How can Mormons say that coffee and tea are forbidden when all that is enjoined by the Book of Mormon is "hot drinks"? Doesn't this, a)ban other hot drinks than tea and coffee and b)let you have an iced mocha?
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danielcboyer
ANSWERS: 2
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1. The Book of Mormon says nothing of the sort. This is found in the Doctrine and Covenants (http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/89/9). 2. This has already been dealt with. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/376407 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/287931 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/18305 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/128 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/483419
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I didn't see any citations in Glenn's answer(s), so I figured this might be useful: "The only official interpretation of 'hot drinks' (D&C 89:9) in the Word of Wisdom is the statement made by early Church leaders that the term "hot drinks" means tea and coffee." (Church Handbook of Instructions, p. 185, also quoted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Wisdom).
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