May 3, 2014 | Current issues
Question Hi Gramps, The other day I was having a discussion with a long time friend. It was her opinion that she could still be a faithful/good Latter-day Saint while supporting things such as gay marriage/marriage equality and abortion. I told her that I...
May 2, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, We have ward conference coming up soon. I cannot sustain our Relief Society President but I sustain the rest of the Relief Society Presidency. What happens when I don’t raise my hand to sustain her?Belinda Answer Dear...
Apr 30, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Did we choose or agree to our earthly circumstances?C Brady Answer C Brady. The concept of whether or not we were able to choose/agree to our earthly circumstances is highly debated by members of the Church. The reason this...
Apr 24, 2014 | Current issues
Question Hey there Gramps, I have a question for you if that’s alright. So I’m a convert to the church and I remember one of the first things I learned in seminary was that we don’t watch rated “R” movies. Which seems legit, given...
Apr 23, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I want to know who helped Noah build the ark? Josefa Answer Dear Josefa, The Book of Jasher (a medieval text that repeats Jewish traditions that have built up over the years around the stories in the books of Moses) says it took...
Apr 22, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps,I am serving a full time mission in England and have been working hard out here. Sadly I haven’t had a baptism out here and I am starting to feel like I am a failure.. Other missionaries are seeing things happen and I have friends in...
Apr 21, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, In a past General conference a speaker referred to “our 4 minutes”. Please explain what that means. Carol Answer Carol, The talk you are referring to was given by Bishop Gary E. Stevenson. It’s entitled...
Apr 20, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, What is your opinion of why Christ’s atonement had to be so gruesome? I think of Abraham’s showing his obedience to God asking him to sacrifice Isaac and God not requiring him to complete the sacrifice. Richard Answer ...
Apr 19, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I live in a remote area of the country ( UK). There are no LDS churches within visiting distance of me. I have checked this out by the way and I am an older person who could not travel easily . I have studied the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and...
Apr 18, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I used to be a Mormon when I was younger, but for personal reasons I left the church. Now I am a teenager and wondering how I can be a part of the church. However, no one in my family is LDS and I have moved so I would be going to a different...
