May 6, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons, Obedience
Question Gramps, A while back I made a promise to God that I would stop falling asleep when I wake up in the mornings so as to spend that time more productively by reading scriptures, etc. However, after breaking this promise for the fourth or fifth time, I...
Apr 25, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, What does tongues of angels mean? Betty Answer Betty, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland gave a most moving talk in General Conference regarding this subject in 2007 (The Tongue of Angels). In this talk he states: “So, brothers and...
Apr 24, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Preparedness
Question Dear Gramps, My husband is serving as a Bishop. We continue to have disagreements over emergency preparedness. He says all we need to do is to follow what the church website says and the living Prophet and Apostles. I have shown him quotes from...
Mar 19, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Blessings, Marriage
Question Gramps, I have been thinking a lot about patriarchal blessings lately, and I was wondering if your blessing ever hints to WHO you will marry. I’m in high school and believe me I’ve had lots of crushes on different boys, but lately...
Mar 11, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, I am a graphic designer and got offered a job where I would be working on mainly tobacco material. This would be my first job and I should be happy I found something but I don’t know how to unite this with my faith. What are your...
Mar 9, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Self Worth
Question Gramps, What’s the difference between purity and righteousness? Marilyn Answer Dear Marilyn, Your question is very short, and thus it is hard to discern your intent. Forgive me if I have misunderstood you. At first glance, some...
Mar 7, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Hi Gramps, I find myself repeatedly trying to form Mormon friendships based off of serving others – multiple rides per week, doing dishes, etc. Each time – my efforts fail when I fail to live up to the expectations of the other person. For...
Mar 6, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Grandpa, I converted to the church about a year ago after investigating for six months. Soon after my baptism I stopped attending church. I am really unsure as to why I stopped, but I did. I loved going to church, I loved reading from the Book of...
Feb 18, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, The values and beliefs expressed in modern day movies and TV shows are really offensive to me, and leave me feeling poorly afterwards. So I have pretty much abandoned them and gone to watching the old black and white movies and TV shows...
Feb 12, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Youth Issues
Question Gramps, So I know we aren’t supposed to date until we are 16. But why? Julie Answer Dear Julie, I have often talked to non-members who are dubious, if not out-right skeptical, about young people in the church being able to remain...