May 2, 2020 | Current issues, Polygamy
Question Dear Gramps, Like many women, I have (really) struggled for decades with jealousy and plural marriage. I fear the Millennium because of the intimacy that will come with plural marriage. Any insight you can give to me, I will be grateful for. Ann...
May 1, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife
Question Gramps, I waited my whole life to get married, and ended up marrying a divorced man. I’m his third sealing. Our marriage is cold and full of conflict because his family, his past, and his inability – or refusal – to deal with the...
Apr 30, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Second Coming
Question Gramps, We know that there is to be a millenia or 1,000 years of peace after Christ returns. My question is simply why 1,000 years instead of say 2,000 or some other number of years before Satan is loosed again? Do you think that’s the amount of...
Apr 26, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism
Question Was baptism for the dead part of the Law of Moses or did Christ initiate it during his ministry? Cynthia Answer Cynthia, No, it was not a part of the Law of Moses. No vicarious work for the dead was performed prior to the Atonement of...
Apr 25, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Tithing
Question Gramps, Can I pay tithing for another person? As in a person who neglects paying tithing? Richard Answer Dear Richard, This is an interesting question. In the Sunday morning session of the April 2002 General Conference, Elder Earl C....
Apr 23, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Hello gramps, I’m newly wed and my wife and I have agreed on not having kids just yet. We have been considering birth control, but what types of birth control are acceptable? As we researched different types, many simply prevent conception from...
Apr 19, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Repentance
Question Gramps, If I have repented for my sins and I am still tempted am I still guilty? I have not given in but I’m constantly reminded of my past. Sometimes I feel the shame so strong I flinch. Will I ever feel clean or will I suffer because of my...
Apr 16, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Hi Gramps! My question is: what if temple workers are unworthy, does that mean that the ordinances we do in the temple are void? Please note that I am not saying that anyone is unworthy, neither do I condemn them and their actions. It’s just...
Apr 14, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Dear Gramps, My daughter was born with Down Syndrome. She passed away when she was 8 years and 3 months old. Because she was over 8 years, we have been required to do her Baptism and Confirmation, because there is no place to mention her mental...
Apr 12, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death
Question Gramps, Often when someone dies, it just feels like ‘the Lord’s timing’. I’ve heard it said in classes in the past that not all deaths are ‘the Lord’s timing’. Of course, murder isn’t. What about a...