Jun 22, 2007 | Baptism, Family
Question Dear Gramps, My mom and dad who don’t even communicate are against me getting baptized in the Mormon Church. I really want to but am unsure if I can live up to the commitment especially around my family who expect me to be just like them. Also I...
Jun 21, 2007 | Family, Marriage
Question Dear Gramps, I have been married to a wonderful lady for over two years. This is our third marriage for both of us. I hold the Priesthood and have a heart-felt desire to be sealed to this lady. This is where complications are coming in. She was...
Feb 24, 2007 | Family Roots
Question Dear Gramps: Did Joseph Smith, Jr. teach that he was descended from the House of Ephraim? If so, did he mean this literally or allegorically? Can you explain or clarify regarding the distinctions between the House of Israel, the House of Judah, and the...
Feb 11, 2007 | Family, Obedience
Question Dear Gramps, My siblings and I have lived a life of physical and mental abuse from our mother. Some of my siblings feel that if they do not continue to let her abuse them that are in violation of the commandment that states “honor your mother and...
Feb 8, 2007 | Babies, Family, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, I have always tried to do what is right in my life and be a good example for my family. I have not been blessed with the opportunity to raise any children of my own. I married a wonderful women who has three grown children. Now her 19 year old...
Jan 25, 2007 | Children, Education
Question Dear Gramps, I have a teenager who won’t drop an AP class that he is struggling in. He is overwhelmed and getting depressed. He is getting a B in the class, but it will affect his GPA such that he may not be able to get into BYU, which is his goal. He...
Jan 4, 2007 | Children, Love
Question Dear Gramps, We have an amazing teen daughter. All her life she has loved living the gospel. In the last month a romantic relationship has made definite moves toward the inappropriate. She felt the Spirit tell her to end the relationship. Within a day...
Oct 29, 2006 | Family Roots, Mormon Doctrine
Question Dear Gramps, 1. How can the Mormom position that the American Indians are descendants of the “Lamanites” be maintained when DNA evidence proves a much different scientific story of human migration and origin? 2. What archeological evidence exists that...