Aug 19, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, What is church policy as pertaining to members bringing their pets to church? Ray Answer Hi Ray, Guidelines for Use of Meetinghouses as Emergency Shelters Manual states: “Pets, other than service animals, are not allowed in...
Aug 16, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, Are missionaries allowed to be in the prayer circle in the temple and if not why? Dean Answer Hi Dean, Thank you for your question: Are missionaries allowed to participate in temple prayer circles? Having spoken with several...
Aug 15, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, LDS Church
Question Gramps, Considering the fact that certain vaccines require aborted fetal matter to be made, how does the Church support vaccines while condemning abortion? Richard Answer Hello Richard, The question submitted offers an intriguing...
Aug 8, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Etymology, Jesus Christ
Question Gramps, I knew someone from a Messianic Judaism religion who were insisting that the name Yeshua should be used and not Jesus. Because ,as he insisted. man doesn’t have the authority to change God’s name. He even gave an analogy of...
Aug 7, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sealings
Question Gramps, Hi. I have only been in the LDS church for 2 years and my boyfriend just a few weeks. We just started dating and have talked about getting married. We both have been divorced and have kids. We do not live together and are keeping the law of...
Aug 5, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, God, Obedience
Question Gramps, I have been wondering for some time about this issue of mine. If free will is so important to God why does he tell the prophets in the Book of Mormon to preach “follow god or be destroyed by him?” I guess if you do not believe in...
Aug 1, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Last days
Question Dear Gramps, Your recent answer to “What will happen to the temples during the Second Coming?” deeply alarmed me as I’ve never considered it possible in our day. Will the persecution of the early days of the Church truly return...
Jul 29, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sacrament
Question Gramps, Why does the bread represent the body of Christ and why do we eat it while it represents the body of Christ? Scott Answer Scott, It is always a good thing to ponder the symbolism of the ordinances we perform. It helps to...
Jul 28, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, Right now I’ve left the Church and want to go back but it’s hard for me to read scriptures and understand their meaning. It’s even harder for me to apply the principles in the Book of Mormon. How do I get past this stump?...
Jul 27, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sealings
Question Gramps, I was abandoned by my father at age 2, abused by my step-father, then abandoned by my mother at age 10. I was sent to live with my widowed grandmother. who resented every day I lived with her. I have been sealed for 45 years to my love, who has...
