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Elizabeth wrote: June 24th, 2017, 12:51 pm Yes, and in the case of LDS leaders who set an example to others who follow, which is a grave responsibility in itself... their choice to partake of any substance detrimental to the body and which is addictive, also undermines the faith others have in what they teach.
Your personal interpretation of church doctrine is non-binding on the rest of the church. :-w

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mirkwood wrote: June 24th, 2017, 1:55 pm
Elizabeth wrote: June 24th, 2017, 12:51 pm Yes, and in the case of LDS leaders who set an example to others who follow, which is a grave responsibility in itself... their choice to partake of any substance detrimental to the body and which is addictive, also undermines the faith others have in what they teach.
Your personal interpretation of church doctrine is non-binding on the rest of the church. :-w
The WOW is very much subject to interpretation; there is even a thread here that presents an interpretation where it states opposite to the popular interpretation about eating grains, etc.

By their fruits, you shall know them; this applied to members of the military means if you fat, you're not fit for service. :((

Oldest dude wins is another technique well employed. All things in moderation works for the most part with a few exceptions.

Firsthand I've felt this over emphasis by some well meaning person with a BMI obviously exceeding optimum. :))

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Irrelevant wrote: June 24th, 2017, 1:02 pm
BeNotDeceived wrote: June 24th, 2017, 9:38 am
Irrelevant wrote: June 24th, 2017, 9:20 am Those who choose to consume caffeinated drinks do not seem to care that others choose not to. Why do some who choose not to drink them care so much that some do? Why agonize over something that doesn't affect your own salvation?
Energy drinks are sold to children without even having to disclose the quantity of caffeine or other harmful ingredients.

Why not prevent sale to minors. :-?
Maybe I was too vague. I was referring to members of the church who feel that, based on their personal study, revelation, insights, their interpretation of words of leaders past and present, etc, partaking of caffeine is a sin or against the Word of Wisdom and take it upon themselves to criticize others who do not feel the same. My issue with the debate is treating something personal as commandment and holding everyone else accountable to it. I can't understand why people get so bent out of shape.

To answer your question: Sale to minors could be prevented, I guess. However, I feel it more important as a parent to teach my children, talk about what we put in our bodies, and when appropriate, allow them to use agency to decide for themselves, all while following the promptings of the Holy Sprit. As parents, we are accountable for teaching our Father's children how to know truth- how to pray, how to study things out, how to learn of Him, and how to make good choices. We are to teach them about agency. If we succeed in this, and minors purchasing energy drinks is bad, then they will know it and use their agency to not partake. Or maybe they won't... But at least they will understand the principle of agency, which is really why we are here in the first place.
The amount of caffeine isn't on the label, so how do you know? :-?

Also kids often buy stuff without any parent around, and many have parents that are less than optimal.

... the manual states: “Leaders teach correct principles and help those they lead learn to govern themselves” (Ibid.). https://1eternalround.blogspot.com/2017 ... s-and.html

It is our choice and decision what is best for us and the only things clearly prohibited are alcohol and tobacco.

By their fruits you will know them applies to actions too.Image

1. When You Give Up Carbs...You Start Burning Fat
2. When You Give Up Carbs...You Feel Less Hungry
3. When You Give Up Carbs...Your Belly Gets Flatter
4. When You Give Up Carbs...You Slash Your Risk of Diabetes
5. When You Give Up Carbs...Your Muscles Get Stronger
6. When You Give Up Carbs...You Feel More Energized

http://time.com/4021985/simple-carbohydrates/

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BeNotDeceived wrote: June 24th, 2017, 8:28 pm
Irrelevant wrote: June 24th, 2017, 1:02 pm
BeNotDeceived wrote: June 24th, 2017, 9:38 am
Irrelevant wrote: June 24th, 2017, 9:20 am Those who choose to consume caffeinated drinks do not seem to care that others choose not to. Why do some who choose not to drink them care so much that some do? Why agonize over something that doesn't affect your own salvation?
Energy drinks are sold to children without even having to disclose the quantity of caffeine or other harmful ingredients.

Why not prevent sale to minors. :-?
Maybe I was too vague. I was referring to members of the church who feel that, based on their personal study, revelation, insights, their interpretation of words of leaders past and present, etc, partaking of caffeine is a sin or against the Word of Wisdom and take it upon themselves to criticize others who do not feel the same. My issue with the debate is treating something personal as commandment and holding everyone else accountable to it. I can't understand why people get so bent out of shape.

To answer your question: Sale to minors could be prevented, I guess. However, I feel it more important as a parent to teach my children, talk about what we put in our bodies, and when appropriate, allow them to use agency to decide for themselves, all while following the promptings of the Holy Sprit. As parents, we are accountable for teaching our Father's children how to know truth- how to pray, how to study things out, how to learn of Him, and how to make good choices. We are to teach them about agency. If we succeed in this, and minors purchasing energy drinks is bad, then they will know it and use their agency to not partake. Or maybe they won't... But at least they will understand the principle of agency, which is really why we are here in the first place.
The amount of caffeine isn't on the label, so how do you know? :-?
How do I know what? If something is bad for my child? By "following the promptings of the Holy Spirit" and good sense.
Or how much caffeine something contains? As far as I can tell (I don't drink energy drinks and rarely soda of any kind as I prefer to ingest my sugar in ice cream) most things actually do have it on the label- if not,
Google. But I don't really care to know. My kids are quite energetic as it is. They certainly do not need help!


Also kids often buy stuff without any parent around, and many have parents that are less than optimal.
True. Do you propose carding them?

... the manual states: “Leaders teach correct principles and help those they lead learn to govern themselves” (Ibid.). https://1eternalround.blogspot.com/2017 ... s-and.html
:)

It is our choice and decision what is best for us and the only things clearly prohibited are alcohol and tobacco.
I've read plenty of posts on here to know not to open that can of worms, ha ha.

By their fruits you will know them applies to actions too.Image
Actions as well as words, right? Agreed.

1. When You Give Up Carbs...You Start Burning Fat
2. When You Give Up Carbs...You Feel Less Hungry
3. When You Give Up Carbs...Your Belly Gets Flatter
4. When You Give Up Carbs...You Slash Your Risk of Diabetes
5. When You Give Up Carbs...Your Muscles Get Stronger
6. When You Give Up Carbs...You Feel More Energized

http://time.com/4021985/simple-carbohydrates/
My Dad have up carbs and lost a ton of weight but boy was he lethargic! If you choose to give them up that's fantastic! But I don't know if I could live in a world without cake, cookies, donuts... All of the good stuff has carbs!! :)


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Elizabeth wrote: June 25th, 2017, 6:58 pm:(
Honestly, what is your testimony based on?

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Irrelevant wrote: June 24th, 2017, 9:46 pm
The amount of caffeine isn't on the label; how do you know? :-?

How do I know what? If something is bad for my child? By "following the promptings of the Holy Spirit" and good sense.
Or how much caffeine something contains? As far as I can tell (I don't drink energy drinks and rarely soda of any kind as I prefer to ingest my sugar in ice cream) most things actually do have it on the label- if not, Google. But I don't really care to know. My kids are quite energetic as it is. They certainly do not need help!


Also kids often buy stuff without any parent around, and many have parents that are less than optimal.

True. Do you propose carding them?

Yes, beyond a certain mass/volume, which now is impossible to know due to lack of labeling. Kids can't buy other detrimental substances, why not caffeine?
Your answer only addressed you and your kids at the current time, hardly a way to optimize public policy for everyone. :-o

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This is such a typical Mormon Pharisee diversion tactic. Make a big deal about something which has no significance whatsoever, pick on a specific brand name - Coca Cola - while ignoring all of the many other caffeinated drinks - Mountain Dew being far worse than Coke. Don't mention the real problem and actual violation of the Word of Wisdom which is the vast consumption of MEAT and the slaughter of literally billions of animals every year in direct disobedience to the instruction of God.

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Personally, I rarely if ever eat meat. I endeavour to be aware of the ingredients of everything I consume, and choose only that which seems to be as healthy as it is possible to be and in minimal proportions. I also avoid medical procedures and prescriptions if possible.

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"With the appearance of cola drinks in the early 1900s, the Church was confronted with cold beverages containing caffeine, a harmful substance believed to make coffee and tea unacceptable. While no official Church position has been stated, leaders have counselled members to avoid caffeine and other addictive chemicals.

Church leaders universally caution against any use of such drugs as marijuana and cocaine and the abuse of prescription drugs. While none of these substances are mentioned specifically in the Word of Wisdom, the concept of the sanctity of the body and the deleterious effects of chemical substances on it have been emphasised as an extension of the Word of Wisdom."


http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Word_of_Wisdom

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...and they serve soda in the temple. Imagine that...


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https://www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and ... m?lang=eng

"It is not necessary to be commanded in all things. With the guidelines the Lord has given in this revelation, we should have little difficulty in determining both what and how much we can wisely eat.

“In another revelation (Sec. 59) we are told they are not to be used ‘to excess, neither by extortion.’ The difficulty with most of the human family, is eating too much, and failing to heed his counsel. There would be less disease and mankind would live longer if all would also heed the counsel of the Lord concerning the use of wholesome foods.”

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There is something interesting about the "It won't keep you out of heaven or the Celestial Kingdom" excuse that really bothers me.

We hear it brought out anytime someone wants to justify a behavior that is questionable (hence the controversy) but hasn't been strictly forbidden by way of command by proper authority.

I'm always led to think a few things.

1. It is not meet that we are commanded in all things.

2. It is usually controversial because we have been given enough guidance by proper authority to know that the behavior is certainly not endorsed, if not strictly prohibited.

3. How do you know it won't keep you out of the Celestial Kingdom? Granted, I doubt you'll stand before the judgement bar and hear "If it wasn't for all that soda you drank you'd be welcome here." Or "we just can't let a caffeine drinker/R-rated movie watcher/"purple shirt to pass the sacrament person"in here. "

I think it has more to do with our hearts and becoming. Kind of like Pride Parades. We all have weaknesses, maybe yours is drinking too much caffeine, or indulging in inappropriate media, or just not wanting to conform to social expectations that aren't really unreasonable and hold symbolic meaning for many you purport to be serving. But to flaunt it and try to convert others is where such an activity may trip you up and stunt your growth or lead you off on a strange path. Sure, we can refrain from making final judgements based on such behavior, about ourselves and others, as long as we are working on becoming better, recognize our weakness, and try to understand and live by the Letter and the Spirit of the Law.

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I wonder how the church regarded Coca-Cola originally when the "Coca" was actually cocaine.

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BeNotDeceived wrote: June 26th, 2017, 3:41 pm
Irrelevant wrote: June 24th, 2017, 9:46 pm
The amount of caffeine isn't on the label; how do you know? :-?

How do I know what? If something is bad for my child? By "following the promptings of the Holy Spirit" and good sense.
Or how much caffeine something contains? As far as I can tell (I don't drink energy drinks and rarely soda of any kind as I prefer to ingest my sugar in ice cream) most things actually do have it on the label- if not, Google. But I don't really care to know. My kids are quite energetic as it is. They certainly do not need help!


Also kids often buy stuff without any parent around, and many have parents that are less than optimal.

True. Do you propose carding them?

Yes, beyond a certain mass/volume, which now is impossible to know due to lack of labeling. Kids can't buy other detrimental substances, why not caffeine?
Your answer only addressed you and your kids at the current time, hardly a way to optimize public policy for everyone. :-o
How did I find myself in an "optimize public policy for everyone" conversation!? :-o

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Wonderful parable. I've often wondered if the wheat and tares know that they are such.

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I think there are going to be a lot of really surprised LDS when they get to the other side and see who in their ward did and did not "make it."
Elizabeth wrote: June 27th, 2017, 4:55 am "It is not necessary to be commanded in all things. With the guidelines the Lord has given in this revelation, we should have little difficulty in determining both what and how much we can wisely eat.
If this quote was in the context that Elizabeth is trying to force it (round hole meet square peg), I guarantee there would be no soda offered in the temples.

I've never understood the LDS who strain at gnats with such fierceness.

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mirkwood wrote: June 27th, 2017, 4:55 pm I think there are going to be a lot of really surprised LDS when they get to the other side and see who in their ward did and did not "make it."
Elizabeth wrote: June 27th, 2017, 4:55 am "It is not necessary to be commanded in all things. With the guidelines the Lord has given in this revelation, we should have little difficulty in determining both what and how much we can wisely eat.
If this quote was in the context that Elizabeth is trying to force it (round hole meet square peg), I guarantee there would be no soda offered in the temples.

I've never understood the LDS who strain at gnats with such fierceness.
There it is! I was wondering when the "straining at gnats" would finally be brought up.

It is only a sin to strain at gnats if one is also swallowing camels.

I have quite a few things I have been accused of "straining at gnats" for. Funny thing, they are all things the Lord has commanded me to do, found in scripture or modern prophecy, in direct response to questions and needs I placed before the Lord. And as strange or small as they sound to many, most have resulted in the desired petition: to have the health to bare more children. Not a small thing to me.

Strangely, many woman suffer from the same fertility issues, caused by our modern life and exposures, with answers found in modern and ancient scripture, who won't accept the "easiness" of the way because it seems like straining at gnats.

I can testify, by small and simple things at great things brought to pass. A correct understanding of the Word of Wisdom and Law of Moses have literally healed me and allowed me a posterity I could not otherwise have. These may look like gnats, but I assure you, and the Lord has said, never at any time has he given a command that was temporal, they are all for our spiritual benefit.

As for me, I never understood the LDS who say "
"Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; "

As for soda in temples, what a silly guarantee. If your guarantee had merit, why would we ever expect tares to be allowed to grow among the wheat? Why would the Lord allow it? Wouldn't he just remove the temptation entirely? Perhaps agency applies everywhere, even at the temple.

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Michelle wrote: June 27th, 2017, 5:26 pm

I can testify, by small and simple things at great things brought to pass.
So can I.
As for soda in temples, what a silly guarantee. If your guarantee had merit, why would we ever expect tares to be allowed to grow among the wheat? Why would the Lord allow it? Wouldn't he just remove the temptation entirely? Perhaps agency applies everywhere, even at the temple.

So is President Monson a tare? He drinks soda.


I think the real problem is some people have developed their own belief system and have found those things contrary to what is being taught. Then they say things like Elizabeth did earlier where she begins to question if everything else in the church is a sham because members of the First Presidency and Q12 have/are soda drinkers. I think someone who goes down that path probably should re-evaluate their personal opinions and stop defining them as church doctrine when they are not.

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Michelle wrote: June 27th, 2017, 5:26 pm


There it is! I was wondering when the "straining at gnats" would finally be brought up.

I've used that phrase already. Maybe it was in this thread, I don't remember.

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mirkwood wrote: June 27th, 2017, 6:05 pm
Michelle wrote: June 27th, 2017, 5:26 pm

I can testify, by small and simple things at great things brought to pass.
So can I.
As for soda in temples, what a silly guarantee. If your guarantee had merit, why would we ever expect tares to be allowed to grow among the wheat? Why would the Lord allow it? Wouldn't he just remove the temptation entirely? Perhaps agency applies everywhere, even at the temple.

So is President Monson a tare? He drinks soda.


I think the real problem is some people have developed their own belief system and have found those things contrary to what is being taught. Then they say things like Elizabeth did earlier where she begins to question if everything else in the church is a sham because members of the First Presidency and Q12 have/are soda drinkers. I think someone who goes down that path probably should re-evaluate their personal opinions and stop defining them as church doctrine when they are not.
No, you totally missed the point of my analogy. I don't actually care if you drink soda, or any of the other points I mentioned. Sorry I took the time to engage with you. Good luck to you.

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Irrelevant wrote: June 27th, 2017, 11:51 am
BeNotDeceived wrote: June 26th, 2017, 3:41 pm
Irrelevant wrote: June 24th, 2017, 9:46 pm
The amount of caffeine isn't on the label; how do you know? :-?

How do I know what? If something is bad for my child? By "following the promptings of the Holy Spirit" and good sense.
Or how much caffeine something contains? As far as I can tell (I don't drink energy drinks and rarely soda of any kind as I prefer to ingest my sugar in ice cream) most things actually do have it on the label- if not, Google. But I don't really care to know. My kids are quite energetic as it is. They certainly do not need help!


Also kids often buy stuff without any parent around, and many have parents that are less than optimal.

True. Do you propose carding them?

Yes, beyond a certain mass/volume, which now is impossible to know due to lack of labeling. Kids can't buy other detrimental substances, why not caffeine?
Your answer only addressed you and your kids at the current time, hardly a way to optimize public policy for everyone. :-o
How did I find myself in an "optimize public policy for everyone" conversation!? :-o
Labeling laws are the result of public policy. :-\

Meanwhile advertisers spend millions of dollars to dupe children to do the dew.

Maybe dew represents the maximum dosage allowed, any higher dose is deemed a dewn't and not sold to minors. Energy Drinks, Jolt and others sodas clearly exceed what's ok for a child to consume without a parents consent. Excise tax all harmful substances to the extent that they are harmful and use the funds collected to remedy the damages resulting from their consumption, to subsidize healthcare, public transpo and other legitimate purposes.

Win-win encourages good choices to prevent problems, rather than attempt costly cures. Image

Also incentivizes innovation of healthy food choices.

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