Feb 26, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I want to be the best missionary that I can be on my mission. I’m a recent convert; I’ve co-taught several lessons with the missionaries (as advised by Elder Bednar in “Becoming a Missionary”), have continued...
Feb 25, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I am a 19 year old girl who is feeling the intense pressure to serve a mission. I consider myself a very spiritual person, but I never felt like I wanted or needed to go. I am just starting to get a hold of my life, and although I...
Feb 24, 2014 | Current issues, Repentance
Question Hey Gramps, I had a question on sin that I’m unsure about. Do you have to repent of every single sin you do, that is at age 9 and up? In terms of new members who had to give up a lot of old habits, do they have to remember and forsake every sin...
Feb 23, 2014 | Current issues, Love
Question Gramps, Why does God tell us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Loni Answer Loni, When the Lord walked upon the earth he was asked, “Master, which is the great commandment in the law?” The individual asking the question, a student of law,...
Feb 22, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Who prophesied that Satan would have dominion over the waters in the last days? Pat Answer Dear Pat, The “prophesy” you refer to is probably what some have inferred from Doctrine and Covenants 61:13-19. A closer...
Feb 21, 2014 | Abortion, Baptism
Question Gramps, Can you be baptized if you have had an abortion? Trudy Answer Trudy, The short answer is yes…. Yes you can. Baptism is about having faith in Christ and having the desire and willingness to repent, in addition to joining the...
Feb 18, 2014 | Current issues, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, I really appreciate the time and effort you put in answers all those questions. And I again want to thank you on behalf of all those thousands and thousands who I know are following your answers almost on a daily basis. I have been...
Feb 17, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I enjoy reading your responses and hope you can help me. Is it possible for a single sister see Christ? I feel I have. Granted, I saw Him in a dream but I don’t think it different from an awake vision. I’ve been told that it is not...
Feb 16, 2014 | Current issues
Question Gramps, A question came up in the Sunday school class I teach for which I haven’t yet found a good answer. Is there anything “sealed” on earth as in heaven (Priesthood keys of Elijah) other than marriages? Thanks. David Answer...
Feb 14, 2014 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, I understand that Christ’s suffering through his atonement paid the price for our sins thus allowing them to be forgiven. But how does Christ’s atonement provide for our afflictions and weaknesses? I have accepted...
