Aug 21, 2013 | Life's Lessons, Personal Searching
Question OK, at school I’m a little too popular. At church, (with youth) I find it hard to connect myself with them. It’s awkward for me there. Guys there just don’t seem to be my sort of guys, and only the girls at school are attracted to me. It’s hard to connect...
Aug 20, 2013 | Family, Life's Lessons, Love
Question Dear Gramps, Ever sense I was young I have always felt that my mom loves my brother more than me. No matter what I did I would always get in trouble and my brother could get away with murder. Still till this day I have tried making our relationship stronger...
Aug 19, 2013 | Depression, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, I spent some time reading messages on this website trying to find answer on my problem and I wasn’t able to do so. Maybe that is because of complexity of my problem, and yet again, maybe my problem has no solution. I was exposed to LDS...
Aug 18, 2013 | Health, Life's Lessons
Question My step mom still thinks I imagine the headaches; despite the fact that, in 1996, I had emergency surgery to remove a tumor from my brain. My concern is this: I don’t know if my family is correct, if I have been over-stating my “conditions” to use as a...
Aug 16, 2013 | Mormon Doctrine, Personal Searching
Question Hi, Gramps! Should I pay tithing on my mission fund? I’ve heard missionaries don’t pay tithing, but they also aren’t earning while on their mission. Since the money I am earning now is going 100% towards the Lord’s work on my mission,...
Aug 13, 2013 | Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Repentance
Question Gramps, I am curious why with serious sin it is necessary to confess to a Bishop or Stake President. How does that aid the healing process? In my case, I made a serious sin, and had a relationship with someone of the same gender for a year and a half...
Aug 12, 2013 | Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Repentance, Sexual Issues
So basically let me get this straight. I had an emotional affair, though did not realize that’s what it was until therapy (as I’m not active and not well indoctrinated) And according to scripture…it’s adultry. So, pretty much I have no hope...
Jul 15, 2013 | Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, I hear everyone in the world say that everything happens for a reason. Does it? I always felt that we have our free agency and make choices and except those consequences whether they be good or bad. I am puzzled with what I hear about happening...
Jul 12, 2013 | Bible, Life's Lessons
The Joseph Smith Translation of Mark 9:40-48 has our Lord describing the high price which sometimes must be paid for salvation. In extreme circumstances, it is better to lose limbs and even precious sight in order to spare a life. Could you please give me your...
Jun 29, 2013 | Forgiveness, Homosexuality, Life's Lessons, Missionary Work, Mormon Policy, Obedience, Repentance, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
My son has SSA (Same Sex Attraction). He does not act upon it. He wants to go on a mission. He has worked on worthiness and feels ready to go. We were told that he couldn’t go because he has SSA. In the Church Handbook of Instructions it says that individuals...
