Dec 20, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, Thru my eyes I was a mean mother and daughter with addictions. I can never make this up to those I have injured, I selfishly took from everyone. I am an old woman now, and for 25 years I have tried to be the best mother and grandmother I...
Dec 19, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, I have been an active member of the Church since I was baptized. I have served a mission when I was young. My patriarchal blessing says I will be coming forth in the first resurrection if I stay faithful. However, it doesn’t say...
Dec 17, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Gramps, I am married to a Mormon man who’s previous wife died. They were never sealed. He seems fairly obsessed with making that happen. I am beginning to feel like he is not fully committed to our marriage. I am not Mormon. Should I feel...
Dec 15, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Hi gramps, In young women’s we received this hand out and it was talking about behaving like a daughter of God. It said that being brash, forward or loud were not fitting of YW. I would describe myself as a fairly energetic person and it seems...
Dec 13, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Hi gramps, I was curious about why the church pays seminary and institute teachers (at least in Utah, I know they don’t pay every single one) and was thinking if that was paid ministry? Because our church condemns that…I don’t have doubts at all,...
Dec 12, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Personal Searching
Question Gramps, I’d say I actually have a decently strong testimony of the gospel. I have had some spiritual experiences and feel the gospel explains everything so well, but every time I start actually thinking about it or when I hear someone in church bear...
Dec 10, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God
Question Hi gramps! Is saying “Thank God” taking the Lord’s name in vain? I tried to do some research on this; I came up with that “in vain” means using it as a swear or without thinking of the Lord, such as in omg, or using it to...
Dec 8, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, What is the difference between a sign and a token? Can you describe where temple tokens and signs are mentioned? William Answer William, I’ll take the tactic of Bro. Hugh Nibley when discussing things about the temple. ...
Dec 6, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, Many critics charge that the Book of Mormon contradicts teachings from LDS leaders and other LDS scripture. Critics would sight Moroni 8:18: “For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable. Critics would then cite a quote from...
Dec 5, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Question Gramps, If the difference between the LDS Annual General Conference and the Semiannual GC is the financial and statistical report, why is one the 190th and the other the 90th? Shouldn’t it either be 190 and 95th, or 180 and the 90th? Larry...