If the Word of Wisdom prohibits alcohol consumption

[_Jersey Girl]

why did the Prophet Joseph Smith himself partake of alcohol?

Jersey Girl

[_harmony]

why did the Prophet Joseph Smith himself partake of alcohol?

Jersey Girl

He also owned a bar.

[_Jersey Girl]

Thanks, harmony, I'm asking these "if" questions on behalf of another person who is interested in investigating the church. These are sample questions I've given this person to ask of missionaries with whom they are meeting right now.

Jersey Girl

[_Bond...James Bond]

why did the Prophet Joseph Smith himself partake of alcohol?

Jersey Girl

He also owned a bar.

Sounds like a sitcom. Guy owns a bar but preaches against it.

Coming soon on ABC...A Hypocrite, A Harem, and A Hooch House.



Didn't the Word of Wisdom come out years after Smith's death?

Bond

[_Jersey Girl]

harmony,

You say that Joseph Smith owned a bar. Do you mean that he had a bar in his own private home or that he owned a business that included the serving of alcohol to patrons?

Jersey Girl

[_asbestosman]

D&C 89 does not prohibit alcohol consumption. It simply recommends that one not use it (with a possible exceptoin for the sacrament). Seems like good advice if you ask me.

[_Bryan Inks]

D&C 89 does not prohibit alcohol consumption. It simply recommends that one not use it (with a possible exceptoin for the sacrament). Seems like good advice if you ask me.

Then why is abstinence from alcohol a requirement to get into the temple and, ultimately, heaven?

[_Jersey Girl]

why did the Prophet Joseph Smith himself partake of alcohol?

Jersey Girl

He also owned a bar.

Sounds like a sitcom. Guy owns a bar but preaches against it.

Coming soon on ABC...A Hypocrite, A Harem, and A Hooch House.



Didn't the Word of Wisdom come out years after Smith's death?

Bond

Not according to this link or have I misread it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom

[_harmony]

why did the Prophet Joseph Smith himself partake of alcohol?

Jersey Girl

He also owned a bar.

Sounds like a sitcom. Guy owns a bar but preaches against it.

Coming soon on ABC...A Hypocrite, A Harem, and A Hooch House.



Didn't the Word of Wisdom come out years after Smith's death?

Bond

Not according to this link or have I misread it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom

Seems to me like the bar was in the hotel that Joseph ran. I'm fuzzy with cold meds, so I may be thinking of someone else.

[_truth dancer]

You know what is weird...

The D&C specifically states that the WoW came as a revelation. Now... as a believer, if God gives a revelation wouldn't you think it should be followed?

The D&C says it is not a commandment but a revelation. So, what... one only has to abide by God's word if God commands it? I just found it weird that the excuse for Joseph Smith was that God didn't command one to follow the WoW so it is not big deal.

In other words, God gives a revelation to a prophet and he doesn't abide by it because it was not commanded of him.

I hear this excuse a lot regarding the revelation to eat mean sparingly... so what if God said this, it is not a commandment so eat as much as you want. OK... whatever.

What baffles me is why this NON-commandment all of a sudden became a requirement to get into the CKHL. Of course the answer is, God can do as he wishes and so he can change whatever he wants to... scripture says it is not a commandment, prophet says it is, prophet Trump's scripture I guess.

~dancer~