Peggy Fletcher Stark in her article on the Word of Wisdom's changing meaning misses the point that the Word of Wisdom is meant to set us apart. To claim that it is especially hard for the Church to grow in Brazil because of the Word of Wisdom ban on coffee consumption is ludicrous. There is no way to have more of a coffeee culture than the US. The only thing that Kroger provides as a fee item for employees on break is coffee. Many college students in the US entering Mormon studies just do not believe that Mormons really do not drink coffee.
I have colleges who find refusal to drink coffee so odd they do not believe me when I tell them my religion does not allow it.
Stark clearly does not understand overall US culture if she thinks anywhere else could have more of a coffee culture making it harder for a sell of the Word of Wisdom. The Word of Wisdom is an outward sign of internal belief. True, its exact meaning has changed over time, but that does not lessen the fact that it currently is a full power commandment from the Lord. The order of the Church does not require the directives of the 1st presidency to be clearly enunciated by written forms.
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