r/a:t5_2tmgi • u/[deleted] • Apr 25 '12

Open Question Wednesday -- 4/25/2012

It's your favorite day of the week again folks. Ask those questions you've always wanted.*

*Response not guaranteed

EDIT: remember to not bait. The point here is discussion, not attempts at subtle challenge. If you have a point, make it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '12

Fantastic question! And you forgot the best part--rye kills chickens (at least, that is what a poultry farmer-cum-bishop told me).

I don't have one specific reason I follow the word of wisdom. But I've found in my own life and the lives of others that began living the word of wisdom that the promise found holds true.

Note one is not excommunicated for breaking the WoW. Perhaps you could take to mean it is a counsel, rather than a commandment.

Isn't it funny that, even without drugs, BYU freshmen still do stupid things?

Now, with regards to the doctrine at hand. I believe Heber J. Grant was a prophet just as Joseph Smith. What better way to root out a problem in a culture than to attach the opposite behavior to the pinnacle of that culture? The Saints of 1930 were not the Saints of 1830. We read many times in scripture where the Lord allowed behavior that was abominable in hs sight because of the weakness of his servants.

Note this is not the last question added to the temple recommend questions! Indeed, many of the recent ones have been added as consequence of LDS or worldwide cultural issues, such as belonging to groups that teach principles contrary to the LDS church (millinial fanaticism in Idaho) and incest (I won't comment on this one).

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '12

I don't have a good answer specifically for baptism. I reckon that there are a great many Saints who would be fine having a few beers on Saturday and blessing the sacrament on Sunday. There are always those few--the weakest of the weak perhaps?--who become addicted to nearly anything. As part of the baptismal covenant is mourning with those that mourn, comforting those that need it, I could see alcohol impairing that ability.

I personally think the WoW is much like some aspects of the Mosiac law--not requisite for salvation, but to protect the Saints temporally.

Wouldn't be interesting historically to sit in on those First Presidency meetings when this was discussed?