[anatess]

Gospel Doctrine class last Sunday was on D&C 89 - Word of Wisdom.

Predictably, the entire hour was spent talking about tobacco and alcohol almost to the exclusion of everything else.

Now, there are 21 verses in the entire Word of Wisdom... only 5 of which covers tobacco and alcohol.

And then it was mentioned that you cannot get baptized unless you forsake tobacco and alcohol. And you cannot get a temple recommend if you digress after baptism and start drinking/smoking.

But... in the Word of Wisdom - it also says to eat sparingly, with prudence, and thanksgiving. Now, I know I'm gonna get some flack for this, but a lot of Americans do not eat anything sparingly or with prudence. You can go to any mainstream restaurant and see the portions. And we all know there are a lot of members having weight issues, not because they have an illness, but because they don't eat with prudence. So, how come that's okay? I mean, you can get baptized and get a temple recommend if you consume 100 slices of pizza a day... or, at least, I think you can... yet one beer a day and you're done for.

I don't have any problems with WOW. I never drank nor smoked even before I was a member, so that was an easy one for me - never did like the taste of tobacco or alcohol. I can eat a dozen chocolate bars a day if I don't control myself, though.