D&C 89, the revelation known as the Word of Wisdom, gives both very specific and very general instructions. Sometimes we have a tendency to read more into it than is there, or to take away what is actually written there. In the economy of heaven, supererogation is a sin. We are expected [...]
May 2, 2008
Categories: Word of Wisdom . Tags: animals, arachnids, barley water, beer, birds, black tea, caffeine, chewing tobacco, chocolate, coffee, cola drinks, cooking, D&C 89, decaffeinated coffee, drugs, fowls, fruit, grain, grain drinks, grape juice, green tea, Guinness, Herbs, hot drinks, illegal drugs, insects, legal drugs, meat, meat consumption, mild barley drink, mild drinks, mild grain drinks, oolong tea, raw-foodism, Sacrament, seafood, smoking, strong drink, tea, tobacco, tobacco poisoning, vegan, vegetarian, vegetarianism, white tea, wine, Word of Wisdom . Author: LDS Anarchist . Comments: 32 Comments
Noah Webster published the first edition of his dictionary in 1828. It was the very first American dictionary. Section 89 of the Doctrine and Covenants (the Word of Wisdom) was revealed in 1838, so Webster’s 1828 dictionary was the one in use when the Word of Wisdom was given. It may be useful to look [...]
November 16, 2007
Categories: Word of Wisdom . Tags: alcohol, Church, coffee, Doctrine, Health, hot drinks, LDS, mild drinks, Mormon, Mormonism, Mormons, Religion, rum, strong drinks, tea, vodka, wine, Word of Wisdom . Author: LDS Anarchist . Comments: 23 Comments
And whoso forbiddeth to abstain from meats, that man should not eat the same, is not ordained of God; for, behold, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which cometh of the earth, is ordained for the use of man for food and for raiment, and that he might [...]
October 16, 2007
Categories: Word of Wisdom . Tags: Church, frutarian, LDS, meat, Mormon, Mormonism, Mormons, raw-foodism, Religion, vegan, vegetarian . Author: LDS Anarchist . Comments: 7 Comments
