Feb 21, 2008 | Health, Word of Wisdom
Gramps, Is it true that caffeine is considered a drug? Why? Jess, from Pennsylvania Dear Jess, Caffeine is considered a drug because it is addictive and has specific adverse effects on the body. The Medical Encyclopedia lists the following symptoms from...
Feb 6, 2008 | Health, Word of Wisdom
Ok dear Gramps, Since we are to be eating meat any time sparingly, What would be sparingly? Small portions at each meal?, once a week?, every other day? Only if other grains are low in access? It seems to me that it is mostly the American diet which centers most main...
Oct 15, 2007 | Health, Priesthood, Satan
Dear Gramps, I have a very close friend that is not a member of the Mormon Church, but I love her dearly. Some time ago, she experimented with satanic rituals, was possessed, and as a result, now suffers from a terminal cerebral hemorrhage. Ever since she told me...
Sep 15, 2007 | Book of Mormon, Health
Dear Gramps, I have bought rice and other items for food storage and put them in clear plastic air tight containers. When I went to use some of the rice it had bugs in it. How is the best way to prevent this? Vicki, from Van, Texas Dear Vicki, Two ways to consider….....
Jul 30, 2007 | Health, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine, Obedience, Sacrament
Dear Gramps, I have been put on a Gluten Free diet so what can or should I do about Sacrament since they use bread with gluten? Arvella, from Kalispell, Montana Dear Arvella, Since I am not a health care professional, I am unqualified to answer your question. Such a...
May 3, 2007 | Health, Priesthood, Satan
Question Dear Gramps, This is tough. In 1991 our 17 year old adopted daughter walked off the top of a 17 story building. She had been in and out of therapy, and was at that time in treatment. After her death her therapist told us that they, at her clinic...
Mar 3, 2007 | Health, Marriage
Dear Gramps, I can not have children due to ovarian Cancer, is it right for me to still marry? Fiona, from the United Kingdom Dear Fiona, It certainly is all right to marry, although you may not be able to have children, if you can find a young man worthy of you. If...
Jan 7, 2007 | Health, Natural Phenomena
Question Hi Gramps, I’m wondering about something that happened to me on two different occasions; a couple of years ago, several months apart. Both times I was laying in bed trying to sleep. On the first occasion, I laid down with my youngest child, trying to...
Dec 20, 2006 | Health, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, I am looking for doctrine or a quote about children (people) with special needs. I don’t know if I’ve ever read this anywhere or if it was just unofficial doctrine of the Mormon Church, but it’s the belief that people with disabilities,...