May 13, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Family, Second Coming
I have recently had a hard time with having a miscarriage. Will new children be brought into the world even after the second coming? I have heard that there will be no temptation during the millennium. If this is true would there still be children? Allyson ___________...
Feb 5, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Mormon Doctrine
As I understand it contraception is acceptable in marriage and decisions about having children and how many children are between the couple and the Lord. I have several children, however due to medical reasons, a further pregnancy could be fatal to me. I know the...
Feb 3, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Doctrine & Covenants
Question Gramps, The LDS Church encourages married couples to have children. In a letter the Church says: “We have been commanded to multiply and replenish the earth that we may have joy and rejoicing in our posterity. “Where husband and wife enjoy health and vigor...
Dec 4, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Life's Lessons, Mormon Policy
Hi Gramps! I would like to know why the church “strongly discourages” the use of donor eggs in in vitro fertilization. If I knew the reasoning I feel my husband and I could make a more informed decision, as the handbook states that it is the husband and...
Nov 15, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Life's Lessons
I am 43 Years old. A member of the LDS Church. I was told by my doctor that it wasn’t likely that I would be able to ever become pregnant. However, we were told last week that I am pregnant. Five years ago I would have been thrilled. I am very unhappy. I would...
Jun 17, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Family, Life's Lessons
Lately I’ve had doubts about a decision my husband and I made a few years ago to prevent any more pregnancies. Each of my 6 pregnancies have gotten worse with the last one nearly taking my life and the life of our son. My husband and I decided for me to get a...
Dec 19, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Current issues, Family
What is the church’s stance on in vitro fertilization? Also, what should be done with the left over embryos? Amber _____________________ Amber, The Church’s stance on in vitro fertilization has been recorded in the Church Handbook of Instruction Vol 2,...
Nov 8, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Death
I’ve heard that those who die before the age of accountability do so because they are so perfect they don’t need the experience of mortal life. As most people die before the age of accountabiity and many people in the Millenium grow up without sin there...
Aug 8, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Family
I believe this has happened. See the early chapters in the Book of Luke. It seems evident that immortals are capable of having physical children as well…consider Adam and Eve. I hope I will be blessed to give birth to children in the Millennium since I...
Feb 23, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Babies
Dear Gramps, My husband and I became pregnant before marriage. We went through the proper repentance and were sealed in the temple a year after we were married. The baby was stillborn (I was full term). She was not sealed to us in the temple sealing, will she still be...
