Using Caffeine is a Sin Against God :: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Using Caffeine is a Sin Against divinity fudge One of the most widely misunderstood commandments in The Church of messiah Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the Word of Wisdom. The question that seems to trouble many members of the church building is whether or not caffeine is part of the Word of Wisdom. In this paper, we testament find that as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we cannot suck up caffeinated beverages and say that we keep the Word of Wisdom. President Hinckley asked and answered a question in General Conference on October 4th of 1997. Are we moving to mainstream the States as some observers believe? In this, I fear we are. The remonstrate came due to the increasing amount of shopping that is being d wiz on sundays in LDS communities, and the increasing amount of disobedience to the Word of Wisdom. His tone was one of concern and love. We take on a great responsibility to be an ideal of virtuous thought and deed. We invite been bl essed exceedingly with knowledge, that combined with experience will give us understanding. Why then, as a whole, do we seem to be regressing and becoming more like the world, as our vaticinator has stated, instead of like the savior of all mankind, even Jesus Christ. We have been counseled heretofore by prophets of old, to seek learning, even by study, and by opinion. We have an cartel to search the scriptures and to learn what the Lord is teaching us and warning us of. We must go forward with faith, and not backward. We must come unto the Lord, and not expect the Lord to come unto us. Of the many dangers in this world, the greatest danger that we have is an uninformed citizenry. Being informed is an obligation that each of us has to ourselves. Brigham Young said that Education is the ability to trust clearly, to act well in the days work, and to appreciate life. By this definition, and after knowing the effects of caffeine upon the human body, I have come to the conclu sion that drinking caffeine is a sign of a lack of respect for oneself, and of an unappreciative attitude toward the life that each of us has been blessed with. Furthermore, it shows of either our inability, or unwillingness to learn to think clearly.