Jun 8, 2018 | Baptism, Life's Lessons
Question Dear Gramps, Hello. I am wondering about my 7 year old autistic son. He is very low functioning and does not speak. He cannot tolerate going ‘anywhere’…. literally. Does not do well around large groups of people, therefore we are...
Jun 1, 2018 | Life's Lessons, Personal Revelation
Question Gramps, My son-in-law just got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. They have chosen to live with hope and believe in miracles. He is just a young man and his patriarchal blessing says as he grows older he will have many opportunities to serve together...
May 29, 2018 | Life's Lessons, Self Worth
Question Gramps, What can I say to my son who comes home crying after every scouting event? He is home schooled and every scout in his troop is rude to him. Yesterday he tripped while hiking and one of the older scouts called him a dirty name. He gets along...
May 4, 2018 | Current issues, Testimony
Question Dear Gramps, Lately I have been thinking a lot about my faith and I don’t think that I really have a testimony. I feel like I have just been going to the Mormon Church because I was born into it and have never really had to study and find out for...
Apr 27, 2018 | Life's Lessons, Obedience
Question Dear Gramps, How does one truly obtain a pure heart? I am unwillingly being made to go through a divorce right now, and the physical desires and the temptations that accompany them leave me confused and frustrated. To what degree does the Lord hold me...
Apr 24, 2018 | Sin, Youth Issues
Question Gramps, I think I have committed the unpardonable sin. I have worried about it for a month. I was reading your article about it, and you said someone who commits it will not be deceived or confused. When I read that I felt certain that I had done it. I...
Apr 23, 2018 | Marriage, Worthiness
Question Gramps, When I was 16 years old I broke the law of chastity, and so I am no longer a virgin, I went through the whole repentance process and it has been a long time since I made that mistake. However, it is a really awful mistake and I often feel as...
Apr 13, 2018 | Jesus Christ, Testimony
Question Dear Gramps. When a new Apostle is called, he becomes a “Special Witness of Jesus Christ”. These special witnesses seem to be exclusive only to Apostles (or General Authorities). Yet Peter taught in Acts 10:34: “God is no respecter of...
Apr 12, 2018 | Current issues, Marriage
Question Dear gramps, I was baptized at the age of 19 and have continued progressing ever since, however in the two years since my baptism I prayerfully decided that I should finish my college education (engineering) instead of serving a mission. This decision...
Mar 19, 2018 | Life's Lessons, Personal Revelation
Question Gramps, I was recently listening to some podcasts at a website. The owner claims to be LDS. He appears to make a career out of interviewing Mormons over social experiences that do not seem appropriate to be telling the world. I’m...