Nov 22, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Forgiveness, Repentance
Dear Gramps, Throughout our lives we commit wrongs. Some are worse than others. When we are baptized as adults, if we are truly repentant are we starting again with a clean slate? Later on we again fail in some measure but truely repent. We never do that thing again....
Nov 19, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, God
Dear Gramps, While keeping in mind the idea that each man has agency could you please explain how it is that God knows our actions before they are performed? It would seem as if this would lead to the idea of destiny instead of ordination, thank you. Mike, from Utah...
Nov 17, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Marriage
Gramps, We were discussing plural marriages in the celestial kingdom. Our question is: Will this be a choice or does this pertain to the brethren who are sealed to more than one wife here on earth? Doug, from Washington Dear Doug, There have been no plural marriages...
Nov 16, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage, Premortal Life
Question Dear Gramps, I have heard that the reason that polygamy was practiced was because the 1/3 who followed Satin were all men and that left more women than men on this earth. In order for all women to obtain eternal life they have to be sealed to someone. Is this...
Nov 15, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Gramps, In the early days of the church, polygamy was accepted and practiced by the saints. But, when it was made illegal, the church stuck to obeying the laws of the land. My question is: If polygamy was made legal again, would the church practice it? Thank you so...
Nov 14, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life
Question Gramps, My name is Ed and I was a little bit disturbed last week. My wife came home from a Relief Society function and told me that they had a speaker there that said in the premortal life we had the choice of what sex we wanted to come to earth as. I...
Nov 13, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Faith, Mormon Faith
Dear Gramps, I am having a hard time with the two concepts-pre-ordination and pre-destination. Is there any way we can distinguish them? In our premortal life, Our Father knew which ones would return to him in the Celestial Kingdom. It seems unfair and it almost seems...
Nov 12, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Mormon Doctrine, Offerings, Sabbath Day
Dear Gramps, I have a question concerning Fast Sunday. A week ago (which was fast Sunday) I had to take prescription medicine that says, Take With Food. I fasted my two meals, but put one bite of food in my mouth Sunday morning to take my pill. One bite is all I had....
Nov 11, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Holy Ghost, Repentance
Question Gramps, I have a question that you may or may not want to answer through your column. What is the status (for lack of a better word) of the Spirit abiding or not abiding with excommunicated persons? I realize that those who are in this situation are worse...
Nov 9, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Gramps, I would like to know where dogs go when they die. I had a dog that died and she was like family. I would like to know if we will be with her in the next life. Is there a special place they go or will she be with u?. Please let me know because...