Avoid the Appearance of Evil
Dear Gramps, I have a female friend that will take her daughters to someone elses home and then she will spend the night at a single mans house. She claims that nothing is going on but this happens sometimes 2 to 3 times or more a week. I know she has her free...
All Will Have Opportunity to Gain Celestial Kingdom
Dear Gramps, My husband and I disagree about whether or not people who live/have lived on the earth but have not accepted, or heard of, the gospel and made eternal covenants can attain the celestial kingdom. I believe that everyone will have an equal opportunity to...
The Spirit Returns to God Upon Death
Dear Gramps I have an urgent question. My daughter’s best friend kill himself a couple of weeks ago. She is concern that he is remaining behind because she is so upset about his death. She is feeling a lot of guilt and blames herself for his death as she did not...
Let the Lord Judge Those That Sin Against Us
Dear Gramps I read your article concerning that we need to forgive and forget and have a problem with it. I agree with the affect on those who don’t forgive but it appears to me from my own experience that those who commit offenses seem to continue on doing so and...
Is there a limit to how often one can fast?
Answer Dear Gramps, Is there a limit to how often one can fast? Has one of the brethren told us to not fast too much? The spirit and the scriptures has been my guide on this and of course I wouldn't jeopardize my health either. But has there been some statement by...
In reading Matthew 22:30, how do we explain marriage for eternity?
Question Dear Gramps, I don’t understand how one can seal their marriage for all eternity when Matthew 22:30 says that we will be like angels, not married. Marilyn Answer Dear Marilyn, First the Pharisees and then the Sadducees tried to entangle...
Sexual Relations Within the Lord’s Bounds
Dear Gramps, The scriptures say that to be carnally minded is death, while to be spiritually minded is life eternal. How does this apply to intimacy in marriage? How can one engage in physical intimacy with one’s own spouse without having carnal thoughts and...
When was Jesus Christ born?
Question Dear Gramps When was Jesus Christ born? How can you say that he was born on April 6? Naveen Answer Dear Naveen, In the heading to the 20th Section of the Doctrine and Covenants, it indicates that the Lord revealed to Joseph Smith the...
We Will Be Judged Based On Our Works
Question Dear Gramps, Why do Latter Day Saints believe that they can work their way to heaven when the Bible clearly states that salvation is a gift (grace)? Today, at the funeral of an LDS friend, the speakers all spoke about how “Good works” were what led one...
Love And Care For Those That Have Strayed
Dear Gramps, My RM sons, who have never been inactive in their lives, have made a conscience choice to go inactive just after returning from their missions. Both won’t listen to me anymore and both think they can just play for a while and have no effect on their...
