Drinking Wine

[UtahDan]

Originally Posted by Solon

I think you should be able to go to Church HQ, point these verses out to a receptionist, and then have a couple of men in dark suits escort you to a door you didn't notice before . . . behind this door you'll find the Church Speakeasy. They'll take you in, hand you a glass of champagne, instruct you in the secret knock, and stake you to a $10,000 marker for the table games. As you peer through the smoky haze at various GA's and the can-can girls, someone will explain, "All this is reserved for those who think about what they read."

LOL. That was funny.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

Who says i want to? I just came across that scripture the other day and it got me thinking. Seriously, why dont we make our own wine for sacrament? Also it seems against most thinking that drinking alcohol is a sin. The lord himself is going to have a glass of wine with his people some day

Maybe my memory is faulty, but doesn't just one verse prior to what you quote say "it doth not matter" or some such?

I'm guessing water is just plain easier (and cheaper).

[splitbamboo]

Originally Posted by Tex

Maybe my memory is faulty, but doesn't just one verse prior to what you quote say "it doth not matter" or some such?

I'm guessing water is just plain easier (and cheaper).

Your cheaper comment reminds me of my thoughts during the sacrament a fews weeks ago (I know, but sometimes my mind wanders--it's that or get ribbed by my wife for nodding off).

I was "pondering" how much the Church spends on sacrament cups in a year. My rough estimates in volume was 100 cups per ward times 20,000 wards or 2,000,000 cups per week. That times 50 (this is a round number, obviously not exact) weeks and that makes 100,000,000 sacrament cups per year. Not a small number.

I didn't get the an estimate on the cost per cup but I did get to thinking of the impact to landfills and also felt good about the fact that the Church is a "cost center" and not a profit center, providing means for the saints to worship...

Then I wondered who had the account to supply the cups to the Church (as well I wondered the same yesterday when a YW in our ward received her YW medallion).

Anyway, sorry for the thread jack.