- What are considered strong drinks?
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“Strong drinks [or, in other words, alcoholic or harmful beverages] are not for the belly” (E.T. Benson, Ensign, May 1983).
- Because of its low alcohol content and because it’s made with barley, would beer be one of the mild drinks in verse 17?
- Yes, it is likely. The Word of Wisdom was not given as a commandment at first, and many early members of the Church probably drank beer. Currently, however, prophets have considered beer to be against the Word of Wisdom.
Stay away from those things proscribed in the Word of Wisdom-no alcohol, no beer, no tobacco.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, regional conference, Montreal, Quebec, 6 Aug. 1998)
God bless you to grow in faith and to avoid the filthy, terrible sleaze that is all around you, to turn away from it and live above it, to stay away from beer and anything of that kind which is made so tempting for you.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, regional conference, Salt Lake Holladay, 8 Feb. 1998)
Avoid alcohol as you would a loathsome disease. Beer will do to you what hard liquor will do. Each contains alcohol in varying amounts.” (Gordon B. Hinckley, General Conference, October 1999)