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Section 89 of the Doctrine and Covenants, commonly known as the "Word of Wisdom" gives members dietary guidelines. It says to consume fruit seasonally, eat meat sparingly, and to eat grain, especially wheat, which is referred to as "the staff of life". The scripture prohibits consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and "hot drinks" (coffee and tea). [3]
The "Word of Wisdom" is the common name of an 1833 section of the Doctrine and Covenants, [1] a book considered by many churches within the Latter Day Saint movement to be a sacred text. The section defines beliefs regarding certain drugs , nutritious ingredients in general, and the counsel to eat meat sparingly; it also offers promises to ...
In 1835, the book was printed and published under the title Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints: Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God. A copy of the Doctrine and Covenants from NASA photographer M. Edward Thomas traveled to the moon and back in 1972 with astronaut John Young aboard Apollo 16. [5]
The Doctrine and Covenants is a compilation of texts canonized as scripture by various denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Organized into sections in most editions, adherents regard many of the compiled texts as revelations given by the Christian God through a prophet .
Multiple scriptural names for this limited and oft-repeated body of teachings are: gospel of Jesus Christ (3 Nephi 27:13–22), doctrine of Christ (3 Nephi 11:31–41), plan of salvation, plan of redemption (Alma 11:40–41), words of eternal life , gospel of repentance, gospel of baptism, gospel of salvation, good tidings Isaiah 52:7), our ...
"Extract from a Revelation given July, 1830", also excerpted from the Doctrine and Covenants (part of LDS D&C 27 or CofC D&C 26) "Rise of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", also excerpted from the Doctrine and Covenants (the start of LDS D&C 20 or CofC D&C 17)
The Calling and Duties of the Twelve Apostles (Doctrine and Covenants 107:23, 33) The Calling and Duties of the Seventy (Doctrine and Covenants 107:34, 93–100) Extract from a revelation given July, 1830 (Doctrine and Covenants 27:5–18) Rise of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Doctrine and Covenants 20:1–36)
Strangites reject [62] [63] both the traditional Christian doctrine of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and the Mormon doctrine of plurality of gods. They insist that there is but one eternal God, the Father , and that alleged progression to godhood (a doctrine supposedly taught by Smith, but Strangites reject that assertion) is impossible.