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 31, 2014 | Faith, Personal Revelation
Question Gramps, I have a friend who feels that people of all religions want their religion to be true so badly that they convince themselves that their religion is true. He feels that any spirit or power felt by an individual is caused by a strong internal...
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 22, 2014 | Mormon Policy, Worthiness
Question Gramps, Some time ago, I heard a talk on BYU-TV by an apostle about bankruptcy. He talked about that and temple recommends. I don’t recall who it was, I have searched on the LDS.org site for talks but not there. Does this ring any bells or do...
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 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 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 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 13, 2013 | Baptism, Worthiness
Question Gramps, In preparation for my upcoming baptism, my Elders reviewed the baptismal questions with me. When we got to question 4 (about prison, abortion, and homosexuality) they expressed that I could answer the question to them but if the question was...