Mar 31, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Happiness, Life's Lessons, Prayer
Hello Gramps, I am a 27 year old divorced LDS woman. I have been divorced for 3 years and I have just graduated from nursing school. I tried attending YSA activities but I felt very out of place due to the fact that most of the people are between 18-21 and are in a...
Mar 21, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Some say that God does not hear our prayers directly but that our prayers are communicated to Him by angels or deceased family members who have been delegated the task to listen to us. Personally, I don’t believe it but would like to know if the church leaders...
Mar 20, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Faith, Prayer
Dear Gramps, Does it do any good to petition for someone’s healing, like from cancer? The scriptures say if they are ordained to live, they will live, and if they are ordained to die, then they will die (D&C 42:48. So if God has already made up His mind on...
Feb 19, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Gramps, So pops I have a question about a reference I heard while on my mission. One of my companions said that Bruce R. McConkie once said concerning group prayer, “If it is over 30 seconds the spirit has already left”. My question is, to...
Dec 5, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Family, Life's Lessons, Prayer
I have an RM son who has apostatized from the church. He likes to make disparaging remarks about the church when he is in our home and is influencing his 16 year old sister with his care free, apostate comments. We are a fully active family and always have been but...
Sep 19, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Dear Gramps, How come the Lord’s Prayer as recorded in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon contains no expression of thanks or gratitude? We are taught this is to be a model for our prayers. Frankly, it has me somewhat confused. Robert...
Aug 31, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Current issues, Missionary Work, Prayer
Gramps, I admire the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a great deal. But I am not sure if I am ready to become a believer. I would love to be a witness to the truth. What would you recommend I do? Derek _______________ Derek, If you haven’t done...
Feb 21, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Prayer, Repentance
Question Gramps, I have been sitting on the fence for so long. I self-destructed the plan God had for me with alcohol for a long time. I lost everything and when I got tired of suffering, my drinking came to an end. I want to join the military because I have nothing...
Feb 10, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer
Question Dear Gramps, During a prayer when I was 15 an evil spirit came into my room, stood next to my bed and hovered over me for what felt like an hour. It made me frozen in fear, I felt all hot and sweaty, my heart racing. I tried raising my hand to the square to...
Feb 7, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Prayer, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, I’ll be getting my endowments this week (convert 2.5 years ago). I’ve heard that we’re supposed to wear them at night while sleeping as well and that one of the future temple recommend questions will be whether or not we wear...
