Jul 7, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Hey Gramps, I have a friend that recently visited with the Bishop for sins she committed almost a year ago. I can tell she has felt very sorrowful for what she had done. It was hard for her to go to the Bishop but, with help she finally did. The Bishop...
Jun 17, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Divorce, Repentance
Question Hi Gramps, My family has had to deal with a lot of pain in recent years with a man that cheated multiple times on my sister. They are now divorced. He is very narcissists and thinks rules don’t apply. He has never said he was sorry for what he...
Apr 27, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Repentance
Question Gramps, Hi If someone has committed a serious sin that resulted in excommunication – and has since gone though full repentance process, was re-baptized and all their blessings were restored – why do they still have to endure the...
Mar 24, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Gramps, Does one have to go through the full repentance process for all sins? For example, if someone were to roll their eyes at someone would they have to go through the 6 R’s of repentance? If so, how does one repent of sins that they have...
Dec 28, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Gramps, Even if you have fully repented, can you still feel guilt? Amy Answer Dear Amy, Yes, you can. Apparently it happens often enough that the Brethren have felt the need to address this issue on more than one occasion. Consider the...
Oct 5, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Gramps, Why must I confess sin to the ‘arm of flesh’ (sinful man) when God is sinless and is the only one that could possibly understand my particular situation. No man has not walked in my shoes and for that matter no man knows my...
Feb 27, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Gramps, I guess the answer to this question is kind of obvious, but do we need to repent for things that we did a long time ago? (Perhaps a few years, or decades) And if so, how would I repent for such a thing because some things are so far back in the...
Jan 24, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Gramps, If I have done everything I need to do to repent (and the bishop has verified that I’ve done everything I need to) why do I still remember and feel guilty about what i’ve done? Kay Answer Dear Kay, Sometimes the...
Jan 23, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Gramps, What happens if you break the law of chastity and repent to God but don’t confess to the bishop/branch pres? I want to fully repent but I just can’t confess to the branch president… it’s too embarrassing and awkward. My...
Nov 1, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance
Question Gramps, I have been struggling with a certain sin for a long time, and I have begun to not feel bad or sorrowful for sinning. I do my best to read the scriptures meaningfully, and I have a desire to overcome my sin. What can I do to gain godly sorrow...
