Where in the Bible does it say that there is a Mormon book?
Question Gramps, Where in the bible does it have that there is a Mormon book? Lauren Answer Dear Lauren, The references to the Book of Mormon in the Bible are rather obscure and need a little interpretation. Here is a specific reference: The word...
How can the Mormon Church help us with our financial needs while we are attending school?
Question Dear Gramps, What are the thoughts of the Mormon Church about government welfare? My husband is attending medical school and I stay home with our son. We do use food stamps and medicaid for the baby and me. Without this help it would be impossible for...
Did the Savior visit other worlds?
Question Dear Gramps, I was just reading your explanation as to why it’s fair that we got to live on this world. I hadn’t thought of it before, but did the Savior visit the other worlds after His resurrection as He visited His other sheep on this world? I’m...
How do I confess numerous sins to my Bishop?
Question Hey Gramps, Around the age of 13 I went completely inactive and left the church. I recently came back to the church at 19 and while I was inactive I made a lot of mistakes regarding the law of chastity. Because there were so many, I am worried about...
Is it wrong to partake of the Sacrament unless you have been baptized?
Question Gramps, In 3 Nephi Jesus offers the sacrament to "all" including those who are not baptized yet, but it seems to me that most people in the Church think it's wrong to partake unless one has been baptized. For example, when my daughter brings a friend...
How will Satan be bound during the Millennium?
Question Dear Gramps, How will Satan be bound during the Millennium? Is it the righteousness of the people that will bind him; and if so, will they become wicked at the end of the 1000 years, which will cause him to be released? Carol Answer Dear...
Why does God allow innocent people to suffer at the hands of nature?
Question Gramps, Why does God allow innocent people to suffer? Not just by the hands of others but also in nature like people starving to death or killed and suffering some other ways by the hands of nature not because of the agency of other people. Brittney...
Why is there a discrepancy regarding the creation between the temple and scripture?
Question Gramps, I’m really trying to get some some clarification on this: in the scriptures (Moses, Abraham, Book of Genesis) the lights in the firmament were created and placed on the fourth day. In another place (non scriptural) it says they were created on...
How can I get over my dislike for our new Young Men’s President?
Question Hey gramps, I'm a priest within the church, I have concerns with my young men quorum. We just had a recently called young men's president a few months ago, and things haven't been the same. Our new young men leader is a bit more strict and less patient...
How can we justify to an investigator the trinity as three separate bodies?
Question Gramps, I have been approached by a investigator who wishes to know how we can justify the Trinity as three separate bodies instead of only one. The young lady in question cannot accept this, among some other points we believe. I used the scriptures...
Can we still ask apostles for priesthood blessings?
Question Gramps, I know in years past people could ask the apostles for priesthood blessings. Can we still do this and if so how do we go about it? My daughter has some kind of undiagnosed illness and has been suffering for the last 4-5 years. She barely made...
Who is the “him” referenced in 2 Nephi 26:16?
Question Dear Gramps, We need you to resolve a dilemma we have in our scripture study. Who is the "him" referenced in 2nd Nephi 26:16? We can find no other person in the surrounding verses that this refers to. Please help us! Roger Answer ...
What does Kolob mean?
Question Hello Gramps! I just discovered this wonderful resource. My question refers to Kolob. I have heard other people mention this name and you mentioned it in response to a question about the Pearl of Great Price symbol. I would like to know what this is!...
Can you show me how to gain a testimony that the Mormon Church is the true Church?
Question Dear Gramps, Lately I have been thinking a lot about my faith and I don’t think that I really have a testimony. I feel like I have just been going to the Mormon Church because I was born into it and have never really had to study and find out for...
My husband’s parents are divorced. Is he still sealed to them?
Question Hi Gramps, I was reading one of your previous posts about sealing to divorced parents and it got me wondering about my husband's parents. My in-laws were sealed in the temple before my husband was born. His parents divorced when he was 5. Both my...
Does my salvation hinge on knowing answers to Book of Mormon geography?
Question Gramps, Book Of Mormon geography - Heartland/North America versus Central America - current church leaders have chosen to remain silent on this as far as i know. does the answer to this question matter from a doctrinal perspective? that is - does my...
In a divorce situation, who chooses who can ordain to the Aaronic Priesthood?
Question Gramps, In a divorce situation, who chooses who can ordain a child to the Aaronic priesthood? Is is the parent with legal custody? I have a situation where my ex lied his way into being re-baptized after excommunication, and now holds a temple...
I haven’t received a calling. Am I not important?
Question Gramps, I am 14 and in Mia Maid's right now. All of my friends have been in a presidency in Beehives or Mia Maid's, but I have not. Why? I feel like I am left out or not important. I follow all the teachings of the Church and attend church every week...
What is meant by the scriptural term “kicking against the pricks”?
Question Gramps, Where did it originate and what does the noun “pricks” refer to? Is it a biblical phrase or is it a 19th century term? Will Answer Dear Will, In Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language, the noun prick is defined as...
I’ve been told the temple endowment ceremony is weird. How can I be better prepared before I go?
Question Dear Gramps, I have been recently preparing to receive my endowment as I leave on my mission soon. As I've been preparing, many of my friends who already have their's say it was a little 'weird'. Without crossing the line into the sacred aspect, but...
How does one truly obtain a pure heart?
Question Dear Gramps, How does one truly obtain a pure heart? I am unwillingly being made to go through a divorce right now, and the physical desires and the temptations that accompany them leave me confused and frustrated. To what degree does the Lord hold me...
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