6
Dec 2008
It Took A Long Time (1918)
Posted in A New Era Begins (1890-1921) by D Marriott at 11:59 am |
It took much longer than most Latter-day Saints like to believe. Although the Word of Wisdom was received by the Prophet Joseph as early as 1833, the Lord apparently understood the difficulty of giving up such habits as tobacco and strong drinks and thus did not make it a commandment. Early Church leaders apparently believed the habits were more deeply entrenched than even the Lord suspected and made only periodic attempts to enforce the Word of Wisdom. Actually, it was not until the administration of a twentieth century Prophet, Heber J. Grant (1918-1945) that the revelation received by Joseph Smith became a rquirement for advancement in the church and entrance to the temple.
Kimball, Stanley, p. 204 fn.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.