Nov 11, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Dear Gramps, I have a history of depression and have been taking medication since 2002. I also have a history of brain cancer and chemotherapy. This caused me to go into a peri-menopause state at 24 years old. I am now 40 and have accepted that I...
Jun 28, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine
You said only mortals will be able to propagate. I am unmarried and 56 and have never given birth. I want to physically give birth in the millennium. It is my understanding that righteous people won’t be denied any blessings but apparently those of us denied...
Dec 4, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Life's Lessons, Mormon Policy
Hi Gramps! I would like to know why the church “strongly discourages” the use of donor eggs in in vitro fertilization. If I knew the reasoning I feel my husband and I could make a more informed decision, as the handbook states that it is the husband and...
Oct 4, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, You answered a question positively regarding if God would think it’s OK to donate blood and organs but, if it were carried a step further, what do you believe God would think about reproduction other than by the natural plan He ordained?...
Dec 19, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Current issues, Family
What is the church’s stance on in vitro fertilization? Also, what should be done with the left over embryos? Amber _____________________ Amber, The Church’s stance on in vitro fertilization has been recorded in the Church Handbook of Instruction Vol 2,...
Jan 29, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Blessings, Faith
Question Gramps, My wife is struggling with her faith right now. She has lived a very faithful life. So far, we have not been able to conceive. She was told in her patriarchal blessing that she would be “a mother in Israel, as an instrument in providing earthly...
Mar 3, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Health, Marriage
Dear Gramps, I can not have children due to ovarian Cancer, is it right for me to still marry? Fiona, from the United Kingdom Dear Fiona, It certainly is all right to marry, although you may not be able to have children, if you can find a young man worthy of you. If...
