Dec 13, 2018 | Marriage, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, I’m just starting my investigation into becoming a Mormon. I am separated from my Church of England wife some 5 or 7 years now. I only stayed within that marriage and the Church of England because of the oath I swore unto God to love...
Aug 15, 2018 | Afterlife, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, Those who die before the age of accountability make up a significant percentage of God’s children. They go straight to Heaven without the struggle, challenge or refinement of mortality. To me this seems to imply one the following. A....
Jul 6, 2018 | Miracles, Mormon Faith
Question Dear Gramps, I have been spending a lot of time reading the scriptures lately, especially the Book of Mormon and the New Testament. Both books are filled with many miracles performed by righteous prophets, church leaders and the Savior himself. There...
Oct 12, 2017 | Current issues, Mormon Faith
Question Hey Gramps. I just received the Deseret Book mailer, and I see several books written by general authorities. While I’m sure these are inspiring words, I cannot help but question what happens to the proceeds from the sales of these books? It looks...
Jan 28, 2016 | Life's Lessons, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, I hear this phrase all the time. “If we bring our weaknesses to the Lord, he will make them strengths.” What does this mean? How does one’s weakness become a strength? Justin Answer Justin, This is an excellent...
Jan 7, 2016 | Mormon, Mormon Faith
Question Hi Gramps, I know that the response to “Mormons aren’t Christians” is “we believe Jesus Christ, so yes we are.” But how would you respond to the more specific “Mormonism is a part of Christianity but not a valid,...
Sep 7, 2015 | God, Mormon Faith
Question Dear Gramps, Is it wrong to offer a bribe, in order to influence someone? The reason I ask is because Elder Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, mentions in one of his sermons how he slipped an East German train conductor a...
Aug 24, 2015 | Family, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, So I’ve been busy reading up on your faith as a result of being in a relationship with a LDS church member. She was in a civil marrage to a man eho converted to the LDS faith and had a child but they were never sealed together by the...
Aug 14, 2015 | Mormon Faith, Obedience
Question Dear Gramps, In the Church we are encouraged to study the Book of Mormon, read the General Conference Addresses, read and prepare a home teaching message from the monthly First Presidency message from the Ensign, study the Gospel Doctrine lesson, study...
Apr 29, 2014 | Book of Mormon, Mormon Faith
Question Hello Gramps! I need to know for my own sake after having conversations with my daughter’s father (my ex) that he is leaving the LDS church because he has a problem with 2 Nephi 25:23. “For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and...