Rigdon, a fanatical temperance enthusiast, on December 4, 1836 forced through a vote for total abstinence;t Joseph bowed to public opinion, replaced wine with water in the communion, and let the High Council do its worst. The revelation eventually evolved into a great moral issue, the use of tea, coffee, tobacco, and alcoholic liquors becoming to every good Mormon the badge of the heretic and the unrighteous.
As it is, today. What's in your cup reflects your worth as a person.
