Oct 30, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Depression, Faith, Life's Lessons, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Prayer
Dear Gramps, How does one “give their burdens to the Lord”? My husband had a nervous breakdown in April and lost his job in July due to behavior resulting from the severe depression that lead up to the breakdown. He has not worked since April and we have not received...
Oct 28, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Mormon Policy, Prayer
Dear Gramps, My husband and I are recently active yet we have always prayed together. Our prayers have always been while we lay down to sleep. Recently (as we become more active) I’ve felt prompted that we should kneel to pray. Is this about obedience, or respect or...
Oct 28, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Etymology
Dear Gramps, What is a “Mormon Apologist”? Susie, from Kansas City, Missouri Dear Susie, The dictionary definition of the word, apologist, is one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something. So a Mormon apologist would be a defender of the...
Oct 27, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, God, Obedience, Priesthood
Dear Gramps, I am having a hard time understanding how Levi (one of the 12 sons of Jacob) was worthy to receive the priesthood portion of the inheritance. I have just finished reading Genesis 34 where it appears that Levi and Simeon have committed murder to avenge the...
Oct 26, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Forgiveness, Happiness, Life's Lessons
Dear Gramps, One of my sons is black. My husband and I overheard a couple last week during Sacrament meeting saying how they would never adopt a black baby because they don’t have values, and they are like “animals”, etc. I want to confront them, but I’m pretty sure I...
Oct 25, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Doctrine & Covenants, Jesus Christ, Second Coming
Gramps, Could you please explain in detail, along with your opinion of the three trumpet sounds before Christ’s coming? I realize it will not be all at once, but I’m also sure it will be a scary thing even for the saints who are living righteously. In your opinion,...
Oct 25, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Life's Lessons, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, Why did God create Eve from Adam’s rib instead of a different bone? Molly Dear Molly, The biblical account of Eve being taken from Adam’s rib is completely allegorical. One may interpret the allegory in various different ways, but as far as I know there...
Oct 23, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Gramps, Through the Book of Mormon up to the time of Christ’s visit, there were “-ites” – Nephites, Lamanites, Jacobites, etc. Then there were no “ites” for almost 200 years. And then there became “-ites” again. I have read that the division was religious the second...
Oct 23, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Dear Gramps, I married my husband in the temple and a short time after that he told me that he didn’t love me. I felt that I should leave him because of the way he felt and he said to me not to leave that he would work on trying to love me. Years down the track he is...
Oct 22, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Depression, Family, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Obedience, Prayer, Repentance, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
Gramps, I was sealed to my husband and children in 1999. Shortly thereafter, we moved to a rural area with a small church membership. We slipped away from the church due to frustration of driving so far to meetings. I became lonely and depressed and violated my...
