Aug 30, 2018 | God, Repentance
Question Gramps, I’ve had a belief that God stops healing/success and hurts us if we don’t repent. Logically I know “he is love”. But what about the Lamenites? And the Egyptians? He loved them equally, yet hurt them. But he also warned...
Aug 28, 2018 | Current issues, Health
Question Gramps, I’ll just dive into it. I was sexually assaulted at 17, left home and the church at 18 and was diagnosed with epilepsy at 20. I am now 23 and the seizures are getting worse. A long lost friend contacted me today and told me she also had...
Aug 24, 2018 | Current issues, Sin
Question Gramps, I used to not believe in the church but still stayed in it. Recently I gained an even stronger testimony of the church. I repented of all my sins and I can feel the Holy Spirit. Is the fact that I privately denied the doctrine mean I have to...
Aug 20, 2018 | Book of Mormon, Repentance
Question Gramps, My question is in regards to Alma 34:34 where it says “for that same spirit which doth possess your bodies at the time that ye go out of this life, that same spirit will have power to possess your body in that eternal world”. Is...
Aug 19, 2018 | Jesus Christ, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, Is it possible to be sealed to my biological father and biological mother rather than make a choice to be sealed to my father and step-mother or my mother and step-father? My biological parents are members of the church but only had a...
Aug 15, 2018 | Afterlife, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, Those who die before the age of accountability make up a significant percentage of God’s children. They go straight to Heaven without the struggle, challenge or refinement of mortality. To me this seems to imply one the following. A....
Aug 11, 2018 | Current issues, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Is it appropriate for me to ask my two less active Melchizedek Priesthood holding sons to stand in the circle while my active son-in-law and another active elder anoint and bless me prior to eye surgery? Lory Answer Lory, You can...
Aug 5, 2018 | Children, God
Question Gramps, My son is an alcoholic. He drinks so much that he blacks out and mentally and spiritually abuses his children. This has been going on for 15 years. My grandkids stopped praying because they said God has not helped them. They have prayed for...
Jul 30, 2018 | God, Prayer
Question Gramps, How can I trust God when He doesn’t answer a prayer when I really need it and have faith? Kathe Answer Dear Kathe, This really touches my heart strings on a personal level because I have a dear friend (who I will call BOB...
