Dec 17, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Gramps, I am married to a Mormon man who’s previous wife died. They were never sealed. He seems fairly obsessed with making that happen. I am beginning to feel like he is not fully committed to our marriage. I am not Mormon. Should I feel...
Nov 14, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Gramps, A middle-aged woman interested in being in the New and Everlasting covenant and wants a celestial marriage and an eternal increase. She does not have the best family background, never knowing her biological father, or her siblings. She has...
Aug 2, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Gramps, Traditionally, in the Church legal marriage and eternal sealing are performed in the temple, in the same ceremony. Alternatively, a couple can civilly marry outside the temple before being sealed in the temple in a separate ceremony after any...
Jul 9, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Gramps, I have been separated from my husband for a year who was excommunicated 7 months ago. I have spent a lot of time fasting and praying as well as attending the temple to know if I should stay married to him. The answer I consistently receive...
May 26, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Divorce, Marriage
Question Gramps, We were sealed 4 yrs ago, after 7 years of marriage. It was an outcome of him trying to prove to me he had stopped his porn, alcohol, smoking addictions. but he hadn’t. I later had a thought come and hit me that I wouldn’t make it to the...
Mar 4, 2019 | Marriage, Temples
Question Gramps, Were civil marriages ever performed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint temples? If so, what was the time frame? Thanks. Sarah Answer Sarah, There is a bit of confusion here because we commonly combine two things...
Dec 13, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
Nov 29, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Death, Marriage
Question Gramps, The weddings for Mormons are very private. What is a funeral like?? Are non-Mormons allowed to attend a funeral service?? Thank you for your assistance. Teresa Answer Dear Teresa, Actually the weddings that are performed in...
Nov 12, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Gramps, My husband has recently made the decision to leave the church. After his extensive research (that I didn’t know about) he decided none of it was true. I’m suddenly very anxious and confused and I know it’s caused a rift in our...
Aug 13, 2018 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Hi Gramps, LDS women are counseled not to marry outside the covenant, but wouldn’t it be better to marry a good man outside the covenant and raise good kids in the Gospel than to wait around for a temple marriage that may never be presented to...
