How do I reconcile grace and the temple?
Question Gramps, I have a hard time reconciling grace and the temple. I understand temples were used anciently, but as I have studied the Hebrew temple I have questions. There a priest made a sacrifice on behalf of the people and metaphorically entered into...
How can God see my potential with the life I was forced to grow up in?
Question Gramps, My growing up years were spent in an area that was not the best of environments. Lots of gangs, drugs, violence and anything else you can think of. This is what I grew up around. My parents were once active LDS but have slid into some of the...
Where is the fairness in temple sealings?
Question Gramps, How come men can be sealed to multiple women but women cant be sealed to multiple men? Kendra Answer Dear Kendra, It's not that simple actually. If a man is living and his wife dies, then yes he can be sealed to another living...
Are ghosts real?
Question Gramps, A friend of mine, a former Bishop, believes that ghosts are real, but he cannot explain why some ghosts are friendly vs the ghosts that are of the devil. I cannot understand why a spirit would be allowed to stay on this earth and be seen...
After Christ’s 2nd coming, is the cycle restarted with a new Christ and a new earth?
Question Gramps, I believe God will never cease to have children, and those children all need to go through life on an earth. So after Christ's second coming, is the cycle restarted and begins all over again with a new Christ and new earth(s)? This brings up...
I am struggling with my faith. Why isn’t Heavenly Father answering my prayers?
Question Gramps, I am struggling with my faith. No big event triggered it, just a culmination of things. I am doing what I can to overcome it. But it seems that the canned answers of “study the scriptures, “pray sincerely,” fasting, searching, reading the...
Is there such a thing as a blessing of faith?
Question Gramps, Hello, my question for you today is, is there such a thing as a blessing of faith? One given by the laying on of hands but not with priesthood authority. Just by the faith of the person giving and receiving the blessing. I ask this as I hold...
I have major concerns about my daughter’s future marriage. What can a father do?
Question Gramps, We have a daughter at BYU Idaho dating a person that is a religious zealot and they are engaged and he uses everything to the letter with regards to what general authorities have counseled to his advantage. They have dated less than six months...
Are my mental disorders a result of sin?
Question Gramps, I have an Anxiety Disorder, OCD, and a few phobias. All have to do with fear. If Satan makes us fear, are my mental illnesses just a creation of Satan's? Did I get these because I'm not worthy enough? I thought fear is what kept us alive and my...
Did Satan really take on the form of a serpent to beguile Eve?
Question Dear Gramps, When explaining why she ate the forbidden fruit, Eve states that the "serpent" beguiled her. In this instance is the word serpent meant to be a metaphor, or are we to understand that Satan took that form when speaking to Eve, and if he...
Is it the Law of Sacrifice or the Law of Consecration?
Question Gramps, I have always had this doubt about tithes. If we could assign this principle to one of these two laws, what would it be? Felipe Answer Dear Felipe, You're not alone in your struggle regarding tithing. However, the commandment...
Is there any intelligent reason that I should marry if I am perfectly content as a single adult?
Question Dear Gramps, I am a 26 year old male. I have no desire for a wife. Im not sinning in a sexual way at all. Is it a sin to simply go through life without a mate? I’m a very independent person and the thought of constant company of another person...
Were Adam and Eve and the animals created at the same time?
Question Dear Gramps, In reading the book of Moses and Genesis, the description of the creation seems to indicate that the beasts of the field were created at the same time as Man and Woman. There are teachings that indicate Adam and Eve were created separately...
Could the Sami people of northern Norway be descended from one of the lost tribes of Israel?
Question Dear Gramps, I understand that some of the tribes of Israel that were lost, went north. Over 30 years ago I worked in the northernmost part of Norway for several years. Once when a friend of mine, who was in the insurance business, and I went to a Sami...
Are changes in operational procedures in the Church inevitable?
Question Hi Gramps, Regarding your response to the woman in Idaho about honoring the monthly fast day, etc– The older General Handbook of Instructions, the older Gospel Principles book and local tradition, depending on the interpretation of the principle based...
Prior to 1978, were black women allowed to perform temple ordinances?
Question Gramps, It is widely known that black men could not receive the priesthood, and therefore, could not enter the temple. I don't remember anything said about black women though. They have nothing to do with the priesthood -it not being a prerequisite for...
Is it my fault that I have a personality disorder?
Question Gramps, I have avoidance personality disorder. My whole life I've been labeled as shy and introverted and could never make a real connection with anybody. Not even members of my own family. Because of it I was never able fulfill pretty much anything in...
Does the Mormon Church teach that all generations of blacks are held responsible for the sin of Cain?
Question Gramps, The Mormons teach that we are not held responsible for the sins of Adam and Eve (in the Catholic Church a child is born with “Original Sin”–the sin of Adam and Eve). So….why would the Mormon Church teach that all generations of blacks are held...
Can you demonstrate from the Bible that all spirits, including Satan, are children of our Father in Heaven?
Question Gramps, I have a friend that adamantly refuses to accept that we were all spirit brothers and sisters, including Lucifer as a spirit child of our Heavenly Father. He won't accept references from the Book of Mormon or the D&C. I'd like to know more...
Will my autistic son be denied any of the blessings of the gospel because he is not qualified to be baptized?
Question Dear Gramps, Hello. I am wondering about my 7 year old autistic son. He is very low functioning and does not speak. He cannot tolerate going 'anywhere'.... literally. Does not do well around large groups of people, therefore we are unable to attend...
Will we be able to see and speak with our Heavenly Father and Jesus in the Spirit World, or must we wait until after the Resurrection?
Question Dear Gramps, Will we be able to see and speak with our Heavenly Father and Jesus in the Spirit World, or must we wait until after the Resurrection? Is it incorrect to say to someone if their loved one dies, “he/she is with the Lord now”? Suzanne ...
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