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	<title>Latter Day Vegetarian &#187; Word Of Wisdom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HomeResourcesFood for the Soul. Articles on DietLatter Day Saints and Concern for Animals Latter Day Saints and Concern for Animals A vegetarian, Joseph Fielding Smith in 1978 delivered a strong denouncement of killing for sport and advanced humaneness in general, quoting the previous prophets extensively. Noting that “it was important the animals be on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Word of Wisdom: the Forgotten Verses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author's note:
I make no claim to represent the official position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Any truths contained herein have been expressed previously by others. Any errors are my property and my responsibility.

Most of the quotes by LDS leaders appear in longer citations recorded in Dr. Kenneth Johnson's wonderful book, Mormon Wisdom and Health formerly titled The Word of Wisdom Food Plan.

This talk was originally presented at the Northern Utah Health and Nutrition Conference on November 8, 1997 in Ogden, Utah.]]></description>
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		<title>Word of Wisdom: Commentary on D&amp;C 89 &#8211; Hugh W. Nibley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Word of Wisdom is so familiar that we can get through this in a hurry, except for a few neglected patches. First, it's a greeting, not by commandment or constraint, but a word of wisdom, the order and will of God for the temporal salvation for all Saints in these last days. The covenants you make are eternal, but you're not going to be worried about tea, coffee and tobacco in the world hereafter. In the ages to come I don't think smoking will be a serious problem with any of us. In fact, it isn't even now, as far as that goes. It's a temporal law to supply us during this life, and this is the way it was taken.]]></description>
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		<title>Revelation in a Changing World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Revelation in a Changing World Elder Boyd K. Packer Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Boyd K. Packer, “Revelation in a Changing World,” Ensign, Nov 1989, 14 Following baptism, one is confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a brief ordinance, during which there is conferred the gift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David O. McKay, President of the Church, 1953</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Neither the Church nor the world at large can hear too much about the Word of Wisdom. [Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2003), p. 110.]]]></description>
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		<title>John A. Widstoe of the Quorum of the Twelve, 1937</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One with an intelligent interest in food and good life habits is in no sense a faddist or crank. Indeed, every one should have such a sound fundamental knowledge of nutrition that it would be a very part of one-self and applied without conscious effort in everyday life. [The Word of Wisdom: A Modern Interpretation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon B. Hinckley, First Counselor in the First Presidency, 7 Oct. 1990</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Word of Wisdom came to us from the Father of us all, the God of heaven, for our blessing and the blessing of all who would observe it. I regret that we as a people do not observe it more faithfully. [“Mormon Should Mean ‘More Good,’ ” Ensign, vol. 20, no. 11 (Salt Lake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark E. Petersen of the Quorum of the Twelve, 1956.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many hot drinks. It is admitted that continuous taking of excessively hot substances into the mouth and stomach is harmful to health. It is well, therefore, to avoid such practices. . . . But is there some reason why we should avoid the use of tea and coffee, other than that they are served hot? We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ezra Taft Benson, President of the Quorum of the Twelve, 5 Oct. 1974</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#38;C 88:124), that we should not run faster than we have strength (see D&#38;C 10:4), and that we should use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon B. Hinckley, First Counselor in the First Presidency, 2 Oct. 1993</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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, no. 11 (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nov. [...]]]></description>
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