Feb 4, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings
Dear Gramps, The elders always encourage me to do home teaching, but why should I? Other members, even my home teachers, they do not do their part. They never visit me or phone me…I have been 6 months a member of the Mormon Church but no one do home teaching for me;...
Feb 2, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, I have been struggling with the concept that everything the bishop tells me is from the Lord. I have been a member for over 40 years and had various bishops. It appeared to me that some were more in tune than others. I had one bishop tell...
Jan 21, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings
Dear Gramps, I am wondering if you have any suggestions to help rekindle the fire of the high priests in the Ward? Mike, from: Hilo, Hawaii Dear Mike, Perhaps a couple of things to consider— 1) You can’t teach old high priests anything. They already think they know it...
Dec 12, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings
Question Gramps, Why don’t we now have a patriarch to the church? I understand that there are patriarchs in most areas of the church and that there probably isn’t the need for a roving patriarch, however, as it was: a) a calling wherein he was sustained as a...
Nov 17, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings, Missionary Work
Hi Gramps! I have a question regarding missions. The Latter Day Prophets have commanded every worthy male to serve a mission. My question is, what if you don’t have the desire to serve? I have prayed and fasted for years trying to get a desire to serve the Lord, and...
Sep 26, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings, Mormon Policy
Dear Gramps, I have been in a discussion with a member of a church that claims to be the actual latter day church of succession to the church led by the Prophet Joseph Smith. The claim made by this member is that the LDS church has not followed the guidelines of...
Aug 7, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings, Mormon Policy, Testimony
Dear Gramps, My Ward was the Arlington Ward here in Riverside, CA. However the Ward was dissolved and now I am supposed to attend the Arlington Heights Ward. This Ward does not follow the pattern of the Church for Sunday School. I do not feel comfortable in the Gospel...
Mar 19, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings, Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Question Gramps I understand that when a man in the Mormon Church is called to serve in a bishopric he is ordained as a high priest. As a result, the high priest group in my ward consists of many members of past bishoprics. However, there are others in the...
Jan 11, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, I teach an Aaronic priesthood quorum in the Mormon Church and they are pretty rowdy and do not have respect for church reverence. it seems that no matter how well prepared the class is they find a way offend the spirit. Do you have any...
Jan 3, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings
Question Gramps, A disease has attacked our ward – it has affected so many people in that they refuse to accept callings to serve, to speak, to attend, etc. I was raised to believe you accepted a calling whenever possible. I would also like to know...