I was thinking a lot about the
Word of Wisdom this week, partly due to the fact that we have many
investigators with Word of Wisdom problems but mostly due to the fact that I
have been very tired recently after walking miles every day and want to be more
healthy. On Tuesday, I was feeling
especially weak and after saying a prayer, I was suddenly impressed that I
needed to eat more. I initially thought
that this impression was a bit strange but as I reflected on it, I realized
that I truly wasn't eating much aside from the one meal (lunch) that was
prepared for us by members. I soon
realized the wisdom and logic in this impression. I guess I had been avoiding eating much because I was afraid of gaining a lot of
weight on my mission or just because I didn't have time, but how could I have
any energy if I wasn't eating any food.
I was then inspired to open a
Word of Wisdom pamphlet (I actually found one in English) and read it. It stated that we should eat wholesome herbs,
flesh of beasts, all grain, and the fruit of the vine. But what really touched me was the blessing
promised to those who keep the Word of Wisdom
"and all saints who
remember to keep and do these sayings...shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their
bones; and shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden
treasures; and shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint. And I, the Lord, give unto them a promise,
that the destroying angel shall pass by them, as the children of Israel, and
not slay them. Amen."
The Word of Wisdom contains
many things that we should not do, but it also contains things that we should
do. In order to 'run and not be weary'
and 'walk and not faint', we need to follow all the principles of the Word of
Wisdom.
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