Comments on: Why didn’t early church leaders follow the Word of Wisdom?

By: I-Moron

I-Moron — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:07:00 +0000

Also a year after Joseph Smith supposedly received the order not to drink tea etc he made it official that mormons who didn’t obey were not “worthy to hold an office” – http://mit.irr.org/word-of-wisdom-it-divine-revelation …….mate your deceit is beyond compare

By: I-Moron

I-Moron — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:04:00 +0000

you are also reading the “Not by commandment or constraint” out of context – it is immediately followed by the superior “but by revelation and the word of wisdom”, meaning that the order not to drink tea and alcohol is not merely a man made command or a restraint but a supposedly God given revelation. This means the exact opposite of what you have argued – and seems to be a more accurate reading of the text. http://mit.irr.org/word-of-wisdom-it-divine-revelation

By: I-Moron

I-Moron — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:58:00 +0000

only one problem with all this…for Mormons who are raised(or worse who convert) in today’s culture tea and coffee and alcohol is heavily part of the popular culture, probably more so than in Smiths time..so why isn’t this taken into account ??? Surely Mormons of today have more reason to follow the “not a commandment or constraint” part – seems exceptionally hypocritical that Smith can break it and members today are unworthy if they do

By: Neuroevolutionist

Neuroevolutionist — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 04:17:00 +0000

You might be interested to know that Joseph F. Smith wrote that the first few verses were added in later by mistake. They were part of an introduction that got misprinted as part of the revelation. In the end, it simply wasn’t required back then.

By: thomas mcfall

thomas mcfall — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:52:00 +0000

“adapted for the weak” ?.
I am one of the weak. yet, I love the church. I am not a member of the church for I am weak in so many ways. I have often, very often, thought of asking to join the church but I know I am weak. I am also an honest person. I cannot lie.
how can I speak the baptismal promises when I know ( not feel ) that I will most probably break the wow after I state the words in the baptismal or missionary discussions or with a stake leader but in my heart know that I wish to obey the church and yet know, by history, that I will break the wow,
“mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greatest liar of them all ?”
( a Disney query from “snow white” but one I ask myself when I look into the mirror.