I’ll begin with a short spark about the Apocrypha, while most of the rest of our time will be spent discussing the Word of Wisdom: where it was received, why we have it, and how it was implemented. I’ll finish with a spark about learning to hold things sacred.

Links

Schedule Virtual Tour of Whitney Store and other locations

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21448036&appointmentType=20687102

Newel K. Whitney Store

https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/historic-sites/ohio/kirtland/newel-k-whitney-store?lang=eng

Holy Place, Sacred Space

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2003/04/holy-place-sacred-space?lang=eng

Revelations in Context – Word of Wisdom

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/revelations-in-context/the-word-of-wisdom?lang=eng

Joseph Smith Papers Section 89

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/church-historians-press/jsp-revelations/dc-089-1833_02_27_000_02?lang=eng

Word of Wisdom video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=294&v=_OrvOkNU0NI&feature=emb_logo

Fair Latter-day Saint

https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Word_of_Wisdom/History_and_implementation

Ezra Taft Benson quote

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ezra-taft-benson/fourteen-fundamentals-following-prophet/

2019 Word of Wisdom Newsroom

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/statement-word-of-wisdom-august-2019

Packer quotes, and others

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual-2017/chapter-35-doctrine-and-covenants-89-92?lang=eng

Packer 2003 fireside

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/boyd-k-packer/instrument-mind-foundation-character/