Jun 25, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood
Question Gramps, My sibling-in-law fell on humbling hard times, began to return to the church, went through a painful and litigious break-up, then asked their Home Teacher for a blessing of comfort. He came, lectured, announced that he wasn’t inclined to...
Jun 24, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God
Question Gramps, What kind of a god do Muslims consider Allah to be? A person like Heavenly Father? Does he have a wife? Is he considered the father of the spirits of people? Bobbi Answer Dear Bobbi, For a moment I considered telling you that...
Jun 22, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Gramps, If I fast and/or pray that someone who is ill may have health restored, but the will of the God is that that person not be healed, does that mean that my fasting/prayer was for the intent to change God’s will? And does His will change...
Jun 17, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Dear Gramps, My husband and I have been praying over a specific problem regarding faith. We are getting drastically different answers to our prayers. Why do people who are praying regarding the same issue get such different answers to their prayers? ...
Jun 16, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Callings
Question Dear Gramps, How do you pick someone for a calling? Do you just ask the Lord and He somehow tells you who He wants? Or do you just pick someone that you like and ask God if He approves? How does that work? Robert Answer Robert, Calling...
Jun 14, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, Why was the temple veil rent in twain when Jesus was crucified? I’ve heard evangelicals interpret it to mean that there is no longer a separation between God and man (and thus no need for temples anymore). But obviously we...
Jun 12, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, God
Question Gramps, Is God’s love unconditional? Pam Answer Dear Pam, Elder Russell M. Nelson has taught that “Divine love is infinite and universal. The Savior loves both saints and sinners.” Divine Love, Ensign, Feb 2003. ...
Jun 10, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Tithing
Question Gramps, Can somebody engaged in an liquor selling business paid tithes. Doesn’t that offend God considering that the nature of the business is against the word of wisdom? Wilfredo Answer Wilfredo, There is a scripture where the Lord...
Jun 9, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Gramps, If there are other “Gods” and other “Earths,” do people that commit suicide perhaps go to another “Earth” with worse circumstances to work through? Timothy Answer Timothy, In short, no. Not...
Jun 3, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ
Question Dear Gramps, When Christ was a youth, was He a tattle-tale? Since He could not “look upon sin with the least degree of allowance”, did He always turn His friends or family members in when He saw them do something wrong? Today, friends...