On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:11 PM, justin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/26/10 2:00 PM, Sasha Pachev wrote: >> What about the BYU policy not to allow the sales of clearly defined >> sin on campus? Is that against the principle of agency? >> > > How do you feel about the BYU policy not to allow the sales of hazily > defined possibly-sin on campus? I was really bummed when Jamba Juice > stopped offering the immunity boost. And I made more than one trip down > the hill to the Crest station to fuel a late-night coding session with a > little Mountain Dew.
See D&C 58:26-29: " 26 For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward. 27 Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness; 28 For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves. And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward. 29 But he that doeth not anything until he is commanded, and receiveth a commandment with doubtful heart, and keepeth it with slothfulness, the same is damned." Even though alcohol and tobacco were just as harmful to the body and the mind in 1833 when the Word of Wisdom was received, it was not given as a commandment at that time. It became a commandment later likely due to the inability of the early Saints to deal with it when it was only a "principle with a promise". Finally they got a broader hint. I see the decision to remove stimulant-laced drinks from campus as one of those broader hints. Your chances of being able to serve a mission when you are over 70 are much higher if you take care of your health while you are young. And yes, it does make a difference. I am a convert, and was taught by a senior couple who made it to Moscow at the age of 73. Seeing them move around at such an age with unusual agility helped me recognize that they represented the Lord, and played a critical role in my conversion. Since then I've served a mission, got married in the temple, and my wife and I are expecting our seventh child. Had those missionaries weakened their bodies in their youth through imprudence to the point of not being able to serve, my conversion would have been delayed, or might not have happened at all. -- Sasha Pachev AskSasha Linux Consulting http://asksasha.com Fast Running Blog. http://fastrunningblog.com Run. Blog. Improve. Repeat. -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
