Commentary on Grain
- Doesn't the Word of Wisdom say man is only supposed to eat wheat?
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Verses 14 & 16 state that all grain should be used for food and for our use.
- How much of a part of our diet should grain play?
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Verse 14 says that all grain should be the staff of life, suggesting it should be the main staple of our diet, supplemented by other foods.
- Should bread be made with whole wheat flour instead of white flour?
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From a health standpoint, yes. From a Word of Wisdom standpoint, not necessarily. The Word of Wisdom only lists the grain, not how much of the head that should be used.
There is no prohibition in Section 89, for instance, as to the eating of white bread, using white flour, white sugar, cocoa, chocolate, eggs, milk, meat, or anything else, except items classified under the headings, tea, coffee, tobacco, and liquor" (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p.846).
Persons who say that it is against the Word of Wisdom to eat white flour simply do not know what they are talking about. The same is true with respect to white sugar. The Church has never banned or even raised a question about either one. Only unauthorized persons who speak on their own responsibility try to make Church doctrine out of their private personal views" (Elder Mark E. Peterson, Patterns for Living [Bookcraft, 1962], pp. 235-37).
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