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...
Interracial Marriage
I know that the church "discourages" interracial marriages, but I am deeply in love with this girl and feel that it is right. I grew up in really the same culture and there are not many differences. Should I marry her? Thomas _____________ Thomas, First, let's...
Why are fast offerings used in ways that I find inappropriate?
Question Gramps, As a leader in our Ward I am aware that our fast offerings are being used to pay traffic tickets, high speed internet bills, late fees and other bills that are not considered necessities. I know members who can't even afford internet service...
Worthiness
Gramps, I have been away from the church for sometime and have started attending again. As such, I am attending priesthood meetings and often the subject of being worthy comes up in discussion. Since we are all sinners and only enter heaven through the grace of god,...
Quorum of the Seventies
Why don't we see Seventy Quorum in wards any more? Stephen _____________ Hi Stephen, This is a great question. There really isn't much said from the Prophets and Apostles regarding the discontinuance of the Seventies at local levels within Stakes. This is the only...
How do you help someone who has been offended by a church leader?
Question Hi Gramps, We recently visited a less-active sister and found out that the reason was that she got offended by the "cutting remarks" from the Stake President. How do you appease this situation? Thanks! Lex Answer Hello Lex, In our experiences in the...
Agency in the Millenium
Gramps, Say we are half way thru the millenium and the new children born become rebellious thru their own agency, Do they go bye-bye like those who did not live the terrestrial life at the beginning of the millenium? Gary ______________ I just don’t know Gary. The...
