Jan 9, 2011 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Faith, God, Prayer
Gramps, I haven’t prayed for months. I’m kind of scared to. I know in my heart that I want to pray but I’m scared. How can I build my confidence up to pray again? How can God love us and really know us? He has a zillion other kids in the world. and...
Sep 9, 2010 | Current issues, Happiness, Life's Lessons, Prayer, Repentance, Self Worth
Dear Gramps, I have a habit that I cannot get rid of! I’ve tried everything I could think of, even everything the bishop can think of, and I still don’t seem cured! Most of them work at least for a few days then I start feeling like I’m cured &...
Sep 4, 2010 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, God, Prayer
Dear Gramps, I feel pretty discouraged when I pray in “someone else’s” behalf and the prayer never seems to get answered. I was listening to a talk radio show that discussed prayer and it was mentioned that God doesn’t answer prayers, we answer...
Aug 12, 2010 | Missionary Work, Prayer
Dear Gramps, How can I define the value of prayer to a nonmember who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. Her prognosis is not good. She asks the question…If we lived with Heavenly Father before coming to this...
Aug 3, 2010 | Current issues, Faith, Family, Prayer, Priesthood
Question Gramps, Is it wrong for a woman to cast out Satan if her Priesthood holder husband is present but not understanding the need at the time? What words should be used when casting out the angels of darkness? And how can one know it is needed or...
Jan 25, 2010 | God, Jesus Christ, Prayer
Dear Gramps, I have a question that has bothered me for a while, and it could be because I was inactive during primary and missed some basic gospel foundation. In the Book of Mormon, whenever it refers to Lord, does it mean Jesus Christ or Heavenly Father? Whenever I...
Apr 22, 2009 | God, Jesus Christ, Prayer
Dear Gramps, I´ve learned early in the church how to pray to our heavenly father. Anyway along my life as a member I´ve get involved in talking with the lord Jesus in prayer asking him how to manage my life. Elder Dickson of the seventies taught me when I was Distric...
May 26, 2008 | Jesus Christ, Prayer
Dear Gramps, We are instructed throughout the scriptures to “Come unto Christ” and get our lives resolved through Him. Yet, I find it frustrating that I am to only address the Father in my prayers. I feel this constant struggle to really, truly, come unto Christ, yet...
Jan 3, 2008 | Mormon Policy, Prayer
Dear Gramps, I have questions about kneeling while praying. Our family prays together regularly in a reverent manner but we seldom kneel. As we are converts this isn’t something we did in the past and we are unsure when to kneel although we hear reference to kneeling...
