I have wanted for some time to write about this! But I have so far chose not to because well....ummm it's not because I'm ashamed of what I believe. I am proud to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I don't plan to make any apologies for that.
I guess what is hard is that many within my own faith seem to vary quite a bit on how they feel about and interpret The Word of Wisdom. Personal Revelation is a big thing to me and I would never want to belittle that fact. I have not wanted to seem preachy in any way so I have pretty much just avoided the subject all together. But quite truthfully it has been the backbone of my research with health. My whole story would not be complete without it! (I eventually hope to share it all with you) Every time I have read something related to health and diet I have compared it to what I know in the Word of Wisdom.
Anyway the main reason I am excited about sharing this with you now is because of this post from The Lazy Organizer! I have enjoyed reading her blog for a few years now and I love the way she writes! If you want to learn and be inspired by a lot more then just organizing check out her blog!
Today she posted her thoughts about the Word of Wisdom and I thought she did it in a really good informative way! Since I'm not near as good at putting things into words! (I just come across as too absolute and preachy for some reason!) I'll try to work on that but in the mean time go read what she has to say and just know that I give her a great big AMEN! ;) After you read it I would love to know your thoughts about it!
I guess what is hard is that many within my own faith seem to vary quite a bit on how they feel about and interpret The Word of Wisdom. Personal Revelation is a big thing to me and I would never want to belittle that fact. I have not wanted to seem preachy in any way so I have pretty much just avoided the subject all together. But quite truthfully it has been the backbone of my research with health. My whole story would not be complete without it! (I eventually hope to share it all with you) Every time I have read something related to health and diet I have compared it to what I know in the Word of Wisdom.
Anyway the main reason I am excited about sharing this with you now is because of this post from The Lazy Organizer! I have enjoyed reading her blog for a few years now and I love the way she writes! If you want to learn and be inspired by a lot more then just organizing check out her blog!
Today she posted her thoughts about the Word of Wisdom and I thought she did it in a really good informative way! Since I'm not near as good at putting things into words! (I just come across as too absolute and preachy for some reason!) I'll try to work on that but in the mean time go read what she has to say and just know that I give her a great big AMEN! ;) After you read it I would love to know your thoughts about it!
I found your blog a few months back and have been following it for a while now. I am also a member of the LDS church and have been trying to live by the word of wisdom. In our family we try to live by the "eat sparingly" part of the word of wisdom. I don't think that you need to have meat everyday like we were doing in our home. I am still having a hard time with my kids. They are really picky and love their chicken. But we are doing so much better about eating fruits and veggies, and I am feeling better too. Thanks for all your recipes and info.
ReplyDeleteI love her thoughts. It seems the Word of Wisdom is a major life changing doctrine for people who actually study it. I prayed for a long time and did a lot of scripture and soul searching about that particular section. I was hearing so many differing contradicting things about food and health, and I just want my family to be healthy, so we are now following it a lot more closely and not eating meat, and eating a lot of veggies and grains etc. Thanks for telling me about the article. I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteAnd Amy: You sent your comment while I was in the process of responding to the others! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts! I really, really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteI've been reading your blog for awhile and trying out your recipes (so far, my VERY PICKY HUSBAND has liked all but 1 recipe. The 3 year old, 1 year old, and I like them all!) as our family embarks on a healthier lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts. I truly think that, just as many other Gospel Principles, the Word of Wisdom is for personal interpretation and what is best for an individual or family.
However, I give you props for be wililng to do the "experimenting", so that us novices aren't so intimidated by living healthier lifestyles.