"All grain is ordained for the use of man,...to be the staff of life....
All grain is good for the food of man;...--
Nevertheless, wheat for man...."
Doctrine and Covenants 89: 14, 16-17 (Known as the Word of Wisdom)
Our Blog Names
While playing around, we happened upon names that mean wheat. We kind of liked them so we adopted them as our blog names. We'll be signing our blogs with our "wheat" names.
Gwenith - Welch (female) is Honeybee
Basak - Turkish (female) is Grandma
Zea - Latin (female) is Walkers
OUR QUEST
Basak: My quest is to understand and know why the Lord said, "Nevertheless, wheat for man". I want to know how to prepare and use it in the Lord's ways and thus, it will taste good and our families will want to eat it. I want to know why the word "nevertheless" was used, how much we need and why. My quest is to know it all.
Gwenith: Several months ago, the thought came to me. How will we eat in the Millennium? That sounds funny, I know, but what I mean when I say that is, 'What is a higher law of health and nutrition and how can I eat that way using my food storage?' This is what I am working on.
Zea: My quest... to learn and live the word of wisdom so that me and my family will be blessed to live a healthy life. In this process I've ended up having several "sub" quests, such as learning more about grains, herbs, what things in our diet and life are created by "evil and conspiring men", and needless to say one subject leads to another. Right now I'm trying to put the knowledge I've gathered so far (while still gathering more) into practice for me and my family... not an easy task when you have a picky eater!
And as we pursue our quests, we desire to help others.
A story - not being able to eat wheat
I spent a season speaking about food storage years ago traveling to wards in our stake and that usually included a 2 hour drive. As I prepared for this, I found a story. It was one of those things that I've regretted many, many times not saving.
There was an older gentleman and he had trouble eating wheat.
He said he'd read the counsel of the Lord and knew wheat was for man. He desired to know why he could not eat it. He pondered this for awhile and decided he needed to fast and pray and ask.
His answer was: "Eat less sugar."
He cut back on sugar and no longer had any problems eating wheat.
This may not apply to everyone today but is some of our not being able to tolerate wheat caused by too much of the other things we eat?
Honesty with ourselves will serve us well.
Basak
A LITTLE ABOUT US
I'm Basak (Grandma). I'm married to a wonderful husband who spoils me and puts up with all my kitchen lab work and in my working to serve others. We have four wonderful children and they have blessed us with sixteen grandchildren. I always seem to be learning something new and I love it.
I met Gwenith a few years ago and she's become a very dear friend. We found we were kindred sisters in the preparedness world. We now live miles apart and yet, the kindred has never dwindled. When we talk, we find we always seem to be going down the same road in the thought process - a miracle in itself.
I'm Gwenith (Honeybee). I have a wonderful husband and two boys who are my jewels. I have known since serving a proselyting/welfare mission years ago that the Lord wanted me to be involved in the 'Provident Living' side of things.
The last several years have been an amazing learning adventure and I thank the Lord for allowing me to be an instrument in His hands in any way. Thank goodness I have a friend to share this adventure with -- Basak. Though Basak seems my peer, not my elder, I lean heavily on her wisdom, experience and most of all her strong spirituality. She is an example to me. My efforts to becoming closer to the Lord have benefited from watching her. Thank you, friend!
1 comment:
Gluten intolerance is caused by an autoimmune reaction to a protein gliadin in wheat, rye, and barley. Also, most oats have been so contaminated with wheat that they are not safe for the gluten intolerant. Cutting out sugar may be very helpful in many ways, but it will not negate the immune reaction. Continuing to eat wheat, rye, and barley will greatly increase your chance for multiple other autoimmune diseases, as well as lymphoma. The chance for lymphoma is increased by 100 fold, if you are gluten intolerant and do not follow a gluten free diet. You will not necessarily have symptoms if you are gluten intolerant, but damage is still being done to your body.
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