The condition of the physical body can affect the spirit. That’s why the Lord gave us the Word of Wisdom. He also said that we should retire to our beds early and arise early (see D&C 88:124), that we should …

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I thank the Lord for a testimony of the Word of Wisdom. I wish we lived it more fully. But even though we do not, the Lord pours out His blessings upon those who try. [“My Testimony,” Ensign, vol. 23, …

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Anything harmful that people purposefully take into their bodies is not in harmony with the Word of Wisdom. [True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2004), p. 186; …

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Wo be unto man that shedeth blood or that wasteth flesh and hath no need. [Doctrine and Covenants (Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1989), section 49, verse 21, 90.] Revelation through Joseph …

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And surely, blood shall not be shed, only for meat, to save your lives; and the blood of every beast will I require at your hands. [Genesis 9:11, Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible; see Doctrine and Covenants (Salt Lake …

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[President Lorenzo Snow] introduced the subject of the Word of Wisdom, expressing the opinion that it was violated as much or more in the improper use of meat as in other things, and thought the time was near at hand …

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