May 14, 2024 | Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Should we, as Latter-day Saints, swear on the Bible when part of a jury? Jim Answer Jim, Thank you for your question. First, I need to correct your question. While some jurisdictions may vary, jury duty usually doesn’t...
Aug 8, 2023 | Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, What is the LDS statement on mediums or channeling? Geoff Answer Dear Geoff, Mediums and channeling both fall under the umbrella of occult practices. All such practices are covered by the following Church policy (General...
Mar 10, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Why aren’t Bishops and their counselors paid as instructed by the Lord in D&C 42:71-73 ? Kathryn Answer Kathryn, Thank you for asking this question. It is an often misinterpreted verse resulting in the confusion you’re...
Feb 9, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, My teenage son has started painting his fingernails and toes black. He’s not gay. Apparently it’s a fashion trend. I’m a 49 year old parent, so I don’t feel as though I’m THAT “old-fashioned” when it comes to knowing when I should pick my...
Jan 16, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, I have been told that you should only get one blessing for an illness and that you just have to have faith in it. Is this true? Does this mean that if you are given a blessing to start a new school year, job, or new calling you shouldn’t...
Jan 9, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Hey Gramps, I have always wondered and more recently others have asked me the same question. What happens if someone is unworthy and blesses/passes the sacrament? Or when giving a blessing? Do the receivers of the blessings lose out? Or is the greater...
Jan 8, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Priesthood
Question Gramps, I am an Elder. My son become a High Priest. Why can’t I ordain him just as I did all the others? I just had to sit there and suffer. John Answer Dear John, Your precious son was being ordained to a Priesthood office! What a...
Dec 13, 2020 | Mormon Policy
Question Hi gramps, I was curious about why the church pays seminary and institute teachers (at least in Utah, I know they don’t pay every single one) and was thinking if that was paid ministry? Because our church condemns that…I don’t have doubts at all,...
Nov 22, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, My son is under the impression that the general authorities are just making a lot of money, and that they “know what’s going on” , but hide it from the public. -So, do the general authorities get an income for serving in...
Sep 23, 2020 | Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, For the longest time, I have thought of using crystals for “healing” as satanic. However, I recently learned the science behind it which is that crystals contain vibrations and energy which can help even out our own when it is out of whack....
