Suzie

I agree. I posted this quote in the other thread: LDS.org - Ensign Article - The Evils of Gambling

Also in my opinion another reason the leaders ask us not to contend with other religions is because most members are not fully aware/do not know much of our Church doctrine and Church history and when a topic (they do not know about) is brought up into the discussion by the other party (you know, the most controversial stuff: Blood atonement, Calling and Election, Blacks and the Priesthood, etc) they are not able to give a proper explanation.

That's why I said "taking into consideration there are no health issues, etc". Other than that, it has become an excuse and children being replaced by dogs.

It was easier back then for the enemies of the Church to add poison to wine (due to the color), they couldn't do the same thing with water. Joseph Smith was poisoned once and his jaw was dislocated.

Of course is their choice but if they're members of the Church and they have the knowledge that we all have a commandment from God to do the opposite (taking into consideration there are no health issues, etc) then they're rebelling against God's wishes. Yes, their choice.

Elder Dallin H. Oaks: LDS.org - Ensign Article - The Evils of Gambling

If they lived polygamous lives why would they have to choose one wife? I don't understand the reasoning.

Actually, it took several years after the Manifesto. Many church leaders continued living in polygamy post-manifesto.

Nondoctrinal? I have to respectfully disagree with that. We are sealing more than one wife to one man in the Temple (work for the dead). Just because a doctrine is not presently practiced among the living, it doesn't make it nondoctrinal. As far as I know, Doctrine and Covenants 132 still part of Church doctrine. The Law of Consecration is part of Church doctrine even though we're asked to live the Law of Tithing.

This thread reminds me to the other one about doctrine. It is all good if a person desires not to watch R rated movies or no drink Coke, etc but if in the process of focusing in these small little things they don't do their Home Teaching/VT every month and in this way they do not look after the welfare of their brothers and sisters... in what way it profits them? I think most of the time, we miss the bigger picture.