How do I get my faith back in the Lord?
Question Hi, I lost my husband almost 2 years ago. We had a very hard road and we finally got on the right track. We both were sealed in the temple and 6 months later he died during surgery. I am so angry at the Lord for giving me only a short happy time with...
Are there any issues with me having a career as a musician?
Question Gramps, I am a 40 year old man and life long musician and have a working rock band that sometimes plays shows at bars and casinos. I have been an active member of the church for the last 6 months and recently received the Aaronic Priesthood....
Is planning a sin already a sin?
Are we held responsible only for sins that we have actually committed or also for sins that we would have committed if we had the practical chance to commit them? Real example: one day I felt down and it came to mind that I could accept an invitation to go to a party...
Godhood
A comment I get from my non-member friends, particularly Baptists is: Do you believe that you can become a God? My general reply is I don't have a firm answer for them, but I am trying to live a righteous life while in this life. What happends in the next is up to...
Pregnancy
I am 43 Years old. A member of the LDS Church. I was told by my doctor that it wasn't likely that I would be able to ever become pregnant. However, we were told last week that I am pregnant. Five years ago I would have been thrilled. I am very unhappy. I would never...
Mandatory Dishonesty
Dear Gramps, I work in a call center where I do customer service work over the telephone. My employer has asked that we lie to our customers when they ask for the direct dial number to the department we are transferring them to. We honestly do have the number, but we...
What should I do if I know of someone wearing temple garments unworthily?
Question Dear Gramps, I have a family member who served a mission several years ago. She stills believes in the church but since marrying a non member she doesn't attend church anymore, pay tithing or really participate in any type of church activity accept for...
Physical Bodies and Priesthood Ordinances
Dear Gramps, We have been taught that Moses and Elijah were taken from this earth without tasting death because they needed to confer priesthood keys (while they were still in the flesh) upon Peter, James and John on the Mount of Transfiguration (before the...
Finding a purpose in life
Dear Gramps, I graduated from college a while ago, and I'm having a lot of trouble trying to figure out what to do next. The job I have now is enough to pay the bills, but It isn't what I want to do forever. Every time I apply for a position I'm really interested in...
Why didn’t some of the General Authorities serve missions?
Question Gramps, Why didn’t President Monson go on a mission as a young man? What other apostles have not gone on a mission and why not? Pam Answer Pam, When questioning why our Prophet and some of the apostles did not serve a full time mission, one must think...
