Jan 19, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Hey Gramps! So I was just wondering. Do you have to be dressed up to give a priesthood blessing? I have friends that whenever they give one they first dress up. I have had other moments when my friends haven’t. Is it needed? Dallin Answer...
Jan 8, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Does the church have an official position on donating one’s body to science, etc? Medical students need human cadavers to learn on. Some people might think it is disrespectful to the body, but I don’t think so. I think it is a...
Dec 13, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Hi, I was just wondering why BYU expels LDS students who have left the Church? I don’t completely understand this? Nathaniel Answer Dear Nathaniel, The students at Brigham Young University agree to living the standards of the Honor...
Dec 2, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Can someone tell me the difference between an official declaration from the Prophet and a change in policy and how it affects church doctrine? Rod Answer Rod, While questions like this are interesting to wrap our intellectual...
Nov 15, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Children, Homosexuality, Mormon Policy
Question Hi Gramps, Could you please better explain the reason the Church Handbook for Bishops was changed to exclude the blessing and baptism of children of same-sex parents? The recent news about this has managed to cause a big rift in my non-Mormon family...
Nov 11, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, It is my understanding that individuals who have been excommunicated and restored to full fellowship cannot hold positions as a bishop, seminary instructor, or temple worker. Why is that the case? Gordon Answer Gordon, Your...
Aug 9, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Church History, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, On an anti Mormon site, I have just read the original wording for the Endowment which included all of the changes made. The writer also said that Joseph Smith had indicated that the Endowment would never be changed from its original form, as...
Jul 23, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Can you explain why it takes one year after death to be baptized in the temple? Raja Answer Raja, The simple and most direct answer is… Because the LDS Church has created a policy to that effect. The Church has many policies...
Jul 7, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, The church allows all to attend meetings, even nonmembers and ex members. What if a non, ex, or member began outright speaking against the church and its doctrines, to the point that they were a heckler? Would they be banned from the building?...
Jun 2, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, With the passing of beloved Apostle L. Tom Perry there is now a vacancy as it were in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. I am interested to know what the process is for choosing a new Apostle. Barbara Answer Dear Barbara, Jesus...
