Dec 14, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Hello Gramps, I’d like to ask about the temple ordinance. I have heard that there have been recent changes about receiving temple endowments. I heard that I could get it sooner. I’m only 19, and probably not going on a mission or getting...
Oct 22, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, I am not a Mormon, but a Born Again Christian faithfully attending a Protestant church. I have recently been involved in a study in which we examined other religions of the world, and spent two sessions on Mormons and the LDS. (I assume they...
Aug 13, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality, Marriage, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, I read in a previous answer and it was mentioned in Sunday School today that members who are attracted to the same sex but remain chaste and don’t act on their urges, the same as heterosexuals, can hold a temple recommend. What about...
Jul 17, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, How do Emergency Services personnel gain access to an individual needing aid it they are inside one of our Temples and cannot be moved to the foyer ? I did an inquiry search but found no answers available. Gib Answer Gib,...
Jul 1, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons, Temples
Question Hi Gramps In the country I live, we have to marry civilly before we can be sealed in a temple. I’ve been to several LDS weddings over the past few years where the bride has clearly not been wearing her garments under her wedding dress even though...
Jun 13, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, I have many good friends who have tattoos and they are non-members, but I know that some of them would like to join the church, they are really great people and I have always had that concern because once I heard a member of the church who had...
Jun 9, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Temples
Question Gramps, Why can we not kneel to pray in the temple? Patty Answer Dear Patty, You can kneel in the temple, but it should be done at an altar designed for this purpose. They generally have a short padded “stoop” for you to rest...
Mar 20, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples, Worthiness
Question Gramps, Can a teenager lose their limited use temple recommend for wearing the smallest gauges there are? Julie Answer Julie, A Bishop is the only person who is authorized to judge and issue limited use recommends for youth. As such only the Bishop for...
Feb 16, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, A question came up in the Sunday school class I teach for which I haven’t yet found a good answer. Is there anything “sealed” on earth as in heaven (Priesthood keys of Elijah) other than marriages? Thanks. David Answer...
Dec 4, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Mormon Policy, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, This is my first time asking someone questions like this other than the Lord of course. My mother shortly got converted after I did. She was happy, she is a single mother of three children including me. She had asked our bishop at the time...
