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My doctor asks me on almost every visit if I want a prescription for medical marijuana. And every time I tell him no. To me, smoking of any kind is against WoW. He also tells me I should be drinking a shot of whiskey every night for my heart condition. Again something I refuse to do.

Caffeine isn't against the Word of Wisdom. It is up to each member to decide whether or not to partake of anything that contains caffeine. I stay away from caffeine because of health reasons, but before my diagnosis I was addicted to Dr. Pepper. There was one Bishop in my area that told his ward that caffeine was against the Word of Wisdom and wouldn't issue a Temple Recommend if the member was drinking caffeinated sodas. Several people complained to the Stake President. At the next meeting all the Bishops in the ward had with the Stake President, the Stake President showed up ten minutes late carrying a lunch pail. He apologized for being late, said he hadn't had time to eat and asked if anyone had a problem if he ate his dinner during the meeting. No one did. The Stake President pulled out a can of Pepsi from his lunch pail, popped it open and took a long drink. He asked if anyone had a problem while looking directly at the Bishop. No one said a word.

I've always wondered about the no coffee tea myself. Since I know Joseph Smith was a prophet, I never had a problem with following the Word of Wisdom. And I'm very glad I did. I have been having health issues and after several tests, last week I was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia. My doctor handed me a sheet of paper of items I could no longer have. The very first thing on the list was coffee, tea, and alcohol. I can only imagine how bad my health would have been if I hadn't been following the Word of Wisdom these past 26 years.

Maine. It is very quiet and rural. Small wards, maybe 100 active members in each. My ward is like one big family. Winters are cold and snowy, summers are short and can be humid. The only drawback is that it is a 3 hour drive to the nearest Temple. Before 2000, the nearest Temple was a 12 hour drive away so I shouldn't complain. I've considered moving closer to a Temple, but I like the quiet simple life here.

I too am disabled. I live on SSDI. The first check I write every month is my tithing check. Tho some months I don't think I will have enough, I always manage to pay all my commitments and have enough to live on. I don't dare to not pay my tithing because I truly believe the Lord is blessing me and that if I wasn't paying my tithing, I believe some months I wouldn't have the money I need to survive. Talk to your Bishop, explain your circumstance. Pay a true tithe for a few months and see what happens.

I invited them to my Baptism. They tried to talk me out of it, handed me all kinds of anti literature, and didn't attend. That was 26 years ago. Over time they have come to accept my decision.

What is the name of the book?

I guess it depends on what the individual Bishop thinks about it. I can't see why most would mind texting as long as it is not abused.

While it is interesting to speculate whether Christ was married, his marital status has nothing to do with our salvation. If it was important to our salvation, His marital status, and whether or not He had children would be found in our scriptures. But was he married? In my opinion, yes, and it has nothing to do with a small scrap of papyrus. Why do I think that? Christ was without sin. He obeyed all commandments. One of the first commandments in the Bible is to be fruitful and multiply. In order to obey that commandment, he would have had to be married since fornication is a sin.

Not long at all. I knew right from the beginning I couldn't compete with her cooking. I believed it was only fair if she was going to slave in the kitchen making my dinner, I was going to clean up the mess afterwards. And speaking of chili, I can't get enough of my wife's beef chili and her chicken chili. Both are simply amazing.

My wife and I have worked out a great system. I stay out of the kitchen while she cooks, unless she asks me for help. And when she does, I follow her instructions to the letter. Her cooking is a work of art and I wouldn't dare try to 'improve' it. After she is done and the meal is eaten, she doesn't come into the kitchen while I clean up the mess and do all the dishes. We have been doing this for over 20 years.

Find this site last night and, after browsing thru some of the posts, decided to join. I was 23 when I joined the church in 1986. I took the discussions in 1985, liked what I was taught, but couldn't decide if baptism was the right thing for me. I did go to church most Sundays, and did show up every Tuesday night to play basketball. Missionaries came and went, and all tried unsuccessfully to convince me I should be baptized since I was living the principles (they called me a dry Mormon). In August of 1986 while playing basketball, the two missionaries and I tangled under the net for a rebound with all three of us crashing to the floor. I ended up fracturing my skull. The next day the Elders visited me with one boldly asking, "Are you ready to be baptized?" I meekly nodded that I was. Looking forward to meeting you all and joining in on the discussions.