Can a baptism done unofficially be valid from a spiritual perspective?
Question Gramps, I live in a remote area of the country ( UK). There are no LDS churches within visiting distance of me. I hav...
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Titles in the church
As a former Bishop I am often addressed as Bishop…. The fact that people still remember me in my calling is nice but sometimes...
Must you be set apart again if a ward changes?
Gramps, I have aways understood that when you were given a calling in the Church that you were to be set apart, and the next question...
Why do we refer counselors and stake presidency leaders as President?
Question Gramps: Why do we call the members of the First Presidency and a Stake Presidency with the title of President? Â There is onl...
Why does the Mormon Church use the name “president” for the person who is called to lead a branch?
Dear gramps, The branches in the Mormon Church are lead by a president. Why do we use the name “president” for that person who was ca...
Why don’t we now have a patriarch to the church?
Question Gramps, Why don’t we now have a patriarch to the church? I understand that there are patriarchs in most areas of the...
I have a colleague who argues that the succession to the presidency is accomplished by tradition, since the ranking apostle always becomes the next president. How can I demonstrate to him that his ascertain is incorrect?
Dear Gramps, I have been in a discussion with a member of a church that claims to be the actual latter day church of succession to th...
Should I leave the Mormon Church because my new Ward does not follow the pattern of the Church in its Sunday School proceedings?
Dear Gramps, My Ward was the Arlington Ward here in Riverside, CA. However the Ward was dissolved and now I am supposed to attend the...
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What are the factors that determine when a man is ordained a high priest in the Mormon Church?
Question Gramps I understand that when a man in the Mormon Church is called to serve in a bishopric he is ordained as a high p...
Should we always accept the callings we receive?
Question Gramps, A disease has attacked our ward – it has affected so many people in that they refuse to accept callings...
What is the difference between the responsibilities of deacons and teachers in the Aaronic Priesthood of the Mormon Church?
Question Dear Gramps, Can you tell me what difference there is between the responsibilities of deacons and teachers in the Aar...
Are non-members permitted to preach from the pulpit or teach classes?
Non-members of the Mormon Church may participate in Branch and Ward functions where priesthood authority is not required. By voting t...
What qualifies a man to be a high priest?
Most high priests in the Mormon Church are either serving as presiding officers or have served as such in the past.