Oct 17, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Homosexuality, Temples
Question Gramps, When we do family history work for our family and come to a family member’s name that has entered into a legally recognized same-gender marriage, do we make any attempt to record that information? (realizing that it is more common that there...
Sep 23, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, In the early days of the Church, our first temples were built by the donated and consecrated labor of its members. However, somewhere along the line the Church stopped asking its members to work on the temples, and started contracting the...
Aug 16, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, Are missionaries allowed to be in the prayer circle in the temple and if not why? Dean Answer Hi Dean, Thank you for your question: Are missionaries allowed to participate in temple prayer circles? Having spoken with several...
Jul 1, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Scriptures, Temples
Question Gramps, Hi! My anti-Mormon friend and I recently had a religious discussion. He brought up this point: “If you believe that in order to make it to heaven you need ordinances in a temple and you also need to do good works. You cannot buy your way...
Jun 24, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Policy, Temples
Question Gramps, Writing is an important part of my thought process. We are encouraged to go to the temple to seek out answers, and I was wondering why I never see people write down their impressions in the Celestial Room. Is it not allowed to bring a pen and...
Jun 4, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Second Coming, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, What will happen to the Temples during the second coming? We bless and regard them with such sacredness and love, they are the Lord’s house. I live close to the New Zealand Temple and it’s heartbreaking to imagine it possibly...
May 7, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Hi Gramps. I was just wondering if it is okay to go to the temple and just sit and ponder without having to go thru a session? Sometimes I really feel the need to be out of the world for just a quiet moment. Is the temple appropriate for this use?...
Apr 11, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, Why does it seem like temples are built in “rich” areas? I realize that the Church wants the temples visible from afar, but it’s frustrating to see temples built in affluent areas. Why can’t they be built in more...
Mar 26, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Gramps, What happens at a temple dedication? Sara Answer Dear Sara, Our modern temple dedications follow the pattern and agenda Joseph Smith set with the dedication of the Kirtland House of the Lord. At that dedication, the meeting...
Jan 13, 2016 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples
Question Dear Gramps, I’ve heard the stories in Mormon lore about how Moroni hiked out west and dedicated some future temple sites in Utah. Are these stories credible? Or are they just the fabrication of someone with a dramatic imagination? How can one...
