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....
Aug 18, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Dear Gramps, Hey, I live in México and I was planning on getting married in October 2020 but then the pandemic happened and we are all still in quarantine. For this reason, all of the temples are closed and the only one that’s open doesn’t accept...
Jul 30, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, What is the basis for the understanding that an engaged/betrothed heterosexual couple cannot make love prior to their wedding? Alexander Answer Alexander, 1. “Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of...
Jul 18, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Hi Gramps, I understand and believe that God intended sex only between a man and a woman and I take no issue with this. I also know that God intended us to have free agency. I don’t think its my place to even have an opinion on whether or not...
Jun 18, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, My parents were baptized and confirmed before their deaths, do I need to wait a year before having their endowments done? Bonnie Answer Dear Bonnie: Thank you for your question, although, your question lacks some detail so I will...