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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 {{s||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.<ref>[http://history.lds.org/article/doctrine-and-covenants-word-of-wisdom
 

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1 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#''Revelations in Context'': "Nevertheless, it required time to wind down practices that were so deeply ingrained in family tradition and culture"|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#''Revelations in Context'': "Nevertheless, it required time to wind down practices that were so deeply ingrained in family tradition and culture"]] jump to
2 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Has the implementation and enforcement of the Word of Wisdom changed over time?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Has the implementation and enforcement of the Word of Wisdom changed over time?]] jump to
3 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Early Latter-day Saints were not under the same requirements for the Word of Wisdom as today's Saints are|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Early Latter-day Saints were not under the same requirements for the Word of Wisdom as today's Saints are]] jump to
4 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#"Strong drink" was initially interpreted as hard liquor, and did not include beer or lightly fermented wine|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#"Strong drink" was initially interpreted as hard liquor, and did not include beer or lightly fermented wine]] jump to
5 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Tobacco, coffee and tea were not initially prohibited, but instead their use was discouraged|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Tobacco, coffee and tea were not initially prohibited, but instead their use was discouraged]] jump to
6 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Kate Holbrook: The Word of Wisdom: Development and Practice|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Kate Holbrook: The Word of Wisdom: Development and Practice]] jump to
7 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In what way did Joseph Smith implement the Word of Wisdom during his lifetime?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In what way did Joseph Smith implement the Word of Wisdom during his lifetime?]] jump to
8 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph Smith never interpreted the Word of Wisdom revelation as demanding total abstinence|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph Smith never interpreted the Word of Wisdom revelation as demanding total abstinence]] jump to
9 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Beer, unfermented or lightly fermented wine, and cider were considered "mild drinks" by some and therefore acceptable under at least some circumstances|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Beer, unfermented or lightly fermented wine, and cider were considered "mild drinks" by some and therefore acceptable under at least some circumstances]] jump to
10 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph Smith give some of the brethren money to purchase whiskey in violation of the Word of Wisdom?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph Smith give some of the brethren money to purchase whiskey in violation of the Word of Wisdom?]] jump to
11 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The use of whiskey as a stimulant while traveling was allowed, but abusing it by getting drunk was not|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The use of whiskey as a stimulant while traveling was allowed, but abusing it by getting drunk was not]] jump to
12 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The complete prohibition on alcohol was phased in gradually|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The complete prohibition on alcohol was phased in gradually]] jump to
13 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph Smith appear in public smoking a cigar right after teaching a sermon on the Word of Wisdom?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph Smith appear in public smoking a cigar right after teaching a sermon on the Word of Wisdom?]] jump to
14 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#This accusation was made by Amasa Lyman, who had already been excommunicated from the Church|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#This accusation was made by Amasa Lyman, who had already been excommunicated from the Church]] jump to
15 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#We ought to start with a degree of suspicion when we hear stories like this, because Joseph really did to things on occasion to test the Saints|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#We ought to start with a degree of suspicion when we hear stories like this, because Joseph really did to things on occasion to test the Saints]] jump to
16 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph Smith violate the Word of Wisdom by drinking tea?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph Smith violate the Word of Wisdom by drinking tea?]] jump to
17 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The Word of Wisdom was enforced differently in the 19th century than today|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The Word of Wisdom was enforced differently in the 19th century than today]] jump to
18 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph's use of tea may have been an exceptional event, worthy of note in his journal|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph's use of tea may have been an exceptional event, worthy of note in his journal]] jump to
19 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did George A. Smith report that some church members left the church after finding that their leaders drank tea and coffee?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did George A. Smith report that some church members left the church after finding that their leaders drank tea and coffee?]] jump to
20 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#George A. Smith clearly intends his audience to see the converts' action as ridiculous|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#George A. Smith clearly intends his audience to see the converts' action as ridiculous]] jump to
21 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Willard Richards violate the Word of Wisdom by using tobacco at Carthage Jail?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Willard Richards violate the Word of Wisdom by using tobacco at Carthage Jail?]] jump to
22 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Willard Richards was a Thomsonian herbalist, a type of physician common in the first half of the nineteenth century in the United States|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Willard Richards was a Thomsonian herbalist, a type of physician common in the first half of the nineteenth century in the United States]] jump to
23 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Neither the wine nor the tobacco was, for members at the time, seen as a violation of the Word of Wisdom--they were likely medicinal|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Neither the wine nor the tobacco was, for members at the time, seen as a violation of the Word of Wisdom--they were likely medicinal]] jump to
24 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Tobacco for Willard Richards|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Tobacco for Willard Richards]] jump to
25 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph utter a false prophecy and show disregard for the Word of Wisdom in telling Orson Hyde that he would drink wine with him in Palestine?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Joseph utter a false prophecy and show disregard for the Word of Wisdom in telling Orson Hyde that he would drink wine with him in Palestine?]] jump to
26 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph's prophecy of drinking wine with Hyde in Palestine is reminiscent of Jesus' promise to the apostles that he would drink of wine when the kingdom of God was come|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph's prophecy of drinking wine with Hyde in Palestine is reminiscent of Jesus' promise to the apostles that he would drink of wine when the kingdom of God was come]] jump to
27 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The prophecy: "If I live I [will] take these b[r]ethren through these United States and through the world. I will make just as big a wake as God Almighty will let me"|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The prophecy: "If I live I [will] take these b[r]ethren through these United States and through the world. I will make just as big a wake as God Almighty will let me"]] [[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The prophecy: "If I live I [will] take these b[r]ethren through these United States and through the world. I will make just as big a wake as God Almighty will let me"|jump to]]
28 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In Joseph's day, wine was not forbidden by the Word of Wisdom|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In Joseph's day, wine was not forbidden by the Word of Wisdom]] jump to
29 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Heber J. Grant include a strict observance of the Word of Wisdom in the temple recommend interview because of the repeal of prohibition?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Did Heber J. Grant include a strict observance of the Word of Wisdom in the temple recommend interview because of the repeal of prohibition?]] jump to
30 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The Word of Wisdom requirement in the temple recommend interview was in place for many years before Prohibition was repealed|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The Word of Wisdom requirement in the temple recommend interview was in place for many years before Prohibition was repealed]] jump to
31 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The church had been emphasizing the importance of living the Word of Wisdom from a very early time|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The church had been emphasizing the importance of living the Word of Wisdom from a very early time]] jump to
32 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#How was enforcement of the Word of Wisdom phased in over time?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#How was enforcement of the Word of Wisdom phased in over time?]] jump to
33 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Brigham Young declined to make the Word of Wisdom a "test of fellowship"|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Brigham Young declined to make the Word of Wisdom a "test of fellowship"]] jump to
34 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Ezra T. Benson notes that observing the Word of Wisdom would be "pleasing" to our Heavenly Father|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Ezra T. Benson notes that observing the Word of Wisdom would be "pleasing" to our Heavenly Father]] jump to
35 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In 1870, Brigham Young left the compliance with the Word of Wisdom up to the individual|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In 1870, Brigham Young left the compliance with the Word of Wisdom up to the individual]] jump to
36 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In 1898, the First Presidency noted that bishops should not withhold temple recommends based upon the Word of Wisdom|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#In 1898, the First Presidency noted that bishops should not withhold temple recommends based upon the Word of Wisdom]] jump to
37 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#By 1902, temple recommends were beginning to be denied to those who did not follow the Word of Wisdom|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#By 1902, temple recommends were beginning to be denied to those who did not follow the Word of Wisdom]] jump to
38 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph F. Smith reasoned that the long period of implementation was needed to allow people to overcome addictions|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Joseph F. Smith reasoned that the long period of implementation was needed to allow people to overcome addictions]] jump to
39 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Why do Mormons use water instead of wine for their sacrament services?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Why do Mormons use water instead of wine for their sacrament services?]] jump to
40 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Latter-day Saints understand and accept the symbolism of wine, as used by the Savior at the Last Supper and in communion services among other Christian churches|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Latter-day Saints understand and accept the symbolism of wine, as used by the Savior at the Last Supper and in communion services among other Christian churches]] jump to
41 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The Lord provided scriptural authorization to substitute water for wine in the Sacrament|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The Lord provided scriptural authorization to substitute water for wine in the Sacrament]] jump to
42 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Beginning in 1902 President Smith began institutional reforms to require greater adherence to the Word of Wisdom|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Beginning in 1902 President Smith began institutional reforms to require greater adherence to the Word of Wisdom]] jump to
43 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Some early Christians used both water and wine in the sacrament|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Some early Christians used both water and wine in the sacrament]] jump to
44 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Later developments in Christianity: Some Christians felt it was permissible to modify the observance of the sacrament even without direction from the Lord|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Later developments in Christianity: Some Christians felt it was permissible to modify the observance of the sacrament even without direction from the Lord]] jump to
45 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Latter-day Saints emphatically affirm our reliance on the atoning blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Latter-day Saints emphatically affirm our reliance on the atoning blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins]] jump to
46 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Why does the presiding Mormon authority receive the sacrament before the rest of the congregation?|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#Why does the presiding Mormon authority receive the sacrament before the rest of the congregation?]] jump to
47 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#By partaking of the sacrament first, the presiding officer is signaling or communicating to the congregation that the ordinance has been performed properly|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#By partaking of the sacrament first, the presiding officer is signaling or communicating to the congregation that the ordinance has been performed properly]] jump to
48 {{SeeAlso|Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The practice is, however, a tradition: The ordinance is still valid even if the tradition is not followed|l1=the_visual_title}} #REDIRECT[[Word of Wisdom implementation over time#The practice is, however, a tradition: The ordinance is still valid even if the tradition is not followed]] jump to

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