One of the great blessings we received when we came to earth was the physical body. We need a physical body to be like our Heavenly Father. Our bodies are so important that the Lord calls them temples of God (see 1 Corinthians 3: 16–17; 6: 19–20). Our bodies are sacred.
Because our bodies are important, our Heavenly Father wants us to take good care of them. He knows that we will be happier and better people if we are healthy. The Holy Ghost will be with us if our bodies and minds are clean. Our Father knows that we face temptations to treat our bodies in an unwise way or to eat and drink things that are harmful to it. Because of this He told us which things are good for our health and which things are bad. Much of the information God has given us about good health can be found in Doctrine and Covenants 89. This revelation is called the Word of Wisdom.
We must follow the Word of Wisdom to be worthy to enter the temple. If we do not follow the Word of Wisdom, the Spirit of the Lord will depart from us. If we defile “the temple of God,” which is our body, we harm ourselves physically and spiritually.
One of the great blessings we received when we came to earth was the physical body. We need a physical body to be like our Heavenly Father. Our bodies are so important that the Lord calls them temples of God (see 1 Corinthians 3: 16–17; 6: 19–20). Our bodies are sacred.
Because our bodies are important, our Heavenly Father wants us to take good care of them. He knows that we will be happier and better people if we are healthy. The Holy Ghost will be with us if our bodies and minds are clean. Our Father knows that we face temptations to treat our bodies in an unwise way or to eat and drink things that are harmful to it. Because of this He told us which things are good for our health and which things are bad. Much of the information God has given us about good health can be found in Doctrine and Covenants 89. This revelation is called the Word of Wisdom.
We must follow the Word of Wisdom to be worthy to enter the temple. If we do not follow the Word of Wisdom, the Spirit of the Lord will depart from us. If we defile “the temple of God,” which is our body, we harm ourselves physically and spiritually.
