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...
Feb 4, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question In California, it is now illegal for any Judge to be a member of the BSA. How does that work at the ward level? If a judge is a member of the Church, can he not be called to be Scout Master? Robyn Answer Robyn, In the 12th Article of...
Jan 30, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Why is a recommend required to attend a temple dedication at the ward building. I would love to invite some that are less active hopeful that these meetings would inspire to work towards regular temple attendance. I understand that the...
Jan 28, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Hey Gramps! I don’t understand why the church is okay with surgical body modification but not tatooing. To me, the vanity and rejection of the body God has given us involved in plastic surgery seems a much greater defilement of our temples than a...
