How do you explain eternal families to a non-member?
Question Gramps, I have a non-member friend who is interested in hearing about eternal families. How would you explain this doctrine to a friend? Paige Answer Paige, We don't have a lot of knowledge, revealed word of God, that specifically...
Does this mean I’m not sealed to my family?
Question Gramps, When I was very young, my entire family went to the LDS Laie Hawaiian Temple to be sealed. I remember the event quite vividly. A few years back, I went to my bishop to obtain my membership number, and there is absolutely NO record of me being...
Can you magnify the Priesthood?
Question Gramps, Today in the Priesthood meeting I used the phrase to magnify the Priesthood. A good friend told me that I shouldn't use that phrase because what we magnify is our calling. I have read a few discourses where the phrase to magnify the...
What was the correlation between healing and forgiveness in Jesus’ time?
Question Gramps, What was the correlation between healing and forgiveness in Jesus's time and what is the connection in our time between a person being healed and that person being forgiven of sins? David Answer David, Thank you for taking a...
How can an investigator break through his fear of lack of support and friendship?
Question Gramps, My daughter is on a mission, teaching a young man who is 20. He is very interested in the church and praying about baptism but he struggles with lack of support from friends and family. All of his friends and coworkers are very unsupportive and...
If giants were sinful, why do we look up to Nephi?
Question Dear Gramps, I was reading the Bible, and in Genesis 6 the Nephilim was mentioned. It started to mention that they were sinful beings and that's one of the reasons God ordained the flood. Why then, do we look up to Nephi in the Book of Mormon? Hope you...
Nephi risked his life for the brass plates. Why?
Question Gramps, Once Nephi and his brothers got their hands on the brass plates, where did they go? Are the things written on them now in the Book of Mormon? Are they from the Bible? If they were that important that they risked their lives for them, then why...
How did the wisemen follow the star in the east?
Question Gramps, If the three wisemen came from the east, how did they follow the star that was in the east? Wouldn't they need to be traveling west? So the star would have been in the west for them, correct? Donna Answer Dear Donna, This is one...
How could Joseph Smith be a true prophet practicing polygamy?
Question Hey Gramps. I was having a discussion with someone about prophets and how Joseph Smith wasn't a true prophet because he practiced polygamy. I told him that Joseph Smith was a prophet in a new dispensation and he stated that he wasn't because he didn't...
Why aren’t we being warned currently about secret combinations?
Question Gramps, Why, when the Book of Mormon was so clear that secret combinations would be the downfall of America and the world in the last days and modern day prophets, particularly president Benson were very explicit about their control of the world, are...
Will this be the “Mark of the Beast?”
Question Gramps, You may have heard of the CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) that is in the works to be brought to the world banking. Cash would be gone all together. And many are saying that digital IDs will come at the same time, which is a computer chip...
Is dying scary? Are there angels accompanying the dead?
Question Gramps, Someone close to me is in her final days on this earth. She speaks very little and when she does it don’t make sense to those around her. My thoughts have turned to what she is experiencing as she prepares to leave this earthly life. Do we...
Is the story of the flood really just a fairy tale?
Question Gramps, Some snarky online haters doubt the flood story because there wouldn't be enough room on that boat for a pair of every animal species alive at the time. How do I rebut their assertions that the story is a fairy tale? Robert Answer ...
When did the Jews stop being the “Covenant people?”
Question Gramps, I realize that the Book of Mormon says that now is the time for the preaching of the gospel to the gentiles. My question is: when did the Jews stop being the "Covenant People?" David Answer David, God, in His dealings with His...
Is the Bible dictionary considered revelation?
Question Gramps, Is the Bible dictionary considered revelation and how do I get to it and just read it without searching for a particular subject? Bill Answer Dear Bill, No, the BIble Dictionary is not considered revelation. From its own...
Is it blasphemous to call a father Abba?
Question Gramps, My friends children call him Abba. He was born Jewish and converted to the church. I’m not trying to be judgemental but I thought Abba was a really sacred name Jesus called Heavenly father and that it shouldn’t be used in casual conversation....
What is meant by the “heavens and earth shall pass away?”
Question Gramps, What is meant by the statement, “the heavens and earth shall pass away”? Heavens? I understand three degree of glory. In Isaiah 51:6, 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like...
What does it mean to be sealed?
Question Gramps, What does it mean to an individual to be sealed? We always refer to the blessing of sealings to be the opportunity to be a family forever and it is often related to being "linked" together. That's not what I'm questioning. To clarify, I was...
Why wasn’t Christ considered Joseph’s biological son according to scripture?
Question Gramps, Hello, I was reading Romans 1:3 (Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh). The original Greek word for seed is “sperma” (something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm") It...
Did Sherem die because he denied Christ?
Question Dear Gramps, I am confused with the death of Sherem. Why is it that even though he recognized his sinful ways and was deceived of the devil that he died immediately after? Why is denying Christ an unpardonable sin? I feel like I hear people denying...
In Mormon 7:5, what does it mean that Christ had risen again?
Question Gramps, In Mormon 7:5 it says that Christ is the son of God and that he was slain by the Jews. By the power of the Father he has risen again. What does it mean by risen again? Lee Answer Dear Lee, "Rise again" is an idiom in the English...
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