Dec 12, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality
Question Gramps, What is the doctrine on homosexuality and the final judgement? Rayna Answer Rayna, This is a very loaded and topical question. I am going to do my best to answer, knowing that a lot of people are going to respond emotionally and...
Nov 15, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Children, Homosexuality, Mormon Policy
Question Hi Gramps, Could you please better explain the reason the Church Handbook for Bishops was changed to exclude the blessing and baptism of children of same-sex parents? The recent news about this has managed to cause a big rift in my non-Mormon family...
Jul 2, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Homosexuality, Marriage
Question Dear Gramps, In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling for homosexual marriage to be allowed in all 50 states, what does this mean for the future of the Church and its members? Is this a specific sign of the times? I’ll be honest in saying that...
Feb 26, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Homosexuality
Question Dear Gramps, Those who have been born male and have chosen to live in this world as a woman are referred to in the press as “she” and the new feminine name they go by. The same goes for the opposite gender. Should Latter-day Saints...
Aug 13, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality, Marriage, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, I read in a previous answer and it was mentioned in Sunday School today that members who are attracted to the same sex but remain chaste and don’t act on their urges, the same as heterosexuals, can hold a temple recommend. What about...
May 29, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality
Question Dear Gramps, As marriage equality becomes more common, will the church try to evangelize to these families and what might that look like? Theoretically, a happily married lesbian couple raising children wants to join the church. Can they simply become...
Jan 23, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality, Marriage
Question Dear Gramps, Should LDS parents attend the same-sex wedding of their gay children? What if they were having a heterosexual wedding in a Satanic church? Where does one draw the line in their children’s unacceptable conduct? How would one give their...
Jun 29, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Homosexuality, Life's Lessons, Missionary Work, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Repentance, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
My son has SSA (Same Sex Attraction). He does not act upon it. He wants to go on a mission. He has worked on worthiness and feels ready to go. We were told that he couldn’t go because he has SSA. In the Church Handbook of Instructions it says that individuals...
Dec 29, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Homosexuality, Sexual Issues
My 21-year-old announced he was gay in his early teens. It took years for us to get to a place where we agreed to love each other while agreeing to disagree. We had finally succeeded in his understanding it was a matter of respect to not bring it into our home when he...
Sep 1, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, My wife and I know several members of the Church that claim to be homosexual. I keep trying to tell my wife that I am correct to say they are excommunicated if they choose to live that way after being counseled by Bishops, Stake Presidents and...
