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===Joseph Smith and the Word of Wisdom=== | ===Joseph Smith and the Word of Wisdom=== | ||
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Contents
- 1 Questions
- 2 Answer
- 3
- 4 Detailed Analysis
- 5
- 6 Topics
- 6.1 Changes in the way the Word of Wisdom was implemented over time
- 6.2 History and implementation of the Word of Wisdom
- 6.3 Joseph Smith and the Word of Wisdom
- 6.4 Joseph Smith used tea
- 6.5 Almon Babbitt followed Joseph in violating the Word of Wisdom
- 6.6 Joseph Smith sold liquor in Nauvoo
- 6.7 Brigham Young and the Word of Wisdom
- 6.8 Brigham Young and tobacco
- 6.9 Brigham Young's whiskey distillery
- 6.10 Growing tobacco in Utah
- 6.11 Modern prophets and the Word of Wisdom
- 6.12 Consumption of tea may bar someone from the Celestial Kingdom?
- 6.13 Modern day implementation of the Word of Wisdom
- 6.14 Are we violating the Word of Wisdom if we do not eat meat sparingly?
- 6.15 Cola drinks and caffeine
- 6.16 Tea morally wrong?
- 6.17 What are "hot drinks?"
- 6.18 Wine for the stomach?
- 6.19 Accusations of hypocrisy in Church practices related to the Word of Wisdom
- 6.20 Water instead of wine for the Sacrament
Questions
== Critics claim that Joseph Smith and other early Latter-day Saints didn't follow the Word of Wisdom. They point to accounts in the Church's own printed history where Joseph drank wine and beer, and Brigham Young admitted drinking coffee regularly.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]
==Answer
== The Word of Wisdom is "a principle with promise," initially given "not by commandment or constraint" (D&C 89:2–3). Today's Latter-day Saints are required to observe it more rigorously than those who came before them.
Detailed Analysis
Church response
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.
—Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Handbook 2: Administering the Church—2010 (Intellectual Reserve, 2010). Selected Church Policies and Guidelines 21.3.11
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