Comments on: Does the Mormon Church forbid the use of peyote by Mormons of Native American ancestry? https://askgramps.org/does-mormon-church-forbid-use-peyote-by-mormons-native/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dallon J https://askgramps.org/does-mormon-church-forbid-use-peyote-by-mormons-native/#comment-33764 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.askgramps.org/does-the-mormon-church-forbid-the-use-of-peyote-by-mormons-of-native-american-ancestry/#comment-33764 Gramps left out my favorite part. Joseph Smith II’s grandson, Frederick Smith, head of the RLDS church advocated the use of peyote for all, taught that it was one of the things his grandfather intended for the church to learn from the lamanites, and his mission companion among the lamanites and close friend started the first court recognized “peyote church” in USA.

https://archive.org/details/higherpowersofm00smit

http://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V28N04_105.pdf

The quote from kimball betrays some ignorance on the matter, since peyote does not have an opiate effect, but is quite the opposite from the effects of poppy-derived chemicals, and it has also been shown to heal alcholism batter than AA or any other attempted method.

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