Word of Wisdom

1.) "Hard drugs, wrongful use of prescription drugs, alcohol, coffee, tea, and tobacco products destroy your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Any form of alcohol, including beer, is harmful to your spirit and your body. Tobacco can enslave you, weaken your lungs and shorten your life." (Thomas S. Monson, Standards Of Strength, October 2008, http://www.lds.org)

2.) "In some cultures, native drinks are claimed to be harmless because they are not specifically mentioned in the revelation. Yet they dram members to parties which certainly offend the principle." (Boyd K. Packer, How To Live the Word of Wisdom, January 2013, http://www.lds.org)

3.) "From trial comes a habit. From habit comes dependence. From dependence comes addiction. Its grasp is so gradual. Enslaving shackles of habit are too small to be sensed until they are too strong to be broken. Indeed, drugs are the modern "mess of pottage" for which souls are sold. No families are free from risk." (Russell M. Nelson, Addiction Or Freedom, October 1988, http://www.lds.org)

4.) "The Word of Wisdom contains some very positive aspects. It encourages us to use grains, particularly wheat, and to use fruits and vegetables and the sparing use of meat." (L. Tom Perry, Run and Not Be Weary, October 1996, http://www.lds.org)

5.) "If a friend pressures you to drink alcohol or to dry drugs and you succumb to the pressure, you are taking a detour from which you may not return." (Thomas S. Monson, How To Make Good Decisions, October 2011, http://www.lds.org)

6.) "Young people, learn to use moderation and common sense in matters of health and nutrition, and particularly in medication. Avoid being extreme or fanatical or becoming a faddist." (Boyd K. Packer, How To Live the Word of Wisdom, January 2013, http://www.lds.org)

7.) "Permissiveness, immorality, pornography, drugs, the power of peer pressure—all these and more—cause many to be tossed about on a sea of sin and crushed on the jagged reefs of lost opportunities, forfeited blessings, and shattered dreams." (Thomas S. Monson, Believe, Obey, and Endure, May 2012, http://www.lds.org)

8.) "The Word of Wisdom does not promise perfect health but that the spiritual receptors within you might be strengthened. The certainty is that your body will, in due time, grow old and eventually become uninhabitable, and the spirit will be forced to leave. We call that death." (Boyd K. Packer. How to Survive in Enemy Territory, April 2012, http://www.lds.org)

9.) "One man's Goliath may be the stranglehold of a cigarette or perhaps an unquenchable thirst for alcohol. ...The giant you face will not diminish in size nor in power or strength by your vain hoping, wishing, or waiting for him to do so. Rather, he increase in power as his hold upon you tightens." (Thomas S. Monson, Meeting Your Goliath, June 2008, New Era)

10.) "Those who misuse legal or illegal drugs need to seek help so their bodies can become clean again and free from addiction." (Thomas S. Monson, The Lord Has Given Us a Law of Health, February 2012, Liahona)