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  • “I intend to stay on this path for the rest of my hopefully long and healthy life!”

    “I intend to stay on this path for the rest of my hopefully long and healthy life!”

    Carolyn Cooper went vegetarian in 1988. It took more time and experience to embrace a whole food, plant-based diet, but now she’ll never go back!

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  • “I charged boldly ahead into a beautiful new wonderland”

    “I charged boldly ahead into a beautiful new wonderland”

    After the birth of twins, Lindsay Maxfield realized she needed to treat her body better if she wanted to keep up with three small children.

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  • “I have never felt better in my life!”

    “I have never felt better in my life!”

    Bouts of anxiety, depression, weight gain, and food addiction drove Julie Brown to seek the Lord’s help. The Lord led her to the Word of Wisdom.

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  • “I dropped 80 pounds”

    “I dropped 80 pounds”

    Jeff Sorensen’s weight fluctuated throughout his life, but when he hit 262 lbs he knew he had to do something!

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  • “Dang it, there go the hamburgers”

    “Dang it, there go the hamburgers”

    Paul Johnson was healthy at 46 when his health took a nosedive. When nothing else worked, he tried a vegan diet and shocked his doctor by curing himself.

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  • “They strapped me down and ziplined me up to a hovering helicopter”

    “They strapped me down and ziplined me up to a hovering helicopter”

    Jenny Harkleroad was on top of the world physically when poor judgment sent her spiraling down, but months of pain led her to discovering the Word of Wisdom.

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  • “I know that our bodies were designed to eat this way”

    “I know that our bodies were designed to eat this way”

    Amy Bjorkman has a passion for nutrition and studied it in college, but it was the Word of Wisdom that led her to discovering a truly healthy diet.

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  • “Why did God invent food?!?”

    “Why did God invent food?!?”

    When Shara Mitchell lost the battle to feed her family healthy foods, she joined them. She started to hate food and wondered why God made it.

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  • “I wouldn’t go back for all the money in the world.”

    “I wouldn’t go back for all the money in the world.”

    At 17, Ari McLaughlin was struggling with her weight, energy level, and frequent illness. A low-carb diet helped her lose weight but made her miserable.

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  • “I wanted revelation like unto Daniel”

    “I wanted revelation like unto Daniel”

    Karmel Larson desired to “receive revelation like unto Daniel.” She knew it was possible but did not anticipate it would involve a radical change of diet.

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  • “I was thrilled with how smooth the transition was”

    “I was thrilled with how smooth the transition was”

    Ashley Parkinson searched for a healthy diet to nourish her children. A whole food, plant-based diet was the perfect blend of science & the Word of Wisdom.

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  • “We thought we were joining a vegetarian church”

    “We thought we were joining a vegetarian church”

    When Joyce Kinmont and her husband were investigators in 1964, they read the Word of Wisdom and assumed they were joining a vegetarian church.

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