ousand full-time missionaries, each self-supporting, who are in the "field" most of the time. There are also close to five thousand part-time missionaries. Mormons are also very concerned with their own health. Their moral code can be summarized as their body is seen as a tabernacle, and a spiritual child of God. To defile this tabernacle is to hamper the free operation of man's own personal eternal spirit. They severely believe in marriage. Adultery, by either spouse, is ground for being disfellowshipped from the church. It seems kind of odd to me that they used to practice polygamy. This practice was discontinued after it was made illegal and the law "freed" them from practicing polygamy. Their Health Code in part implies to eat wisely and understandingly. Eat only what will build your body. Eat meat sparingly and then preferably during winter. Eat fruits and vegetables freely. All grains are good, but some are better for animals, and wheat is best for man. Moderation is the key for living. They are also to abstain from several things such as tobacco, alcohol and any drink containing unnatural stimulating substances such as caffeine. The Mormon Church is very proud of its welfare programs. The Welfare Plan of the Mormon Church is a combination of Red Cross, Flood and Disaster Relief, Employment Services and Community Chest. "Every true Latter-Day Saint believes that Gad requires the membership of His church to look after the temporal wants of its needy members so that none shall suffer for the necessities of life." (Howells p.136) The products produced by the welfare organizations are not for sale. They are kept in the bishop's storehouses, established exclusively for that purpose. All the goods, foods and materials are distributed on the bishop's orders to the worthy poor on the basis of need. To be prepared for a "rainy day" or whatever may come to disrupt orderly and normal living, the church leaders have also advised each family t...
