Not a Capital Offense
An elder opposing Word of Wisdom "erred in spirit, therefore, feel to admonish him, but do not find anything in him worthy of death or bonds."
[Source: Kenny, Scott, Saints Without Halos, Mormon History 1830-1844, Word of Wisdom, http://www.saintswithouthalos.com/n/wow.phtml]
This entry is recorded in Far West Record, p.181. The man mentioned was an Elder Nathan Ayres West (B.1808 in Hubbard, Ohio, per FWR, p.294).
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