May 3, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Worthiness
Question Hi Gramps, The other day I was having a discussion with a long time friend. It was her opinion that she could still be a faithful/good Latter-day Saint while supporting things such as gay marriage/marriage equality and abortion. I told her that I...
Mar 20, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples, Worthiness
Question Gramps, Can a teenager lose their limited use temple recommend for wearing the smallest gauges there are? Julie Answer Julie, A Bishop is the only person who is authorized to judge and issue limited use recommends for youth. As such only the Bishop for...
Mar 12, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, Worthiness
Question Gramps, If my parents are sealed to each other and they keep their covenants they made in the temple and remain faithful throughout their lives, can us, as children, still inherit one of the 3 kingdoms of the Celestial kingdom? Even if we break away from the...
Mar 8, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Word of Wisdom, Worthiness
Question Gramps, I just want to know your side about members who are selling products against the WOW like tobacco, alcohol, etc. Are they entitled to have a temple recommend? How about a farmer planting tobacco as means of income? Any enlightenment is greatly...
Jan 22, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
Dec 26, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Mormon Faith, Mormon Policy, Worthiness
Question Gramps, A family member told me that the way we celebrate Christmas is sinful because: 1. Lying about Santa is a sin that should prevent a recommend as it is willful and ongoing. 2. Celebrating anything other than the gospel is a waste of time 3....
Dec 17, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
Oct 31, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Forgiveness, Life's Lessons, Worthiness
Question Gramps, My brother had some unresolved sins before he went on his mission and as a result ended up getting sent home when he confessed to his mission president during his first transfer. While he was home he met with the bishop and the stake president on a...
Jun 29, 2013 | Missionary Work, Mormon Policy, Sexual Issues, Worthiness
Question Gramps, 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 had SSA. In the Church Handbook of Instructions,...
