1. The Lord’s Law of Health

2. Early meetings of the brethren were filled with smoke and spittle from the use of tobacco. This prompted the prophet Joseph to seek guidance, to which he was given the Word of Wisdom.

3. The Word of Wisdom is found in Section 89 of the Doctrine and Covenants. “Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, 27 February 1833.”

4. The School of the Prophets was conducted in the upper room of the Newell K Whitney Store in Kirtland, Ohio.

5. Our bodies are temples of God. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

6. What has the Lord commanded us not to take into our bodies?

7. ▪Wine and strong drinks

8. What has the Lord commanded us not to take into our bodies? ▪Wine and strong drinks ▪Tobacco

9. What has the Lord commanded us not to take into our bodies? ▪Wine and strong drinks ▪Tobacco ▪Coffee and tea

10. What has the Lord commanded us not to take into our bodies? ▪Wine and strong drinks ▪Tobacco ▪Coffee and tea ▪Drugs

11. What has the Lord commanded us not to take into our bodies? ▪Wine and strong drinks ▪Tobacco ▪Coffee and tea ▪Drugs ▪Harmful or habit forming substances

12. What has the Lord commanded us not to take into our bodies? ▪Wine and strong drinks ▪Tobacco ▪Coffee and tea ▪Drugs ▪Harmful or habit forming substances ▪Excess

13. What are some things that are not specifically mentioned in the Word of Wisdom that we should avoid?

14. According to the Word of Wisdom, what are some things the Lord says are good for us?

15. ▪Fruits

16. According to the Word of Wisdom, what are some things the Lord says are good for us? ▪Fruits ▪Vegetables

17. According to the Word of Wisdom, what are some things the Lord says are good for us? ▪Fruits ▪Vegetables ▪Wholesome herbs

18. According to the Word of Wisdom, what are some things the Lord says are good for us? ▪Fruits ▪Vegetables ▪Wholesome herbs ▪Meat, poultry, fish sparingly

19. According to the Word of Wisdom, what are some things the Lord says are good for us? ▪Fruits ▪Vegetables ▪Wholesome herbs ▪Meat, poultry, fish sparingly ▪Grains

20. How has the use of these things blessed you?

21. What do work, rest, and exercise have to do with the Lord’s law of health?

22. What blessings are promised us as we obey the Word of Wisdom?

23. ▪good health

24. We “shall run and not be weary, and shall walk and not faint” (D&C 89:20).

25. ▪good health ▪Personal revelation

26. ▪good health ▪Personal revelation we “shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge, even hidden treasures” (D&C 89:19).

27. ▪good health ▪Personal revelation ▪Life

28. ▪good health ▪Personal revelation ▪Life the destroying angel shall pass us by

29. “If you and I desire the blessings of life, of health, of vigor of body and mind; if we desire the destroying angel to pass us by, as he did in the days of the children of Israel, we must obey the Word of Wisdom; then God is bound,and the Blessing shall come to us”

30. How can we help children and youth understand the eternal significance of the Word of Wisdom?