the Mormon Church said anything regarding the Shroud of Turin? Louise Answer Dear Louise, The Shroud of Turin, an ancient linen cloth bearing the faint image of a man who appears to have suffered crucifixion, has...
Have there been any sightings of the Three Nephites?
Question Hello Gramps, I was wondering about the Three Nephites that are still walking upon the earth. After reading about John the Beloved, I thought I would ask the same about the Three Nephites. Have there been any documented sightings of them. Trish ...
Is there any documentation to substantiate the allegation that Peter was crucified upside down?
Question Dear Gramps, Was Peter’s crucifixion upside down? Can this be found in the scriptures or documented by any reliable source? Micah Answer Dear Micah, The only inference in the scriptures to the death of Peter in found in John 2:18, in...
Has John the Beloved, who was permitted to remain in mortality until the Lord comes, ever been seen by anyone?
Question Dear Gramps, John the Beloved asked to stay on the earth so he could build the kingdom of God. What evidence is there that he has done this? I don’t recall hearing about any “sightings” of him or his work. Karen Answer Dear Karen, Indeed...
How do I react when the Mormon Church is described as a sect?
Question Dear Gramps, What can I do if our Mormon Church is described as a sect? How do I react? Thank you so much, Lennart Answer Dear Lennart, There are many opportunities for missionary work, and this is one of them. A sect is usually thought...
Do some difficulties that we experience in life come to us to prove our worthiness and others come as a result of disobedience?
Question Dear Gramps, I accidentally clicked on a link that inadvertently led me to a question posed about how foreordination/predestination and freedom to choose can be non-mutually exclusive. I write to you today to share with you my thoughts and see if you...
Does free agency imply predestination?
Question Dear Gramps, My question is somewhat existential, somewhat theological, and purely speculative, I think. I believe in an existence prior to mortality—that individual “spirits” or “essences” (or whatever philosophical parlance you prefer) gathered...
What will be my situation in eternity as the second wife sealed to my husband?
Question Dear Gramps, Funny writing to a grampa when I am a Gramma myself. That’s ok, I never had a grampa to talk to. My question is about my sweet husband. He died in September of 2000. He had cancer, and God took him very fast. I miss him, he is my best...
Were we born on the this earth as punishment for bad deeds in the pre-mortal spirit world?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been reading the questions about other worlds and how the Savior atoned for the sins of all the different worlds. I knew that He was the only Savior but what I want to know is, why was I or you or anyone placed on this world? You...
In the pre-mortal spirit world do we select who our parents will be in mortality?
Question Dear Gramps, I had always heard that we picked who our parents were going to be in the Pre-existence. And then on the other hand I was told that we could have married ANYONE and had children and been happy. So did we know that we were going to come to...
Is it considered murder to kill an enemy combatant as a soldier in wartime?
Question Dear Gramps, If murder is wrong/breaking a commandment how will the Lord look upon killing another human being during wartime? If I remember right, President David O. McKay gave an amazing piece of sound doctrine regarding this. Again, one of my early...
Where is the translated version of the record of Joseph, and under what circumstances would it be allowed for public scrutiny?
Question Dear Gramps, At the time Joseph Smith received the record of Abraham, which was subsequently translated into what we now know as the Book of Abraham in the Pearl Of Great Price, he also received the record of Joseph. That record was apparently...
How can I help others prepare good talks in church meetings?
Question Dear Gramps: I’ve been asked by my bishop to teach a class on how to be better Sunday speakers. I’m not sure if I’m being specific enough. The problem is that when members are assigned to give a speech they never seem to prepare themselves, and this is...
Who divided the Book of Mormon into chapters and verses and when?
Question Dear Gramps, I would like to know who divided the Book of Mormon into chapters and verses and, if possible, when. Thank you very much. Lennart Answer Dear Lennert, The Book of Mormon was first divided into chapters and verses in 1879 by...
As a single parent who has never married, would I be accepted by the members if I went back to church?
Question Dear Gramps, After being a member of the church for 16 years I had a relationship and was blessed with a daughter. I have not been to church since her birth (4years ago). I miss the church with every day that passes and would really like for my...
Why does the Mormon Church use the King James Version rather than the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible?
Question Hello Gramps, I’m an early morning seminary teacher and most of the time I’m able to answer most of my kids questions. I know I know this, but for the life of me cannot come up with an appropriate answer with supportive evidence. “Why don’t we (Mormon...
Will I be alone in the eternities because my dear husband is not a member of the Mormon Church?
Question Dear Gramps, I enjoy your site so much and have learned a lot. I guess today I’m in need of a little reassurance. I am a very active member of the church, married to a non-member. I was married at 18 to this wonderful man that was having the missionary...
As eternal beings, following mortality will we be able to consume food?
Question Dear Gramps, This is certainly not a particularly important question pertaining to our salvation and perhaps you have already answered it elsewhere. Still, I was wondering, will we be able or entitled to eat in the afterlife? We are blessed so...
Could my live-in companion and I qualify for a temple marriage in the Mormon Church?
Question Dear Gramps, When my female partner and I met we had both previously belonged to the Mormon Church but were no longer attending. We have been together for 15 years and plan on being life partners but do not plan on marrying. Is it possible to go back...
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