Nov 29, 2010 | Current issues, Tithing
Dear Gramps, How does a person who is self-employed determine what their increase is in order to calculate tithing? Some friends of mine who own their own business tell me that they pay tithing only on their personal draws, but it seems to me that if we are blessed...
Nov 28, 2010 | Current issues
Dear Gramps: I have a question about Tithing. I know that we are all supposed to tithe. What about those people who are faithful members of the Church, keep the Word of Wisdom, attend all their meetings, complete all assignments and do all to help others but really...
Nov 27, 2010 | Babies, God
Question Gramps, I really have a hard time when I watch the news and see how the Lord seems to allow innocent people (especially children) to suffer needlessly. I cried when I watched 20/20 one night and they told how the Cambodian soldiers would throw babies...
Nov 26, 2010 | Afterlife, Babies, Family
Dear Gramps, I have seen Q&A’s in your column dealing with still born children, and the family keeping their own records of the children with names. Does it apply to children who were determined to be lifeless early in the pregnancy, thus resulting in a...
Nov 24, 2010 | Bible, Current issues, Jesus Christ, Sabbath Day
Question Gramps, I was out on my splits last week with the missionaries and one of the new members had a question regarding the Sabbath day. He stated that the sabbath day is Saturday, the last day of the week. He was wondering why we call Sunday the Sabbath. Since...
Nov 23, 2010 | Current issues, Forgiveness, Repentance
Dear Gramps, My question is on repentance. How does one go about it? My question arises because in a recent meeting of the stake priesthood (I attend a University student stake) the president advised those who had committed any form of fornicative sin to see his...
Nov 22, 2010 | Baptism, Forgiveness, Repentance
Dear Gramps, Throughout our lives we commit wrongs. Some are worse than others. When we are baptized as adults, if we are truly repentant are we starting again with a clean slate? Later on we again fail in some measure but truely repent. We never do that thing again....
Nov 19, 2010 | Book of Mormon, Current issues, Doctrine & Covenants, God
Dear Gramps, While keeping in mind the idea that each man has agency could you please explain how it is that God knows our actions before they are performed? It would seem as if this would lead to the idea of destiny instead of ordination, thank you. Mike, from Utah...
Nov 18, 2010 | Babies, Current issues, Family, Marriage
Gramps My husband recently passed away-a faithful member of the Church with whom I was sealed in the temple. I understand that if both of us are worthy of the celestial kingdom, we will be reunited as husband and wife with our celestialized bodies. As I understand it,...
Nov 17, 2010 | Afterlife, Marriage
Gramps, We were discussing plural marriages in the celestial kingdom. Our question is: Will this be a choice or does this pertain to the brethren who are sealed to more than one wife here on earth? Doug, from Washington Dear Doug, There have been no plural marriages...
