Feb 18, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family History
Question Gramps, My blessing says I am from the tribe of a Ephraim and carry the blood of Manasseh. What does that mean? Can you be of both tribes? Chrissan Answer Hello Chrissan, Thank you for your question, and it is a great question. In my...
Nov 1, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies
Question Dear Gramps, My parents had 2 children before I was born and both died after three days of life on this earth. I have heard that my parents will be able to raise those babies in the millennium. Is that true? Or are they just exalted into celestial...
Oct 20, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family
Question Hi Gramps, My mom has told me that one of the most important things is to get married and start a family. I also want a successful career to feel more fulfilled in life. If men and women are truly equal, why is the stigma that women always have to be...
Jun 15, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family
Question Dear Gramps, I have been reading the Family: A Proclamation to the World and it made me think about different families who might not feel they belong to the description in the Proclamation. How can I help people appreciate the Proclamation if they do...
May 1, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family
Question Gramps, If a father is unworthy and the mother is deceased, can an adult child be sealed to his grandparents or aunt and uncle? Pat Answer Pat, The sealing power was restored through the great prophet Elijah who came to “turn the...
Mar 24, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Abortion, Babies, Premortal Life
Question Gramps, What and where is the scriptural basis for your contention that a person’s spirit existed in Heaven before that person’s earthly body was born? Does that spirit inhabit a baby’s body before birth or, as you see it, or does it...
Jan 22, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family History
Question Gramps, A non-member relative living about 2,000 miles from me has asked this question: “I find it interesting to see the intensity of interest devoted to this (family history) by the Mormon church. Does the interest arise from the religion or is...
Jan 20, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family History, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, Why does Matthew record the genealogy of Joseph in his introduction to the Savior’s mortal mission? Would not Mary’s genealogy be more important? Were Joseph and Mary so closely related that their genealogies were nearly the...
Jan 2, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Children
Question Gramps, I am still sealed to my ex. I have since remarried. We were told by our Stake President that we can’t be sealed till we have been married for 5 years, which will be up in about 1 1/2 years. I am pregnant now and it’s really...
Dec 11, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Babies, Temples
Question Gramps, I gave birth to twin babies 3 years ago. They were both born alive but lived for less than two hours before returning to their Heavenly Father. Please help me understand whether or not I need to do temple work for them. Baptisms? Endowments?...
