Feb 6, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Death
Gramps, What do you say to a mother who carried a little boy for six months. Gave birth to this premature little child, whose weight was only 1 lb. My friend saw and held this little boy, named him, and after only 2 days the little boy died. This child was my...
Dec 13, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Family, Premortal Life
Gramps, I have been told by a “well meaning” neighbor that anyone who chooses to not have children will not reach the celestial kingdom. Is this true? Marge, from Utah Dear Marge, Let’s see if we can identify some of those who will inherit the...
Dec 12, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Current issues, Second Coming
Dear Gramps, My husband and I are expecting. If we have a son, we have chosen that we will not circumcise him. My aunt disagrees with our choice to keep him intact because she says that LDS boys are supposed to be circumcised in preparation for the second coming of...
Nov 27, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, God
Question Gramps, I really have a hard time when I watch the news and see how the Lord seems to allow innocent people (especially children) to suffer needlessly. I cried when I watched 20/20 one night and they told how the Cambodian soldiers would throw babies...
Nov 26, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Babies, Family
Dear Gramps, I have seen Q&A’s in your column dealing with still born children, and the family keeping their own records of the children with names. Does it apply to children who were determined to be lifeless early in the pregnancy, thus resulting in a...
Nov 18, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Current issues, Family, Marriage
Gramps My husband recently passed away-a faithful member of the Church with whom I was sealed in the temple. I understand that if both of us are worthy of the celestial kingdom, we will be reunited as husband and wife with our celestialized bodies. As I understand it,...
Nov 8, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, God, Premortal Life
Dear Gramps, If there was a council in heaven and all of God’s children were there, and, using their free agency made the choice to follow Satan or Christ, where do the spirit children God has sired since that council fit in? Do they come under that council with...
Oct 27, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Current issues, Family
Gramps Will celestial beings create spirit children in the same way they are created here upon the Earth? Will it be part of the duties of Angels to assist in rearing these millions of spirits? Anon, from England Dear Anon, Although there is no scriptural reference to...
Oct 18, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Baptism
Dear Gramps, I know a number of members who have attended ‘Christenings’ at the request of friends or family. I have always turned down such invitations as I always think of the statement by Mormon that infant baptism is an abomination in the sight of God....
Oct 17, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Death
Question Dear Gramps, If one has a miscarriage, does that spirit stay in heaven to wait to be reunited with it’s parents and family later or does that spirit have the opportunity to come down and gain a physical body again with another pregnancy?...
