Jul 27, 2016 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I was abandoned by my father at age 2, abused by my step-father, then abandoned by my mother at age 10. I was sent to live with my widowed grandmother. who resented every day I lived with her. I have been sealed for 45 years to my love, who has...
Jul 24, 2016 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Is it normal to post the favorite quotes from the manual (e.g. “Teachings of the Presidents of the Church”) during the meeting on Facebook? Kirill Answer Dear Kirill, Many of us are still neophytes in the modern...
Jul 21, 2016 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps. Can you please clarify the difference between a curse and a mark? We had an interesting discussion in Sunday school but never came to any conclusion. So many think that all Africans are cursed because of their dark skin. I am inclined to...
Jul 16, 2016 | Current issues, Faith
Question Hi Gramps, I would appreciate your wisdom here. What is the difference between having faith and having hope? Are they different or the same thing? In Moroni 10:20-21, we learn they cannot exist without each other including charity however often we...
Jul 15, 2016 | Current issues
Question Dear Gramps, My father passed away several years ago, before I married and had children. Maybe the answer is obvious, but I wonder, does he know my children? Are our ancestors aware of the living? Erin Answer Dear Erin, I’m sorry...
Jul 10, 2016 | Current issues
Question Gramps, I understand that the Rocky Mountains will be the safest place to be with what is coming to the U.S. But is that the whole chain of the Rocky Mountains or mainly in Utah? There are prophecies saying people will be struggling even there in every...
Jul 7, 2016 | Current issues
Question Hey Gramps, I have a friend that recently visited with the Bishop for sins she committed almost a year ago. I can tell she has felt very sorrowful for what she had done. It was hard for her to go to the Bishop but, with help she finally did. The Bishop...
Jul 5, 2016 | Current issues
Question Gramps, As someone who loves beards, I am curious, do you suppose we will ever see them sported by general authorities in the future? Why or why not? Thanks! Shawn Answer Shawn, There is no right or wrong answer to this question because...
Jun 26, 2016 | Current issues
Question Gramps, Can a lone Melchizedek Priesthood holder prepare and bless the Sacrament for himself, when unable to attend church? Mark Answer Dear Mark, The sacrament, baptism, confirmation, naming and blessing of children, priesthood...
Jun 25, 2016 | Current issues
Question Hello Gramps, I have been looking at your posts drawing wisdom for numerous months now. I have a question that has been on my mind. I am not an official Mormon yet, but I do plan to be in the coming months. But at the same time I do have an affiliation...
