Feb 9, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Obedience, Self Worth
Dear Gramps, OK, I lied to my mom really badly. I went to a high school dance. I told her that I wasn’t going and told her that my dad wasn’t home so I could cover up spending the night with my friends. She figured out and I don’t know how to apologize or how to make...
Feb 8, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Divorce, Family, Life's Lessons, Love, Marriage, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Temples
Dear Gramps,I am new to the Mormon Church and right now, have not had the time to really find myself in it. I was baptized two years ago and truly love the Church, the people, the restoration of the gospel, all the teachings. . . I feel I have found home when I found...
Feb 6, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Divorce, Family, Forgiveness, Marriage, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Repentance, Word of Wisdom
Dear Gramps: I am in the process of a divorce I didn’t want. My husband and I were together for 15 years, and married 10 years ago in the temple. I found out that he had been unfaithful, and then he stopped going to church and disregarded the Word of Wisdom entirely....
Feb 5, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Obedience, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, I am 15 years old, and I am baptized into the Mormon Church. I go to church every Sunday and it’s fine. But recently I have been having feelings for boys. I don’t really know how to explain this, but I’m still attracted to girls. But now I...
Feb 3, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Holy Ghost, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Priesthood, Self Worth
Hi Gramps! Me again. I was just wondering if there was anything clearly stated in Mormon Church policy regarding dress codes for priesthood ordinances? My husband is quite resistant to wearing anything but a white shirt to church, stating that in case he were asked to...
Jan 20, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Depression, Family, Obedience, Repentance, Self Worth
Dear Blake, When is it necessary to go talk to my bishop about “making out” or necking with my girlfriend. I don’t know the boundary line of going to far. Blake, from Utah Dear Blake, Questions such as the one you pose I find to be very intriguing. Perhaps one should...
Jan 11, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Faith, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Obedience
Dear Gramps, My husband of 24 years is a non-member. I have been inactive for 18 years and am now the Relief Society President in the branch I attend. I feel I have a strong testimony of many principles our faith and I trust whatever church /religion related matters...
Jan 3, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Obedience
Question Elder Gramps, As a Priesthood holder and a father I want my son and daughter grow up as good Latter-day Saints someday, but I have this feeling in me that I’m getting too strict to my kids, limiting their freedom, though I don’t want them to feel that...
Dec 27, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Divorce, Life's Lessons, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Prayer, Repentance, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
Hi gramps, My step-daughter has grown away from the Mormon Church, she is dating a young man with whom she can see being married too. ( He was a Mormon is now a Catholic) They have decided to move in together to see how it works out and then get married. I’ve...
Nov 18, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Holy Ghost, Life's Lessons, Obedience
Dear Gramps, I have a friend who I am afraid is falling away from the Mormon Church. I have heard him bear his testimony many times, but when I talk to him in a small group setting he isn’t the same. I recently heard him say he doesn’t really have a reason to come to...