Oct 1, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Hello, Gramps. I’ve been following your blog for years now, and I finally had the inspiration for my own question. What would happen if a man or woman remarried after the death of their previous spouse? Who will they be in a stable relationship with...
Sep 26, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, I have been separated now for 21 months. Would it be ok for me to start seeing other women? Charlie Answer Charlie, If you are not legally divorced, then no it is not okay. According to some state laws, the divorce must be...
Sep 25, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Tithing
Question Gramps, I am 80 and have no living son or husband. I paid tithing for years when I worked and raised two families. I now am totally alone and live on a very small pension (200.00) and a small social security. My bishop and stake president say I am...
Sep 24, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Addictions, Holy Ghost
Question Gramps, By the grace of the atonement I was able to overcome a drug addiction a number of years ago. A disagreement that my wife and I have always had is that someone who is still involved in their addiction can still receive guidance or promptings...
Sep 18, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Gramps, This is not a comment. I have been trying to find out why after someone dies that you have to wait another year before you can get them their endowments. I have tried to find out through the proper ways, but no one has the answer for me. My...
Sep 17, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Joseph Smith
Question Gramps, In Joseph Smith history he states he was in his fifteenth year (JSH 1:7)… Though he was 14 when he had the first vision. Why is this the case I’m just a little confused by it. Jordan Answer Dear Jordan, This seeming...
Sep 16, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Dear Gramps, In 2 Nephi 26:16 it says in part, “…the Lord God will give unto him power…” Just who is the “him” referenced in this scripture? We have read this verse over and over again, along with the verses that come before and after and cannot come...
Sep 12, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Gramps, Comment on baptism for the dead. No documents of the early Christian congregation testify to the practice of baptism for the dead. The Bible principle is clearly stated: each person is answerable for his/her own deeds. Who are the dead one must...
Sep 11, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God, Jesus Christ
Question Hi Gramps, Why are the genealogies for Jesus in Matthew 1 and Luke 3 different? I realize that Matthew runs from David and Luke all the way from Adam, but the people are different, right down to Joseph’s father! Furthermore, the notes to one of the...
Sep 10, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sacrament
Question Gramps, When I was a full time missionary in the MTC in Provo (January-March ’82), we were taught to keep our left arms and hands at our side. That is, we were specifically told not to bend our left arm behind our backs, as do some worldly...