Feb 23, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Obedience
Question Gramps, My husband and I have been activity working our food storage for over 10 years. A few days ago I reading thoughts of an LDS group on line, where I thought we might get ideas from other LDS members doing the same thing. I spent a couple hours...
Jul 26, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Obedience
Question Dear Gramps, I have been struggling with this one for a long time. I don’t have the ability to love my enemies, those who want to hurt me or my family and country. I want to obey the Lord but its not in my heart to love people who want to hurt...
Jul 13, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Obedience
Question Gramps, After seeing the beautiful video of the tattooed Mormon, I wonder about those getting tattoos/piercings after receiving the blessings of baptism, and the temple. Are we advised or even commanded not to alter the temple of God in this way? I...
Apr 3, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons, Obedience
Question Gramps, I like this boy and we date a lot and it is driving my parents insane because I am paired up with him on these ridiculous group dates. But I am crazy about him and want to just hang out with him, I hate sneaking behind my parents backs but they are...
Feb 27, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Obedience
Question Gramps, I recently met a man who identified as a Christian Hebrew. He believed we should still keep the Law of Moses. I investigated some of his claims. I was interested by Moses’ account of Noah and the clean and unclean animals. This explicitly tells...
Jan 7, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Faith, Obedience
Question Gramps, Could you have the faith Heber C. Kimball had? First he was asked to share his wife with Joseph Smith. He agrees only to be told it was a test of faith. Then after passing that test he is asked to give his 14 year old daughter up to marry...
Dec 30, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Obedience
Question Gramps, Why do we have to follow the Ten Commandments if the atonement covers everything? Why is repenting the only thing we have to do in order to get back home? Is there a parable, an example or any talks from church leaders about this situation? ...
Dec 24, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Faith, Life's Lessons, Obedience
Question Gramps, I have been taught (and it is in the Book of Mormon too) that if members of the church fall away from the gospel they cannot inherit the Celestial kingdom even if they repent after this life. Is this true? If so, than aren’t we better off...
Aug 4, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience
Does the earth exercise agency, or does the earth have a mission that it has been fulfilling? Ramona _______________________ Dear Ramona, The earth has indeed been faithful in fulfilling its assigned mission. The revelation known as The Olive Leaf (D&C 88) gives...
Jun 29, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Homosexuality, Life's Lessons, Missionary Work, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Repentance, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
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 has SSA. In the Church Handbook of Instructions it says that individuals...
