Could a priesthood blessing help my non-member girlfriend who has a terminal illness as a result of experimenting with satanic rituals?
Dear Gramps, I have a very close friend that is not a member of the Mormon Church, but I love her dearly. Some time ago, she experimented with satanic rituals, was possessed, and as a result, now suffers from a terminal cerebral hemorrhage. Ever since she told me...
How is the best way to keep bugs out of food storage products?
Dear Gramps, I have bought rice and other items for food storage and put them in clear plastic air tight containers. When I went to use some of the rice it had bugs in it. How is the best way to prevent this? Vicki, from Van, Texas Dear Vicki, Two ways to consider….....
I have been put on a Gluten Free diet so what can or should I do about Sacrament since they use bread with gluten?
Dear Gramps, I have been put on a Gluten Free diet so what can or should I do about Sacrament since they use bread with gluten? Arvella, from Kalispell, Montana Dear Arvella, Since I am not a health care professional, I am unqualified to answer your question. Such a...
I cannot have children due to ovarian Cancer, is it right for me to still marry?
Dear Gramps, I can not have children due to ovarian Cancer, is it right for me to still marry? Fiona, from the United Kingdom Dear Fiona, It certainly is all right to marry, although you may not be able to have children, if you can find a young man worthy of you. If...
Could you explain the paralysis and panic that I have felt at night?
Question Hi Gramps, I’m wondering about something that happened to me on two different occasions; a couple of years ago, several months apart. Both times I was laying in bed trying to sleep. On the first occasion, I laid down with my youngest child, trying to...
Would mentally handicapped people be special spirits who are exempted by their handicap from the trials of mortality?
Question Dear Gramps, I am looking for doctrine or a quote about children (people) with special needs. I don’t know if I’ve ever read this anywhere or if it was just unofficial doctrine of the Mormon Church, but it’s the belief that people with disabilities,...
Does one break the Mormon Church proscription against alcohol by cooking with alchohol?
Food cooked with alcohol may not be deleterious to the body, but perceptions of having alcohol around the house may be deleterious to the soul.
How do I balance dealing with chronic illness and family problems?
We cannot control our relatives lives and must respect their choices, even if we disapprove. God will reward us for patient service and enduring.
What kind of emotions and feelings would elderly, unresponsive persons have?
Mormonism teaches that suffering has a purpose. We must do our best to love and serve those who are at this point in their lives.
