tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post1149300553434527986..comments2024-02-18T10:19:46.501-08:00Comments on Matt Mikalatos: Mormons and CoffeeMatt Mikalatoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-57703648366190835832008-03-15T16:57:00.000-07:002008-03-15T16:57:00.000-07:00Nah, I don't even like chocolate. Or coffee or te...Nah, I don't even like chocolate. Or coffee or tea or soda. I guess my tastebuds tend naturally toward the Mormon tastes or something. I was more curious, because I think that chocolate has the same basic issues as the others, but it's not expressly forbidden.Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-67232525230111796332008-03-15T12:41:00.000-07:002008-03-15T12:41:00.000-07:00If it's a serious problem for you, dump it. The L...If it's a serious problem for you, dump it. <BR/><BR/>The Lord provides principles to govern our lives by. Some things he will expressly forbid, but most of the time we need to use our free will to make good decisions that are informed by godly principles.Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-33507181962280578762008-03-14T12:06:00.000-07:002008-03-14T12:06:00.000-07:00What about chocolate?No, seriously.What about chocolate?<BR/><BR/>No, seriously.Matt Mikalatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279070118483678882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628978.post-75783423360047642402008-03-14T11:08:00.000-07:002008-03-14T11:08:00.000-07:00They have it partially right.Health is important, ...They have it partially right.<BR/><BR/>Health is important, but the Word of Wisdom, a revelation forbidding consumption of alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco, and other harmful drugs, was given "In consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days..." <A HREF="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/89#4" REL="nofollow">D&C 89:4</A><BR/><BR/>The main principle is addiction, along with a warning about people (and corporations) who will prey upon your addictions for profit.<BR/><BR/>Best to be free of them.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://whatdomormonsbelieve.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">What Do Mormons Believe?</A>Thaddeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com