Aug 17, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Marriage, Temples
Dear Gramps, OK, wife #1 kicked me out of the house for my following my leader and not being sealed to her youngest son. The problem is that wife #1 does not want divorce, and the marriage is recognized in Spain and in the Temple. If I didn’t really make...
Aug 13, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ
Firstly, I live in Auburn, Alabama where there aren’t a lot of mormons. The majority of my friends aren’t mormon. While I’m okay with this, I can tell most of them don’t think highly of the church, Joseph Smith, etc. (but most of them do have...
Aug 12, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Abortion, Forgiveness, Mormon Doctrine
Dear Gramps, I am very confused. In the Journal of Discourses there are a few quotes by John Taylor saying that any person who has an abortion can never receive eternal life in the celestial kindgom. Today Elder Boyd K. Packer has said that you can be forgiven of an...
Aug 11, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Jesus Christ
I know that the Savior chose all His disciples. I wonder if He knew the role that Judas Iscariot was to play in His betrayal? Also what about Judas’ agency, if he hadn’t betrayed the Savior would someone else have taken the step? Margaret Dear Margaret,...
Aug 10, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Life's Lessons
Gramps, is it ok to lie to catch a lie? Is it ok to lie to stop a crime? Police use prostitution and other stings all the time which deceive criminals in order to arrest them. People, often parents to their children, pretend to know the truth of a matter to get info...
Aug 6, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Can I join a Masonic lodge? Albert Dear Albert, In doing an online search to answer your question, the only counsel that was given was this: Don LeFevre, a past spokesman for the church has said the church “…strongly advises its members not to affiliate...
Aug 5, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Sacrament
Why is the Sacrament not taken during General Conference? No one can answer my question. Can you please help me gramps? Thank you. Brother Bull Dear Brother Bull, I’ll try and answer this the best I can. Let’s take a look at the names of these different...
Aug 3, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Jesus Christ
Hey gramps, I taught gospel doctrine and shared a thought that, for whatever reason, I felt I heard before but had two guys come up and rebuke me for teaching. I taught that angels helped raise the savior. I can’t find anything that should give me such an...
Aug 2, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Life's Lessons, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, I am wondering if there’s any declared doctrine that in the pre-earth life, we chose our specific trials that we would have in this life? If not official doctrine, what do you believe? Dean, Salt Lake City, UT Dear Dean, If we chose our specific...
Jul 31, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Mormon Faith, Sabbath Day, Sacrament
What day do Mormons attend church meetings? I have heard on Saturdays, is this correct? Rola Dear Rola, On Sundays we have a 3 hour schedule of meetings which include Sacrament Meeting, Sunday School, Relief Society (for the women) and Priesthood Meeting (for the...
