Week 3: Strong Drink

Hey y'all!

I'm sorry we didn't get to have our devotional in person this week because of Break the Fast, but here's what we would have talked about.

Section 89 versus 5-7 says:

 5 That inasmuch as any man a drinketh wine or strong drink among you, behold it is not good, neither meet in the sight of your Father, only in assembling yourselves together to offer up your sacraments before him.

 6 And, behold, this should be wine, yea, a pure wine of the grape of the vine, of your own make.

 7 And, again, strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies.

Of course everyone knows that this means alcoholic drinks are not good for the body. It states very specifically that we should not put them in our "bellies."

But keep in mind it's not only because these substances are harmful to us, but also because they alter our state of mind and take away our ability to choose.

God has promised us that if we keep our bodies pure by only putting in things that are good for it, great physical and spiritual blessings will come to us.