Feb 4, 2014 | Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, President Kimball made the following statement in the Welfare Session of the October 1977 General Conference: “No true Latter-day Saint, while physically or emotionally able will voluntarily shift the burden of his own or his family’s...
Jan 25, 2014 | Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, I am fourteen years old and a freshman in high school. Last year I started handing out a little card at school with something spiritual and/or uplifting on it. For example, “Choose righteousness and happiness no matter what your...
Dec 24, 2013 | Faith, Life's Lessons, Obedience
Question Gramps, I have been taught (and it is in the Book of Mormon too) that if members of the church fall away from the gospel they cannot inherit the Celestial kingdom even if they repent after this life. Is this true? If so, than aren’t we better off...
Dec 17, 2013 | Book of Mormon, Life's Lessons, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, We have heard it taught for years now throughout the Church that chastity (or virtue) cannot be taken away but only given away by someone’s free will. Yet Moroni 9:9 has a statement about the wicked Nephites, which seems to...
Dec 10, 2013 | Life's Lessons, Marriage, Testimony
Question Hi Gramps, My husband and I have four boys together, 11, 9, 8, 6. We were married in the temple 6 months after returning from our missions. My husband’s brother is the third one to get married outside of the temple. I feel very anxious about the...
Dec 1, 2013 | Life's Lessons, Self Worth
Question Dear Gramps, Of what value is great physical beauty if the inside is what’s important? Why did the Lord even create great physical beauty when He only looks upon and judges us according to the heart? He must have had a reason or else He would...
Nov 23, 2013 | Life's Lessons, Mormon Policy
Question Gramps, Is it a sin to go a casino and play the slot machines for entertainment when your bills and tithes have been paid? Frankie Answer Frankie, To willingly and knowingly break a commandment of God is by definition a sin. This is what...
Nov 18, 2013 | Life's Lessons, Premortal Life
Question Gramps, Thanks for all the knowledge you share in your answers. I am wondering how effective can we consider our agency was in premortal life. I mean, how effective is our agency if we just needed to elect to choose or not the Father’s plan ? Did...
Oct 31, 2013 | Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Worthiness
Question Gramps, My brother had some unresolved sins before he went on his mission and as a result ended up getting sent home when he confessed to his mission president during his first transfer. While he was home he met with the bishop and the stake president on a...
Aug 21, 2013 | Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, OK, at school I’m a little too popular. At church, (with youth) I find it hard to connect myself with them. It’s awkward for me there. Guys there just don’t seem to be my sort of guys, and only the girls at school are attracted to me. It’s hard...