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| − | {{Epigraph|The people there are living in the United Order, as also in Brigham City and St. Joseph, and while I was in those settlements I never heard an oath, I never saw a quarrel, I never saw any man or boy smoke a cigarette, or use an ounce of tobacco, or drink whiskey, or drink a cup of coffee or tea, except what I drank myself. The idea of drinking coffee where nobody else was drinking it was a very poor example, I thought, for an Apostle; I therefore took, instead of coffee, water and milk, and have felt a great deal better. The promise is that those who keep the Word of Wisdom "shall run and not be weary, shall walk and not faint," and I can say I have enjoyed much better health than before.<br>John Taylor, ''Conference Report'' 1880, 11. {{link|url=https://ia801008.us.archive.org/31/items/ConferenceReport1880/Conference%20Report%201880.pdf}} | + | =Word of Wisdom= |
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| − | Is it true that Joseph Smith and other early Latter-day Saints didn't follow the Word of Wisdom? There are accounts in the Church's own printed history where Joseph drank wine and beer, and Brigham Young admitted drinking coffee regularly.
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| − | |summary=The only official interpretation of “hot drinks” (D&C 89:9) in the Word of Wisdom is the statement made by early Church leaders that the term “hot drinks” means tea and coffee. Members should not use any substance that contains illegal drugs. Nor should members use harmful or habit-forming substances except under the care of a competent physician.
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| − | |publication=Handbook 2: Administering the Church—2010 (Intellectual Reserve, 2010).
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| − | |summary=Nevertheless, it required time to wind down practices that were so deeply ingrained in family tradition and culture, especially when fermented beverages of all kinds were frequently used for medicinal purposes. The term “strong drink” certainly included distilled spirits like whiskey, which hereafter the Latter-day Saints generally shunned. They took a more moderate approach to milder alcoholic beverages like beer and “pure wine of the grape of the vine of your own make” (see D&C 89:6). For the next two generations, Latter-day Saint leaders taught the Word of Wisdom as a command from God, but they tolerated a variety of viewpoints on how strictly the commandment should be observed. This incubation period gave the Saints time to develop their own tradition of abstinence from habit-forming substances. By the early twentieth century, when scientific medicines were more widely available and temple attendance had become a more regular feature of Latter-day Saint worship, the Church was ready to accept a more exacting standard of observance that would eliminate problems like alcoholism from among the obedient. In 1921, the Lord inspired Church president Heber J. Grant to call on all Saints to live the Word of Wisdom to the letter by completely abstaining from all alcohol, coffee, tea, and tobacco. Today Church members are expected to live this higher standard.
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| − | |author=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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| − | |article=The Word of Wisdom: D&C 89
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| − | |publication=Revelations in Context, history.lds.org (The official Church history website)
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| − | |date=11 June 2013
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| − | |link=http://history.lds.org/article/doctrine-and-covenants-word-of-wisdom?lang=eng
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| − | The Word of Wisdom is "a principle with promise," initially given "not by commandment or constraint" ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/89/2-3#2 D&C 89:2–3]). Today's Latter-day Saints are required to observe it more rigorously than those who came before them.
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| − | ===Changes in the way the Word of Wisdom was implemented over time===
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/History and implementation
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| − | |subject=History and implementation of the Word of Wisdom
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| − | |summary=Observance of the Word of Wisdom has changed over time, due to on-going revelation from modern-day prophets, who put greater emphasis on certain elements of the revelation originally given to Joseph Smith. Early Latter-day Saints were not under the same requirements as today's Saints are.
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| − | ===Joseph Smith and the Word of Wisdom===
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Joseph Smith used tea
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| − | |subject=Joseph Smith used tea
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| − | |summary=Joseph Smith drank tea and used tobacco, and it is claimed that he encouraged others to do so. Did Joseph violate the Word of Wisdom?
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Almon Babbitt followed Joseph
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| − | |subject=Almon Babbitt followed Joseph in violating the Word of Wisdom
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that Joseph Smith violated the Word of Wisdom, and that another member (Almon W. Babbitt) followed his example.
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Joseph Smith sold liquor in Nauvoo
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| − | |subject=Joseph Smith sold liquor in Nauvoo
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that Joseph Smith sold liquor in Nauvoo. Is this evidence that he either didn't believe the Word of Wisdom was from God, or was hypocritical about it?
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| − | ===Brigham Young and the Word of Wisdom===
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Brigham Young and tobacco
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| − | |subject=Brigham Young and tobacco
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| − | |summary=It is claimed that Brigham Young used snuff, tobacco, and tea, thus violating the Word of Wisdom.
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Brigham Young's whiskey distillery
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| − | |subject=Brigham Young's whiskey distillery
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| − | |summary=Brigham had a whiskey distillery in Utah. Was Brigham encouraging others to violate the Word of Wisdom and showing his hypocrisy by doing so?
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Brigham Young and tobacco/Growing tobacco in Utah
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| − | |subject=Growing tobacco in Utah
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| − | |summary=Brigham Young instructed members of the Church to grow tobacco in Utah. Was Brigham violating the Word of Wisdom?
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Tea prevent exaltation
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| − | |subject=Consumption of tea may bar someone from the Celestial Kingdom?
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| − | |summary=Joseph Fielding Smith stated that the consumption of tea may bar someone from the celestial kingdom.
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| − | ===Modern day implementation of the Word of Wisdom===
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Eat meat sparingly
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| − | |subject=Are we violating the Word of Wisdom if we do not eat meat sparingly?
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| − | |summary=Do Latter-day Saints not keep the Word of Wisdom by eating meat "sparingly?"
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Cola drinks and caffeine
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| − | |subject=Cola drinks and caffeine
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| − | |summary=Are cola drinks (e.g. Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper) and other drinks containing caffeine forbidden to members of the Church?
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Tea morally wrong
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| − | |subject=Tea morally wrong?
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| − | |summary=Because of the Word of Wisdom, do members of the Church really believe that drinking tea (or alcohol, etc.) is "morally wrong"?
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Hot drinks
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| − | |subject=What are "hot drinks?"
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| − | |summary=Why are "hot drinks" forbidden by the Word of Wisdom? Why do members now restrict these instructions to coffee and tea?
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| − | |link=Word of Wisdom/Wine for the stomach
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| − | |subject=Wine for the stomach?
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| − | |summary=Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for the stomach?
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| − | |link=Church integrity/Accusations of hypocrisy in Church practices
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| − | |subject=Accusations of hypocrisy in Church practices related to the Word of Wisdom
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| − | |summary=Some claim that the Church, as a corporate entity, controls business properties that are not consistent with its stated purposes. Examples include claims that the Church owns controlling stock in the Coca-Cola company, stock in tobacco companies and stock in alcohol companies.
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| − | |link=Ordinances/Sacrament/Uses water instead of wine
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| − | |subject=Water instead of wine for the Sacrament
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| − | |summary=Why does the LDS Church use water instead of wine for its sacrament services? The Doctrine and Covenants even allows for wine to be used, despite the Word of Wisdom's prohibitions on alcohol.
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