“Some of the men were excessive chewers of the filthy weed, and their disgusting slobbering and spitting cause Mrs. [Emma] Smith... to make the ironical remark that ‘It would be a good thing if a revelation could be had declaring the use of tobacco a sin, and commanding its suppression’.... The matter was taken up and joked about, one of the brethren suggested that the revelation should also provide for a total abstinence from tea and coffee drinking, intending this as a counter dig at the sisters.”
- High Priest David Whitmer, one of the Three Witnesses, quote in Des Moines Daily News, October 16, 1886, p. 20
There are so many funny Mormon Word of Wisdom stories.
My dear Swedish grandmother used to wait until grandfather (the bishop) went out to the fields. She would then brew a cup of coffee in a sauce pan. All my fathers sisters laugh and giggle every time we have a family reunion as none of them are stalwarts in the church and love to tell that story.
It was funny the time they caught me drinking at the Elks Club, right after I returned from my mission in 1963. I was their favorite nephew from that day on. Recently I sang at the funeral for one of the husbands.
There are so many funny Mormon Word of Wisdom stories.
My dear Swedish grandmother used to wait until grandfather (the bishop) went out to the fields. She would then brew a cup of coffee in a sauce pan. All my fathers sisters laugh and giggle every time we have a family reunion as none of them are stalwarts in the church and love to tell that story.
It was funny the time they caught me drinking at the Elks Club, right after I returned from my mission in 1963. I was their favorite nephew from that day on. Recently I sang at the funeral for one of the husbands.
Now they yust be confused BY Christians!