The Wobbly Word of Wisdom

The Word of Wisdom, the Mormon health code which dictates what a member can and can’t eat and drink, is an interesting thing.

The Word of Wisdom was created by Joseph Smith in the 1800s during a time when many various Victorian health trends were popular, but that’s a topic for another post. In this post, the focus will be on the modern implementation of this Mormon doctrine.

Essentially, it’s because of the Word of Wisdom that Mormons avoid drinking coffee and tea. They treat the avoidance of both substances equally and partaking in either is enough of an infraction that doing so will prevent a member from being able to go to the Mormon temple.

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