Sep 15, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Gramps, The subject basically says it all. It doesn’t make sense to me that Heavenly Father would treat his daughters and sons differently from one another. Why is it that he would allow men to marry many women and not the other way around? Or...
Jun 27, 2014 | Church History
Question Gramps, I was preparing a talk for church and read in a book called “Our Latter-Day Hymns” by Karen Lynn Davidson that Eliza R. Snow was married to the Prophet Joseph Smith while writing the hymn “Oh My Father”. That got me...
Jan 8, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death
Question Gramps, Are multiple wives buried beside their husband like in the case of Brigham Young who had many wives? I just recently thought about this and was curious. Toni Answer Toni, Burial arrangements are left in the hands of the...
Feb 8, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, In your answer to a previous question by someone you stated, “The practice of polygamy under the sanction of the Lord is a principle of a highly spiritual nature, as explained the D&C 132. The principle has never changed, but the...
Jul 26, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Marriage
Question Gramps, My husband and I have been married for 20 years now. We are best friends and eternal companions. I have read in some of your other responses to question that in the after life, if a women wants to be sealed to a married man she must first ask his...
Jan 8, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History
Dear Gramps, Non-members I talk to often ask about the plural marriages performed back in the “old days.” Usually they ask about the “why,” why was there such a command given and why was it discontinued. Up until now I never thought about...
Nov 17, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Marriage
Gramps, We were discussing plural marriages in the celestial kingdom. Our question is: Will this be a choice or does this pertain to the brethren who are sealed to more than one wife here on earth? Doug, from Washington Dear Doug, There have been no plural marriages...
Nov 16, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, I have heard that the reason that polygamy was practiced was because the 1/3 who followed Satin were all men and that left more women than men on this earth. In order for all women to obtain eternal life they have to be sealed to someone. Is this...
