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Word of Wisdom

My husband is an avid soda drinker. It seems he must have it everyday. And it has to have caffeine. I’ve tried to convinced him to go without it for a week but he says he knows he can but he doesn’t want to. I am concerned for him. Is this okay? Should I encourage him to talk to our bishop? Oh, he is a temple worker. Thank you for any suggestions.

Jan

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Jan,

The Spirit of the Word of Wisdom, of course, is that we abstain from habit-forming and harmful substances. The Spirit may reveal to specific individuals or families that they should abstain from caffeine. However, abstaining from caffeine is not a requirement for either the baptismal or temple recommend interview and use of caffeine is not grounds for Church discipline.