Perry Ekimae

  Tyler J Perry “Thou shalt not kill.” – Exodus 20:13 “Slay him, for the Lord hath delivered him into thy hands.” – 1 Nephi 4:12 “That which is wrong under one circumstance, may be, and often is, right under another. God said, ‘Thou shalt not kill’; at another time he said, ‘Thou shalt utterly destroy.’” – “The Happiness Letter” [1] “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” – 1 Corinthians 14:33 “Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion.” – Doctrine and Covenants 132:8 INTRODUCTION In my first mission area, I tracted into the home of a man, who, to my recollection, was an Adventist minister. He was cordial and accepted our invitation to read the Book of Mormon. We set a date to return and check in with his progress. At the time of the appointment, we sat down together and discussed his reading. He had started from the beginning of 1 Nephi. His first objection I, to thi...

Tyler Perry I recently read an article that stated, “I can’t support an administration or party who would support the decriminalization of marijuana… unless I distance myself from the Word of Wisdom – especially in the context of the Church’s recent push against legalization” [1].   In other words, God gave a teaching that people should not consume certain substances, because the consumption of them could be harmful, therefore the use of those substances should be illegal. I’ll be honest, I am trying really hard to steelman this argument, but this is about the best that I can come up with. There are about four reasons why I think this is a bad argument. 1. The Word of Wisdom is NOT a commandment The Word of Wisdom was a purported revelation of Joseph Smith, given in February 1833 in Kirtland, Ohio.   The teaching is canonized in the 89 th section of the Doctrine and Covenants.   The word of wisdom was explicitly given “not by commandment or constraint, but by r...