Aug 15, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Temples
Has the church ever come out with revelation denying temple work for the dead? For example; can Osama Bin Ladens work be done? Justin Justin, Part of your question is “public relations” as well as doctrine of the church. We know that God is a just and fair...
Jul 7, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Missionary Work, Mormon Policy
Hey Gramps, I am soon to receive my mission call but I was wondering about something. I have played the violin since I was a child, and to go two years without playing it would be a lot to ask of anyone who loves it like I do. I asked my bishop and he said it usually...
Jul 6, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, LDS Scriptures, Mormon Policy
Dear Gramps, I teach the youth at seminary. Electronic Communication Devices are becoming a concern. Have the Brethren given any counsel on the uses of ECD in the classroom? I see them as a temptation to distract them rather than a blessing. What advice would I give...
Jul 4, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Mormon Policy, Tithing
Dear Gramps, Today my wife went to have her temple recommendation renewed and the counselor of the stake presidency ask her if I was paying tithing to whish she reply that yes. To this he replied that now is a new policy that if the head of the family is not paying...
Jun 24, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Are excommunication proceedings automatically started when a member of the Church is found guilty of a felony or pleads guilty of a felony offense? Susan Answer Dear Susan, In my view, the purpose of disciplinary hearings is three fold:...
Jun 21, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, I committed sexual sin after going to the temple. I know I have to confess to my bishop. The question I have is this, how many people have to know if I am excommunicated? I had a friend that was excommunicated and she told no one but most of...
Jun 14, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Priesthood, Sexual Issues
A woman asked to be removed from the records of the church. She then had a sex change operation and is living as a man, attending church. This person expects to be rebaptised and given the priesthood. I can see rebaptism, maybe, but do you agree with my supposition...
Feb 20, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Temples
Gramps, Why do you have to wait a year before you can put the name of a deceased person through the temple? Frank, from Northern Ireland Dear Frank, I imagine that it’s for the same reason that people must wait a year after being baptized before going to the...
Feb 17, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Mormon Policy
Gramps I would like to learn what is the church’s position on plays in the church building are? I am asking you because our stake has just been reorganized and no one I have asked knows for sure.Thank you. Donald, from New Mexico Dear Donald, You might try the...
Feb 16, 2011 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Gramps, I understand that when a man in the 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 group that I know have not...
