Where Now?
In the beginning, my plan was to write a book on the LDS Word of Wisdom. Books have been written before. John and Leah Widtsoe, unusually well qualified, wrote an excellent book The Word of Wisdom, A Modern Interpretation, but that was 75 years ago and much has changed.
A daughter suggested I begin by writing a blog. A blog, she explained, could be a conversation, a way to share information and learn what people want to know. So the first post, back on November 19, 2010, was titled, A New Conversation. The response was good; thanks to a plug on the popular design blog Black Eiffel—over 1000 people visited the blog and 31 made comments to that first post.
We’re starting our 3rd year now. The blog has become our mission—a nonprofit service project free of advertisement or gimmicks. It seems to be working; the number of readers has steadily grown.
Thanks to your support, this blog is the world’s leading exponent for fully living the Word of Wisdom. When I say that the BW laughs, but that’s my claim.
Three Things
There have been two consistent reader requests: The first is a list of the 52 Healthy Changes. This month we’ll add this list to the sidebar, with links to each Healthy Change.
A second common request is for recipes. We started posting recipes last year and we will add a recipe list to the sidebar for easier access. Because it’s so much work to develop a recipe, we’ll also post recipes suggested by readers but only after we’ve tried the recipe in our home. So please share your favorite healthy recipe, either in a comment, or by email to skip (at) word of wisdom living (dot) com.
Finally, our growth mainly comes from readers sharing the WOWL URL with their friends. So to start 2013, would you please spread the word to five more of your friends? Or even to all of your friends and contacts? Thanks.
Your Suggestions
So what should we do in 2013? Please share your thoughts on what is needed to advance the agenda for WOWL.