Word of Wisdom health code

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The Word of Wisdom health code is a Latter-day Saint religious guideline that promotes healthy living by encouraging good nutrition and abstinence from substances like alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea.

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Word of Wisdom health code canonical 2
Word of Wisdom 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latter-day Saint religious guideline ⓘ
health law ⓘ
religious health code ⓘ
appliesTo baptized members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
associatedWith LDS Church temple recommend worthiness ⓘ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
basedOn Word of Wisdom revelation ⓘ
codifiedIn LDS Church General Handbook policies ⓘ
complianceRequiredFor LDS temple recommend ⓘ
containsPromiseOf health in the navel and marrow to the bones ⓘ
protection against destroying angel ⓘ
wisdom and great treasures of knowledge ⓘ
counsels grain as the staff of life ⓘ
meat to be used sparingly ⓘ
seasonal use of meat in times of winter or famine ⓘ
use of wine only for sacrament when made by Church members ⓘ
dateOfOrigin 1833 ⓘ
emphasizes agency and personal responsibility ⓘ
encourages consumption of grains ⓘ
consumption of wholesome herbs ⓘ
healthy nutrition ⓘ
moderate consumption of meat ⓘ
prudence in diet ⓘ
enforcedThrough LDS ecclesiastical interviews ⓘ
influences LDS cultural practices regarding food and drink ⓘ
interpretedByLDSLeadersAs prohibiting coffee ⓘ
prohibiting tea made from Camellia sinensis ⓘ
languageOfOriginalText English ⓘ
originallyPresentedAs principle with promise ⓘ
originatedIn United States ⓘ
originatedWith Joseph Smith ⓘ
partOf doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
primaryPurpose distinguish covenant-keeping members ⓘ
encourage spiritual discipline ⓘ
promote health ⓘ
prohibits hot drinks ⓘ
strong drink ⓘ
tobacco ⓘ
religiousTradition Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ
scripturalStatus section of Doctrine and Covenants ⓘ
teaches abstinence from alcohol ⓘ
abstinence from coffee ⓘ
abstinence from tea ⓘ
abstinence from tobacco ⓘ
avoidance of harmful substances ⓘ
textSource Doctrine and Covenants section 89 ⓘ
viewedAs commandment by modern LDS Church leaders ⓘ

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → hasDoctrine → Word of Wisdom health code ⓘ
teachings of Joseph Smith → coreTheme → Word of Wisdom health code ⓘ
Mormonism → moralCode → Word of Wisdom ⓘ
linked to: Word of Wisdom health code