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Then read the story of Daniel from the Lion’s den and D&C 89. Discuss the different scenarios
under the Daniel and the lion’s story. Have your child use the good and bad signs you make for
story time to decide which scenario is correct or good and which one is false or bad.
We should learn from the Word of Wisdom what are the best building
blocks for our bodies. Because our bodies are a temple, we want our
bodies to be strong like temples. Here is a story about choosing the best
building blocks for our bodies from the Bible.
King Nebuchadnezzar and his soldiers attacked Jerusalem; they
captured many Israelites and took them to Babylon. The king gave his
chief officer an important job—to pick out the smartest and healthiest
of the Israelite children, bring them to the palace, and teach them the
language and learning of the scholars there.
Four of the children were Daniel and his friends, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah. Living in the palace was very different from living at home. In
the palace, they were given Babylonian names: Belteshazzar, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abed-nego.
And they were fed special foods. The king himself ate these foods, but
Daniel knew that they were not good for him. He asked the chief officer
to not make him eat them nor drink the wine. The chief officer said
that Daniel must eat them or he would be less healthy—and the king
might have him (the chief officer) killed.
Because he did not want the chief officer to be killed, Daniel asked that
he and his friends be given pulse (vegetables) and water for ten days.
Then, after being compared to the other children, if the four friends
were less healthy, they would eat the king’s food.
The chief officer agreed. At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his
friends were strong and full of energy. They looked healthier than the
other children. And they were much wiser than even the king’s own
counselors! We should choose good foods also so that we can have a
strong and healthy body.
To help keep our bodies and our minds healthy and strong, God gave a
law of health to Joseph smith called the Word to the Wise
The Word of Wisdom says you should never eat white bread
The Word of Wisdom says you should eat more fruits and vegetables
The Word of Wisdom tells us strong drinks are not good for us
The Word of Wisdom says that we should exercise and stay fit
If we keep the Word of Wisdom every other day we can return to live
with Jesus
Or you could grab an old magazine and get some scissors. Make a menu on a piece of white
paper from cut out objects in the magazine. Have a main course, vegis, dessert, drinks, fruit,
etc. Then have a trash can piece of paper and glue on objects from the magazine that are
against the Word of Wisdom.