“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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“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 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”
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”
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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“I knew I never needed or wanted to eat animal products again”
When Jenni Broomhead compared The China Study to the Word of Wisdom, she said, “I knew I never needed or wanted to eat animal products again.”
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“My body doesn’t need animal eggs or milk”
Pilar Arce (from Peru) developed chronic fatigue on her mission. She gave up meat for the sake of animals and was blessed with health for herself.
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“When God, science, and logic all line up”
Greg William grew up loving meat & junk food, but after giving a plant-based diet a try, he realized the physical & spiritual blessings were even better.
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“I gave it a three-month trial”
Elon Mangelson was healthy but couldn’t get her cholesterol under control. An experiment with a whole food, plant-based diet changed all that!
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“It’s not God’s plan that so many of us be sick”
Sue Reuser started a healthy plant-based diet before she joined the Church. Now she wonders why other Mormons don’t recognize what they have.
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“My stirrings as a child were correct”
Julie Beal’s journey to plant-based eating started as a child with the impression that we do not need a steady diet of animal products to be healthy.
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“The weight was a symptom, not the problem”
Sheri Farley yo-yo dieted her way up to 350 lbs. Various diets helped in losing weight, but it was the Lord’s plan & the 12-step program that kept it off.
