Nov 28, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Addictions, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons
Dear Gramps, I have a lovely daughter who loves the Lord and does her best to bless the lives of others. Recently she met an RM who was addicted to pornography for many years. He is clean for the first time in his adult life and wants to pursue a relationship with...
Aug 21, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Repentance
I was married twice before and now I have not been active in church. I haven’t gone cause I feel like a failure, but know I’ve gotten cought up in a sexual relationship. I don’t want to be excommunicated(I’ve already been through a repentence...
Jul 12, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Repentance
I did something against my nature ..I lied to my mom about where I was going and who was going to pick me up. I said I was going to a friends house and that she and her dad were coming to get me. She never follows me to the car, but she did last night, and she saw who...
Jun 19, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Repentance
Dear Gramps, A few years ago I made a big mistake, not chastity related, one which gave someone cause to resent me greatly and to decide to stop going to church. I am currently in the process of being counseled by a priesthood leader in my ward about the mistake that...
Jun 13, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Repentance
I’ve self-harmed, attempted suicide, denied Christ, had more than one sexual relationship with guys I had no feelings for, allowed another girl to kiss me, been involved with drugs and alcohol, as well as several other things that I know are against the church....
May 2, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Can a member of the church be re-baptized if they are excommunicated more than once? Jeff Answer Dear Jeff, It is possible. However possible should not be confused in any way with easy. When we are talking about ex-communication, the things...
Apr 24, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Happiness, Life's Lessons, Love, Marriage
Repeatedly through my marriage my wife has had affairs outside of our marriage ranging from emotional affairs to adultery. Recently we were sealed after 9 years of prepardeness and 3 months afterward she began considering divorce which led to her once again seeking...
Apr 22, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Forgiveness
Question Gramps, Our children were all born in the covenant and although my husband and I are converts we did our best to teach our children the Gospel. We are not scriptorians by any means and are still learning “line upon line” ourselves. One child is...
Apr 21, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness
If murder is a forgivable sin, then why in D&C does it say that David was fallen because he killed Bathsheba’s husband. My thought is because he had entered into the new and everlasting covenant? What are your thoughts? Thanks, Alison _______________ Alison,...
Apr 19, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Forgiveness
Dear Gramps, We hear all the time that a man can’t be forgiven of murder, but many times in the Book of Mormon we see men being forgiven of murder when they accept the gospel of Jesus Christ. In D&C we read (132:27) “…which shall not be forgiven...
