Jun 29, 2013 | Missionary Work, Mormon Policy, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
Question Gramps, My son has SSA (Same Sex Attraction). He does not act upon it. He wants to go on a mission. He has worked on worthiness and feels ready to go. We were told that he couldn’t go because he had SSA. In the Church Handbook of Instructions,...
Jun 5, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Temples
Can temple clothing be modified with a piece of velcro to help hold the garment on? Kerry ______________ Kerry, I’m not sure, though it seems adjusting the size to fit more properly would be the first step to attempt, whether the garment is too loose or too...
Jun 1, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Temples
I believe that the reason one has to wait a year to do temple work for the dead is: They are being preached to in the spirit world. When the year is up the deceased have enough knowledge to either reject or accept their temple work. What is your take on this? Joyce...
May 29, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
When my father died several years ago in WI, a LDS friend of several decades explained kindly to us that he could not attend the funeral in our (Protestant) church as LDS members were prohibited from attending services in other churches. Is this church policy? Or...
May 26, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, What is your view of single sisters adopting children and rearing them in the gospel who might not have had a chance otherwise? This would be for those women who never had the chance of a temple sealing. Amy Answer Amy,...
May 25, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons, Mormon Policy, Worthiness
I am paying my monthly payments on child support as I should. But when I wasn’t working it got piled up. So when I went to court, we made an agreement, to pay the back pay in small payments with the monthly payments on top of that. So basically, I am paying what...
May 5, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
The bishop in our ward told our children that he was inspired to tell them that the second coming would happen in their lifetime. Although sometimes I think he is right I do not believe he has the authority to tell something that even the angels do not know. My child...
Apr 23, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Abortion, Mormon Policy, Sexual Issues
Question Dear Gramps, I was wondering, why does the Church say it is okay to abort a child that is the ‘product’, if I may, of rape or incest? Isn’t that baby still a human, with every right to life that we do? I ask this for a better...
Apr 20, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Why does the LDS church make resignation and name removal such a difficult and time consuming process? The church didn’t make conversion, baptism and confirmation so laborious. Jules ________________ Hello Jules, The ability members have to remove their name...
Apr 14, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Marriage, Mormon Policy
Dear Gramps, I first came across the Book of Mormon 3 months ago and it has completely changed my life. I have a strong testimony and believe the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints to be the one true church. My husband however, is completely opposed to my...