Feb 9, 2014 | Current issues, Marriage
Question Gramps, My wife is a non member and has been taking lessons for 14 years. She said marriage is not allowed according to the bible. The elders and bishop were over this evening and none of us had an answer. Where in the Bible or Book of Mormon does it...
Jan 23, 2014 | Homosexuality, Marriage
Question Dear Gramps, Should LDS parents attend the same-sex wedding of their gay children? What if they were having a heterosexual wedding in a Satanic church? Where does one draw the line in their children’s unacceptable conduct? How would one give their...
Jan 16, 2014 | Family, Marriage
Question Gramps, I am distraught. My husband molested my daughter when she was very young. He did not go through the proper steps of repentance at the time. Fast forward many years. He started again on the same daughter. It was stopped. I insisted on him...
Dec 28, 2013 | Marriage, Testimony
Question Gramps, I married a non-member while I was inactive in the church. Now that I am active again, my wife seems to argue with me when it comes to anything church related. Every time I say my personal prayers, I ask that her heart be softened, It seems...
Dec 19, 2013 | Addictions, Marriage, Sexual Issues
Question Dear Gramps, My husband of 5 years is addicted to pornography. He told me about it while we were dating but I thought it would be a non-issue if we married because then his needs would be met within the marriage. It didn’t even occur to me that this...
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...
Nov 12, 2013 | Faith, Family, Marriage, Mormon Faith
Question Gramps, I read your answer to the guy who was worried about being an angel only. I have a friend who was sealed to her husband and has two kids. He was lost tragically in a car accident. She has had trouble dating LDS men, They do not wish to pursue...
Oct 10, 2013 | Marriage, Mormon Policy
Question Dear Gramps, I recently attended a wedding in our ward chapel between a member and a non member. The Bishop did not perform a ring exchange ceremony. He later stated “we LDS do not do that” but they exchanged rings at the reception in the...
Jun 23, 2013 | Marriage, Temples, Worthiness
Dear Gramps, My wife and I were married by our bishop five years ago when I was not very faithful in the church. I have since repented and become devoted with all my heart. Unfortunately, my wife and I do not get along very well—we’re very unequally yoked,...
May 19, 2013 | Forgiveness, Marriage, Repentance
I was excommunicated 7 years ago after I voluntarily confessed to my husband and bishop to having had multiple affairs.I repented and was rebaptized a year later. Things went well for a while, but 2 years after I had another affair, which I ended within a year. I have...
