Nov 28, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Self Worth
Question Hello Gramps. I’m nearly 18, and I am going through the stress of college applications. I feel so unprepared. I feel terrified and hopeless. I sometimes feel like I was never meant to live this long, and that I shouldn’t be here, and...
Nov 22, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage
Question Hello Gramps My wife was a wonderful lady. We both held many church calling in the stake and the ward. However, she has fallen and has had many affairs during the past 5 years. I’m trying to do what is right. I love her and keep on forgiving her....
Nov 19, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Hey Gramps! I am planning to graduate BYU Idaho with a Bachelors in Nursing and I have considered joining the military part time so that I can be with my family and serve my country. My concern is the time I may be deployed, I will be away from my...
Oct 26, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, How far does this Elder Oaks model of prioritizing go? Where do we separate having personal lives and serving God. For example, I could have casual reading time reading a science fiction novel. That may be “good”. But if I followed...
Oct 25, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Worthiness
Question Gramps, Are the Sons of Perdition all male spirits or female as well? Henry Answer Dear Henry, We don’t know. The Lord has not given us a lot of information on this subject. I think it would certainly be possible for women to...
Oct 7, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, I have family and friends who are really into ‘prepping.’ Some just a little, some a lot. But when I start doing something that they suggest, or reading literature, it makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I try to follow the...
Sep 23, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Worthiness
Question Gramps, A friend of mine used to self harm and asked me if she was still worthy to enter the temple. I wasn’t able to answer her. I am hoping you may be able to. Does she need to go to her bishop and confess that she has self harmed in the best?...
Sep 21, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, How much of what we experience in life is a result of Satan vs inherent human needs or desires? For instance, in the temple, I can have a bad thought or some negative desire. Was that Satan or me just being a human? Patrick Answer ...
Aug 22, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, What is dignity? Some people in the world say you can’t live in dignity unless you have some money, or a certain standard of living. That, to me, sounds like pride. I would think a humble person could feel dignified even if they...
Apr 21, 2017 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, How can we make and pursue goals for accomplishments, such as education and career goals, without getting caught up in pride and a desire for worldly recognition? Many (not all) objectives and achievements, such a promotions or acceptance to...