r 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 to store sufficient nutritious foods to last for one or two years as circumstances of the individual member permits. Over the years, one major practice of Mormonism has dramatically changed, and that is the practice of polygamy. The announcement of the doctrine of polygamy by Joseph Smith to his followers was a very serious and grave undertaking. The Mormons believe that they have the restored religion of the past. As it was revealed to Joseph Smith this old way of marriage which was practiced in ancient times should be reestablished. When Joseph Smith announced this revelation most of the Mormons were strict-monogamist, and this claim was shocking to them. But they did accept it as a commandment...
