Wheat For Man
Doctrine and Covenants 89:16-17
16 All grain is good for the food of man; as also the fruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground—
17 Nevertheless, wheat for man, and corn for the ox, and oats for the horse, and rye for the fowls and for swine, and for all beasts of the field, and barley for all useful animals, and for mild drinks, as also other grain.
My father believes wheat is a gospel principle.
So when he came from Utah to visit, he brought whole grain wheat with him in his luggage. I know this because I discovered he put some in a plastic container to soak overnight, so he could cook it the following morning and eat it for breakfast.
This is pretty classic behavior for my Dad and I’m actually kind of proud of him that he wants to eat healthy food and take care of himself. It also makes me laugh. If I had realized he wanted to have his whole grain wheat cereal so badly, we could have gotten some for him and saved him the extra weight in his baggage.
I wonder what the scriptures say about those whose bodies now have no tolerance for wheat, like me. I’ve got dermatitis herpatiformis, a mild version of celiac. My body itches all over thanks to gluten. I guess there’s a special place in hell for gluten-intolerant people who skip the wheat.
I say all that because when we lived out in Pennsylvania, we had a missionary couple visit our neck of the woods preaching the greatness of wheat, blah blah blah. When my wife told them that I couldn’t eat wheat because of gluten intolerance, they really could not understand. Heh.
I had to laugh when I saw this post because I’m sitting here right now eating wheat for breakfast. Whole wheat and cracked wheat are about the only healthy things one of my sons asks for.
It’s been years since I’ve eaten cracked wheat or whole wheat cereal. I had to eat it with a lot of honey or raisins. I think I prefer oatmeal for taste but somewhere in the back of my mind I am very strongly persuaded that wheat cereal is the healthiest thing to eat on the planet.
When I was growing up my dad used to make cracked wheat cereal for breakfast. I’m sure we ate it because my dad was in graduate school and we were poor–nothing like living on food storage!!
I love cracked wheat cereal. Hrm, I think I need to buy a wheat grinder so I can make some this weekend. YUMMY!!!
Dan, I always knew there was something different about you. I never could figure out if it was your political views or something else. Now I know!