Nov 22, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Baptism, Forgiveness, Repentance
Dear Gramps, Throughout our lives we commit wrongs. Some are worse than others. When we are baptized as adults, if we are truly repentant are we starting again with a clean slate? Later on we again fail in some measure but truely repent. We never do that thing again....
Nov 11, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Holy Ghost, Repentance
Question Gramps, I have a question that you may or may not want to answer through your column. What is the status (for lack of a better word) of the Spirit abiding or not abiding with excommunicated persons? I realize that those who are in this situation are worse...
Sep 23, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Book of Mormon, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, Forgiveness, Jesus Christ, Repentance
Gramps, Didn’t Jesus have to know each of us well enough to know what sins we would commit in order for Him to suffer for those sins not yet committed? The scriptures say that if we don’t repent we will have to suffer similar to the Savior. When a law is...
Sep 11, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Faith, Forgiveness, Repentance
Gramps, How can one ever know if they have been truly forgiven by God? I can’t seem to forgive myself. My spouse won’t write a letter for me to go to the Temple, I have asked. He supports me in serving my Father in Heaven, but said he is not ready for this...
Sep 9, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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 &...
Jul 5, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Repentance
Gramps, I’ve been excommunicated for awhile, maybe longer. I’d like to know how the system works for people that want to come back into the church again. My EX (convert) left the church, never wants to come back. I still want to be sealed to my kids and of...
Jul 5, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Repentance
Gramps, I have had sex before marriage, and broke the word of wisdom. I am scared to tell my bishop, because everyone in my ward is pressuring me to go on a mission. What is going to happen when I tell him? Thanks Anon. Dear Anon. Well, you’ve broken the law of...
Jun 29, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Abortion, Forgiveness, Repentance
Dear Gramps, This is pretty serious. I did something terrible when I was 18 (and BEFORE I was a member of the church) and have never told ANYONE. I have repented, begged for forgiveness and have felt a lifting of that burden, but will be getting married in the temple...
Jun 29, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Current issues, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Repentance
Dear Gramps, My question is on repentance. How does one go about it? My question arises because in a recent meeting of the stake priesthood (I attend a University student stake) the president advised those who had committed any form of fornicative sin to see his...
Jan 19, 2010 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Addictions, Repentance, Sexual Issues
Dear Gramps, I know someone who want to do whats right. He has been endowed and has confessed to the bishop several times about his addiction to porn(Because he really would like to free from the chains of satan). Because he is a repeat offender and he needs confess...
