Oct 26, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, God, Self Worth
I know that we are all God’s children and He loves us equally. But as I read scriptures (both Bible and Book of Mormon, I have noticed that God seems to have loved David in a special way over the rest of us. And He is very protective of women and warns man about the...
Oct 21, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage, Mormon Doctrine, Temples
Hey Gramps, It’s been taught in our Relief Society that women can be exalted without being sealed to a husband. On the other hand, a man can NOT be exalted without being sealed to a wife. The reference they give to back this up is D&C 131:1-4. Is this really...
Oct 18, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, As a youth I am often asked to make a list of the attributes i would like my future spouse to have. While i know that often the point of such exercises is usually to say that we ought to develop these very attributes, I would still like your...
Oct 17, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, Hi, I’m 14 from Missouri and I was wondering about something. Its been said plenty of times that you should not date before you are 16, but it doesn’t say anywhere that you can’t “pair off” or have a girlfriend...
Oct 13, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Worthiness
Question Hi Gramps I have a problem with my soon to be ex wife. My wife has lied to her solicitor and the bishop. She has received her temple recommend and is taking the sacrament. I have proof that she is lying. Jesus says in 3 Nephi Chapter 18 verses 28 and...
Sep 24, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, In 3 Nephi 14:2-5 it very clearly states that we are not to judge others. Yet in verse 6 it says “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs”… in order to determine who are “dogs” and not worth of laying holy things...
Sep 22, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons
Question Gramps, Many church members, including myself, have experienced the painful stigma associated with members who go through such an ordeal. Gossip, backbiting and judging are what divorcees often experience. I’ve always wondered why a church filled...
Sep 18, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Worthiness
Question Dear Gramps, Thank you so much for giving your time and insight to help others. I seldom if ever feel worthy to enter the temple or to perform priesthood ordinances and responsibilities. I do answer the temple recommend questions accurately and I point...
Sep 10, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Personal Revelation, Revelation
Question Gramps, Please explain revelation to me. Linda Answer Linda, What a question! I could go on for pages, but I doubt that would be a preferred response. Instead, let me describe how I have received revelation in my life. Sometimes it comes...
Aug 11, 2012 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Preparedness
Question Dear Gramps, I have heard some of my friends, two who are former bishops, tell me that in the future the economy will crash. I am striving to prepare with food storage, etc. The one thing I won’t be able to do is pay off my home loan and car...
