Jul 27, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Premortal Life, Sexual Issues
Question Gramps, I have been a member of the LDS church all my life and believe the doctrine stating that our spirits had a gender before we became mortal. I find myself pondering the possibility of an imperfectly gendered body. Hermaphrodites exist, and...
Jan 7, 2015 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sexual Issues
Question Grandpa, I recently confided in my sister. I told her that I was in therapy trying to heal my chronic pelvic pain, PTSD which resulted from sexual abuse that I never dealt with. What am I missing? I’m very familiar with the atonement. It’s...
Oct 1, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sexual Issues
Question Gramps, If you have masturbated and have repented and in a temple recommend are asked if there is any sins that have not been confessed, is masturbation something that has to be confessed to priesthood authority in order to repent of it? Thanks...
Sep 27, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Sexual Issues
Question Gramps, Recently a discussion was going on about sins that are forgivable and unforgivable. It was mentioned that incest was ranked as an unforgivable sin. Can one be forgiven of incest? Kathryn Answer Kathryn, Great question. We are taught...
Mar 17, 2014 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Life's Lessons, Marriage, Sexual Issues
Question Gramps, In trying to make this short, I will just start by saying I have a question to a very complex situation. Basically, my question is if my husband and I can be sealed in the temple? Just a quick background. My now husband and I met at the end of our...
Dec 19, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Addictions, Marriage, Sexual Issues
Question Dear Gramps, My husband of 5 years is addicted to pornography. He told me about it while we were dating but I thought it would be a non-issue if we married because then his needs would be met within the marriage. It didn’t even occur to me that this...
Dec 12, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Priesthood, Sexual Issues
Question Hi Gramps, Will the Church bend to homosexual pressure and allow openly gay men into the priesthood? The RLDS have done so. I’m fearful of it. Josh Answer Josh, The priesthood is given to all worthy male members of the Church....
Dec 5, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Prayer, Repentance, Sexual Issues
Question Dear Gramps, I have a lusting problem. Fortunately, I don’t have a pornography problem. I have tried and tried and tried for over 30 years now to overcome looking with lust at immodestly dressed women I see in public. I am no closer now to...
Aug 12, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, 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...
Aug 10, 2013 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Repentance, Sexual Issues
Dear Gramps, I talked to my bishop about a chastity problem I had had a couple years ago. He said since it was so long ago and that I hadn’t done it since that I would be forgiven. I’m not sure though. I don’t know if I would have been able to resist the same...
