Apr 20, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Marriage, Mormon Doctrine, Pearl of Great Price, Temples
Dear Gramps, What is LDS Church policy regarding civil unions? Garth Garth, When you refer to “civil unions”, I am assuming you mean civil marriages between a man and a woman that has been performed by an individual authorized by the local government. The Church...
Mar 11, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Addictions, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Health, Mormon Doctrine, Word of Wisdom
Dear Gramps, I was helping my dad bring in some new green tea into the house and he said I could have a case of it. I said “sorry I won’t drink it.” He just looked on and said, “Why not?” I said, “Its against the Word of Wisdom.” We got into a big discusion and he in...
Feb 21, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Worthiness
Dear Gramps, I have an old friend who is staying with me as a paying houseguest until he can get another job and get a place of his own. If he is taking the discussions and wishes to be baptized why can’t he do so while paying to stay at my house? He is no more than...
Feb 6, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Mormon Faith, Repentance, Testimony
Dear Gramps, I’ve been inactive for many years and its now that im coming back. Since then i have committed countless numbers of sins and some of which i cant even remember. How will God judge me for the sins i forgot i committed and how do i go about repenting for...
Feb 5, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Second Coming
Dear Gramps Does 2012 have anything to do with the second coming? Mrs. T. Dear Mrs. T. From what I understand, December 12, 2012 marks the end of the Mayan long count calendar. Several people have predicted that this marks the end of the earth. I found the following...
Jan 26, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Dear Gramps, My son was married in 2005, Sealed in the Temple in 2006. In 2007 He asked me not to contact his wife in any way. I don’t understand what I have done to make them so up-set at me that my son hasn’t spoken to me since Oct. 08. I didn’t receive a card, or...
Jan 15, 2009 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Self Worth, Sexual Issues
Gramps, Hi! I am writing because my fiance has a problem and I want to help him with it. In his teen years, he had a homosexual encounter (not sexual) and it left quite a mark on him. He repented, but he revealed to me that once in a great while the thought comes in...
Aug 27, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Gramps, Why is the Book of Mormon written in King James English? Also why do we (Mormons) use the King James translation of the Old & New Testament? note: I need the answer: it is pertinent to my salivation, i.e., I get dry mouth just thinking about it. t-max,...
Aug 26, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Gramps, Why is it that our ancestors in Old Testament times lived so much longer than we do now? Some of our first fathers lived well over 900 years old and then gradually decreased with time. I’ve thought that perhaps it was because they needed extra time to fill the...
Aug 12, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues
Dear Gramps, I have two questions regarding different men in the New Testament. First, we don’t hear much about Joseph, Mary’s husband. Other members of Jesus family are mentioned but not Joseph. Was Joseph present when Jesus was crucified. Also, I love...
