Why don't Mormons drink coffee
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Sometimes the Lord tells people to do something that doesn't quite make sense at the time, but perhaps many generations will pass before they realize the reason. When the law of Moses was instituted, there came with it a strict standard of what to eat and what not to eat, along with many other various forms of daily observance that alligned the children of Israel with the commands of God. One of the facits of living by the Word of Wisdom is to abstain from the consumption of Hot drinks. Later on in the history of the church President Brigham Young added that Hot drinks were to be interperted to mean coffee and Tea which were the average hot drinks of the time.
So there are a lot of people who are trying to say that Coffee and Tea are actually good for you but there have been several reports and studies showing that hot drinks in particular can be partial to causing such health defects as esophogal, and bladder cancer. besides the release of several hundreds of chemicals during the roasting process, I would rather focus on what I believe to be a truely prophetic council. That council is found in one of the opening sentences of the Word of Wisdomm found in D&C 89;
"Behold, verly, thus saith the Lord unto you: In consiquence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days, I have warned you and fore warn you by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation."
What I see about this revelation concerning the "Evil designs of conspiring men" is not nessicarily what we put in our bodies, but what the entire format of selling coffee is turning into. That is the selling of espresso's, Latte's, and other various forms of coffee products by the exploitation of women. I can't help but notice that there are Espresso stands poping up around my town that have resorted to luring consumers into buying their products through the guise of Sex appeal. Recently one of the local shops was fined for crossing the line between the counties deemed acceptance of what is considered erotic entertainment, and what is considered prostitution.
Where I live this subject is talked about frequently in the newspapers. People are fighting about it fiercely all the time, and there seems to always be a story of local protest, or advocacy for selling a peek at girl parts with your morning caffine fix. To me it is the fulfillment of a prophecy made over 100 years ago.
This is just a tipical sign of the times to most, but I can't help but wonder if 100 years ago people would have thought that the carnal beast of the world would be fueled by the makers and sellers of "Hot drinks"
There are several reasons why Mormons do not drink coffee, for me it is the same as when the Lord told the Hebrews not to eat pork chops. not nessicarily just because it is bad for you, but because he wants us to follow his commandments.
So think about that the next time you decide to frequent your local topless esperesso stand despite the fact that you may have a loving family at home. And go on thinking that it won't hurt anyone to have a look.
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Thanks for commenting, nudie ladies are tearing down the sanctity of mariages, by selling coffee.
I admire the way you have presented this. Personally, I have different beliefs on the issue of coffee (though only partially). But I hope you don't mind if I agree with you for a paragraph or two.
Having studied the food guidelines in the Old Testament, I can certainly agree that many of the tenets were given without complete understanding from the people to whom they were given. In more modern times, we are beginning to see many of the reasons for the guidelines given there. Many are actually health principles with (medical science is discovering) concrete reasoning behind them. It amazes me that most foods that were forbidden are now found to be harmful to the body in some way, and the permitted ones are healthier. For example, if you're lost in the wilderness somewhere struggling to survive and don't know what kinds of fish are safe to eat, the Mosaic law about clean and unclean fish is a safe bet.
Following what God instructs doesn't always make sense at the time, but if you are convicted by God's spirit to follow it anyway, there is a reason for it. You may never know the reason, or you may look up one day and realize there's a naked lady standing over your coffee.
There are already naked women serving coffee in my town, asside from the already scandili-clad bikini baristas in the latte shops that keep springing up all over the place.
As the guys at work say, the coffee tastes like dung but they're not there for the consumables! Thanks for reading.
Jack Mormons drink coffee
Some do. When I was a Jack Mormon I just drank a lot of Beer. But never coffee........
i drink mormon blood instead, much less evil.
That can't be healthy. I prefer soda, less chances of conrtacting a disease.
Sorry, but I can't take people seriously who misspell things.
Also, coffee (in moderate amounts) has been proven healthy.
If you google 'benefits of caffeine,' you'll see.
And, do you seriously believe a church leader who says 'no coffee?' Interpretations are always shaky, and I find this absurd. If this isn't man made religion, I don't know what is.
If you cant take me seriously why then take the time to comment?
Also, I don't drink coffee because of it's health risks, infact I never implied that the caffeine was the bad part, still caffeine is the most popular “legal” addictive stimulating drug in the world. People become emotionally and physically dependent on their “morning fix” and, over time, develop a tolerance, generally needing more and more just to get through the day. Some scientists say it’s as addictive as heroine or cocaine.
never the less I abstain from coffee and tea for the same reasons that the children of Israel abstain from porkchops, not because it's bad for us, but because a true prophet of God has been inspired to direct us towards a spiritual path, and it is a true principle that anything which is addictive, robs the children of God from their potential for spiritual progression.
Just ya know...your all wacky!
Yeah, but so is the President.
There are more health benefits than there are risks of drinking caffeine. Also, that hasn't been the Starbucks logo for about 20 years. It is a mythological creature, and there is nothing sexual about the logo. The idea that Starbucks is trying to use sex to sell their coffee is so far fetched and ridiculous! If I didn't believe you were serious, I would be laughing hysterically.
If the Word of Wisdom says to abstain from the consumption of hot drinks, than why was it ok for the early Utah Mormon settlers to drink Mormon tea? Mormon tea is the common name for the Ephedra plant. Obviously there are much larger health risks to consuming ephedra than there are with coffee or tea, so why wasn't that included in the forbidden foods? Does it not "lure consumers through the guise of sex appeal"?
Although I disagree with you about the health risks of Caffeine consumption, there is nothing mentioned in LDS doctrine about consumption of Caffeine inparticular, nor did I mention it in this article.
I know for a fact that Star bucks still puts that picture on some of their products, but that's neither here nor there. I used that picture to illustrate a point about sexual exploitation in the coffee selling business in general because I'm not about to paste lurid pics of bikini baristas on this article.
as for the Mormon history you have presented, you should get a little background on the development of the instituting of the "Word of wisdom" as a precept in LDS theology.
http://en.fairmormon.org/Word_of_Wisdom
The bottom line is that the word of wisdom was not implimented as a rule amongst LDS faithfull until one-hundred years after it was dictated,hence it was given—as not by 'commandment or restraint'.
Nice article.
I know this isn't a language class, but I hope you don't mind a few suggestions. You could remove the errant apostrophes from "espresso's" and "latte's" to make them the plurals they should be, instead of the errantly possessive or contracted form they are right now. (And the random mid-sentence capitals "Caffeine," "Hot," etc., and some spelling errors, could be fixed, too.)
And the name of the church isn't "The Church of the Latter-day Saints" (as I see that you have written somewhere else--the category that this "hub" is in). It's The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints.
AC Thanks for the grammer lesson, i'll admit that there is always room for improvement. And I know full well that the name is The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. I'm not in control of the topic title, but I'd rather consign my LDS articles to this one than say the Catholic or Protestant forum.
Mormons DO drink coffee, and I live in Utah... anyway, the point is that it's "the word of wisdom" it says not to, so 'we' (they/us/whatever) don't do it. That's honest to god what it comes down to.
I drink coffee, Starbucks is great. But it's not the issue I suppose seeing as though that I have no problem drinking it, or others drinking it.
But hell, most "Mormons" are jack-mormons in Utah, no matter how absurd that sounds.
I'm sure there are lots of Mormons out there who do all kinds of things which are not in accordance with the principles and teachings of LDS doctrine, I don't think you will be banished to hell for all of eternity or some other sort of outrageous accusation that someone might assert to you for drinking coffee.
I do however, think that you will be missing out on all of the blessings that come with adhering to the the word of wisdom such as entrance to the temple, eternal marriage, and the joy that comes with performing vicarious ordinances on behalf of our deceased ancestors. Personally I would never trade such blessings for a cup of Starbucks.
I am a barista at a Christian coffee shop and am completely modest with the way I dress. I find it wrather insulting that you blame the "carnal beast" on "the makers and sellers of hot drinks." just because someone sells espresso without a shirt does not make the espresso the inapropriate thing, it is the woman. There are also topless car washes. Does that make washing your car bad? If the same is true for espresso, then Mormons should stop washing their cars, and that is obviously rediculous.
Jill, I would like to clarify to you that I am not against the making and selling of Coffey and Espresso, and would never attempt to litigate against the said industry. I do however find a parallel with revelations given over one hundred years ago concerning the evils which have in fact arisen in the coffey world and the growing phenomena of explicit exploitation of women which has resulted.
Although I have heard about the seperate issue of topless carwashes I have yet to actually see one ever in my life. It seems that you are comparing a scenario where independant perhaps college age people come up with the idea of exploiting women whereas I am talking about a mass spread industry that has embraced the same thing. As you can clearly see the two issues are very different.
Since I wrote this article I can tell you that at least ten more topless, or otherwise lurid, espresso stands have popped up in my area.
Always thought it was caffeine that Mormons avoided, didn't understand it was hot drinks. Interesting hub.
Yeah, there's nothing in LDS scripture that mentions caffeine.
PLEASE SOME ONE HELP ME OUT SHOW ME ANY WHERE G-D TOLD ANY OTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE TO FOLLOW SPECIAL LAWS ABOUT FOOD, CLOTHS OR ANY OTHER THING, EXCEPT THE JEWISH PEOPLE, I BELIEVE IT SAYS IN DEUTERONOMY YOU CAN'T ADD NOTHING TO LAWS OF HASHEM, SO MORMONS SHOULD BE FOLLOWING THE NOAHIDE LAWS.
Frank, thanks for commenting.
First, it's not a commandment, it's a word of caution and an admonition to eat healthy, so that one can be healthier and live a fuller life.
Second, we believe that the law of Moses was fulfilled through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This is not to negate the precepts which have been laid out from the beginning but rather to fulfill them. So Mormons should not be following the dietary laws or the law of animal sacrifice, but it goes without saying that we still are required to live righteously, and avoid sexual immorality, Idolatry, murder, theft, blasphemy, and so on.
eovery 2 years ago
Thanks for letting other know in the plain and easy language that you use.
Keep on hubbing!