If I denied doctrine in the past, do I need to confess this to my Bishop?
Question Gramps, I used to not believe in the church but still stayed in it. Recently I gained an even stronger testimony of the church. I repented of all my sins and I can feel the Holy Spirit. Is the fact that I privately denied the doctrine mean I have to...
Is one accountable for their sins that are committed while having severe mental illness issues?
Question Gramps, What if a member of the church becomes mentally ill and sins while suffering in the symptoms of their mental illness-are they accountable for those sins? An example would be the disassociation from developing C-PTSD and a brain injury of Post...
Can sin be committed when the Lord is in our midst?
Question Dear Gramps, Last Sunday we had a sister in our Sunday School who asked if there is sin committed when the Lord is our midst. Our question is: can sin be committed? if so, how is it dealt with? if not, why not? As always, your brother in the Lord....
Have I committed the unpardonable sin?
Question Gramps, I think I have committed the unpardonable sin. I have worried about it for a month. I was reading your article about it, and you said someone who commits it will not be deceived or confused. When I read that I felt certain that I had done it. I...
What is non consensual sin?
Question Gramps, At our recent General Conference Elder Cook used the term non consensual sin. I’m very confused by this. What is non consensual sin. If it’s non consensual like abuse or rape surely that is not a sin on the victim. Did he just get a bit...
How can I overcome repeating the same sinful actions?
Question Dear Gramps, I was wondering that if you’re overtaken by a bad thought or impure thoughts and totally give into them, and you keep repenting of it, how can you totally overcome it from happening again, especially if you’ve prayed and repented so many...
Chastity has so many definitions. How far can I go before it’s called “sinning”?
Question Dear Gramps, Chastity has so many definitions. How far can I go before it’s called “sinning”? Clueless Answer Dear Clueless, It always amazes me when people ask these types of questions. It’s as if they are asking...
In reading Romans 3:23, wouldn’t this also include infants and children?
Question Gramps, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God…..” Rom 3:23 Does not this “all” include infants and children? If you have ever observed small children at “play” with other small children you...
