Rachel Bilson - wikipedia Rachel Bilson Jump to : navigation , search Rachel Bilson Bilson on the set of Jumper in 2006 Rachel Sarah Bilson ( 1981 - 08 - 25 ) August 25 , 1981 ( age 36 ) Los Angeles , California , U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1998 -- present Partner ( s ) Hayden Christensen ( 2007 -- 2017 ) Children Rachel Sarah Bilson ( born August 25 , 1981 ) is an American actress . Born to a California show business family , Bilson made her television debut in 2003 , and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime - time drama series The O.C. Bilson made her movie debut in The Last Kiss ( 2006 ) and starred in the science - fiction - action film Jumper ( 2008 ) . From 2011 - 15 , she starred as Dr. Zoe Hart on The CW series Hart of Dixie . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Fashion design 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External links Early life ( edit ) Bilson was born in Los Angeles , the daughter of Janice Stango , a sex therapist , and Danny Bilson , a writer , director , and producer . She has an older brother and two younger half - sisters , Rosemary and Hattie . Her father is Jewish ; her mother is Italian - American . Bilson 's father comes from a show business family : her paternal grandfather is producer - director Bruce Bilson . Her great - grandfather George Bilson , born in Leeds , Yorkshire , UK , worked for RKO Pictures , where he headed the movie trailer department , and her great - grandmother Hattie Bilson was a screenwriter whose credits include Pal , Canine Detective ( 1950 ) . Bilson 's classmates at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks , California included actress Kirsten Dunst , actor Rami Malek , and American Idol runner - up singer Katharine McPhee . Career ( edit ) Bilson attended Grossmont College , a community college in a suburb of San Diego , but dropped out after one year , taking her father 's advice to pursue a professional acting career . She then made several appearances in commercials , including advertisements for Subway restaurants , Raisin Bran and Pepto - Bismol . She made her screen acting debut in early 2003 , appearing in one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter . Bilson was subsequently cast in The O.C. , which debuted in August 2003 . Her character , Summer Roberts , was initially intended to appear in only a few episodes , but became a series regular after a successful run , as Bilson 's on - screen romance with Seth Cohen ( Adam Brody ) became a noted aspect of the series . At the 2005 Teen Choice Awards , she collected three awards : `` Choice Hottie Female '' , `` Choice TV Actress ( Drama ) '' and `` Best Onscreen TV Chemistry '' ( jointly won with Adam Brody ) . In 2005 , Maxim magazine named her sixth in their annual `` Hot 100 List '' ; in 2006 , the publication awarded her # 14 . The UK edition of FHM Magazine named her 28th in the 2006 100 Sexiest Women in the World list , while the US Edition Ranked her 77th in 2005 . Bilson was also named one of People magazine 's `` 100 Most Beautiful People '' in 2006 . Before appearing in Maxim , Bilson had turned down requests to appear seminude in men 's magazines , specifying that she feels that her body `` is sacred '' and `` not there for the whole world to see . '' Bilson 's first film role was in The Last Kiss , a romantic comedy - drama also starring Zach Braff in 2006 . She played a college student who seduces Braff 's character . It was reported that she called for a body double during the sex scenes because she was uncomfortable being nude in front of the camera . One review of the film noted that Bilson played the role with `` surprising depth '' , although another critic described her role as `` Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction as an airhead valley girl with a hot bod '' . In September 2006 , Bilson refuted rumors she had been cast to star in a film version of the comic book character Wonder Woman ; In late 2006 , Bilson was cast in the film Doug Liman 's thriller Jumper , as the replacement for actress Teresa Palmer ; the film was released on February 14 , 2008 . She appeared in a two - episode arc on The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz 's NBC comedy , Chuck , and in the film New York , I Love You . She appeared in the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother ( `` Girls Versus Suits '' ) as Ted Mosby 's latest love interest . In September 2008 , she started shooting the indie romantic film Waiting for Forever , directed by James Keach . In September 2009 Rachel appeared as a celebrity guest judge in the third episode of Project Runway ( season 6 ) . Bilson starred in the 2011 indie film L ! fe Happens . In 2011 , Bilson began starring in The CW series Hart of Dixie , executive produced by The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz . On May 7 , 2015 , the CW officially canceled the show after four seasons . In 2017 , Bilson joined the cast of CMT 's Nashville which reunites her with her former The O.C. co-star Chris Carmack . In November 2017 , it was announced that Bilson will be starring in the upcoming ABC drama series Take Two . The show was given a straight - to - series order . Fashion design ( edit ) Bilson has been recognized by several media sources as being a `` fashion junkie '' . She has described herself as having a `` vintage '' sense of style , and has noted Kate Moss and Diane Keaton as inspirations . Bilson approached DKNY Jeans in late 2007 with a view to design a clothing line with the fashion brand . Together they created Edie Rose . The collection was launched in September 2008 . Her idea was to keep fashionable items accessible to young women by keeping the prices of each piece under $100 . An advertising image was released in July 2008 which featured Bilson modelling her Edie Rose collection . Bilson stated that she wanted to keep her fashion line `` as separate as possible from Rachel Bilson the actress . I 'm hoping people will appreciate it for the clothes , not the person behind them . '' Much of her fashion collection was lost when her home was burglarized in May 2009 . Bilson 's fashions and sense of style made her the unwitting target of the Bling Ring , who burglarized her home on several occasions . In 2011 , Bilson collaborated with her personal stylist Nicole Chavez , and shoe industry leader Steve Madden , to launch the footwear destination , ShoeMint , an `` online customized shoe shopping experience '' . In 2013 , Bilson designed a shirt for Invisible Children . Personal life ( edit ) Bilson and Adam Brody , her co-star on The O.C. , dated for three years . After she and Brody broke up , Bilson began a relationship with actor Hayden Christensen , with whom she co-starred on Jumper . By January 2008 , the pair had been seen and photographed together around Los Angeles for almost a year , without confirming a relationship . In February 2009 , Bilson appeared publicly with what appeared to be an engagement ring , though no official announcement was made . In August 2010 , Bilson 's representative confirmed there had been an engagement that had since been called off , giving no other details . The two reconciled three months afterward , and had daughter Briar Rose Christensen on October 29 , 2014 . The couple supports the coalition No Kids Policy , which seeks to prevent children of celebrities from being photographed without parental consent . Bilson and Christensen separated in September 2017 . Filmography ( edit ) Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Unbroken Rachel Film short 2006 The Last Kiss Kim Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout -- Female 2008 Jumper Millie Harris Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress -- Drama / Action Adventure 2009 New York , I Love You Molly Waiting for Forever Emma Twist 2011 Life Happens Laura 2013 The To Do List Amber Klark 2014 American Heist Eyewitness cameo Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 It 's True ! Jenna Episode : `` The Rats of Rumfordton '' 2003 8 Simple Rules Jenny Episode : `` Career Choices '' 2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Colleen Episode : `` Dirty Girls '' 2003 -- 2007 The O.C. Summer Roberts Won -- Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Drama Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress -- Drama / Action Adventure Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Chemistry ( shared with Adam Brody ) Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Star -- Female Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress -- Drama / Action Adventure That ' 70s Show Christy Episode : `` 5 : 15 '' 2007 Chuck Lou Palone Episodes : `` Chuck Versus the Truth '' , `` Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami '' 2010 , 2013 - 14 How I Met Your Mother Cindy 4 episodes 2011 -- 15 Hart of Dixie Dr. Zoe Hart Lead role Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Drama 2012 Gossip Girl Herself Episode : `` New York , I Love You XOXO '' 2016 Drunk History Constance Kopp Episode : `` Siblings '' 2017 Nashville Alyssa Greene Recurring Role ( Season 5 ; 5 episodes ) References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Rachel Bilson : Biography '' . People.com . Archived from the original on August 29 , 2016 . Retrieved September 4 , 2016 . ^ Jump up to : Elsworth , Catherine ( February 17 , 2008 ) . `` Rachel Bilson : The OC star lands on her feet '' . The Daily Telegraph . UK . Archived from the original on May 30 , 2011 . Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 22 . Jump up ^ Silverman , Stephen M. ( 2007 - 02 - 22 ) . `` Rachel Bilson : My mama Gave Me Advice '' . People . Archived from the original on March 3 , 2016 . Retrieved September 4 , 2016 . ^ Jump up to : Spencer , Amy ( September 7 , 2008 ) . `` Rachel Bilson 's Divine Inspiration '' . New York Post . Archived from the original on September 10 , 2008 . Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 09 . Her great grandmother wrote screenplays ( like 1950 's Pal , Canine Detective ) . Jump up ^ Gostin , Nicki ( 2011 - 11 - 11 ) . `` Rachel Bilson Talks ' Hart Of Dixie , ' Kugel And Justin Bieber '' . Huffington Post . ^ Jump up to : `` Rachel Bilson : Biography '' . TVGuide.com . Retrieved September 3 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Editors , Parade ( 2011 - 10 - 06 ) . `` Rachel Bilson 's Cozy Chicken Sputnik '' . Dashrecipes.com . Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 29 . ^ Jump up to : Bried , Erin ( May 2006 ) . `` Just beachy '' . Self : 36 -- 38 . ^ Jump up to : O'Toole , Lesley ( 2006 - 10 - 31 ) . `` Rachel Bilson : She 's the one '' . London , UK : The Independent . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` Teen Choice awards '' . Melbourne : TheAge.com. 2005 - 08 - 15 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` Maxim Magazine Unveils Their `` Hot 100 '' for 2005 ; Eva Longoria Crowned # 1 This Year '' ( Press release ) . Maxim. 2005 - 05 - 10 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` Maxim Magazine Unveils Their ' Hot 100 ' for 2006 '' ( Press release ) . Maxim. 2005 - 05 - 15 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 '' . MyKensington.co.uk. 2006 . Archived from the original on January 18 , 2007 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2005 '' . FreeJose.com. 2005 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` RACHEL BILSON '' . People Magazine . 2006 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` Rachel Bilson Believes Her Body Is Sacred & Only for Boyfriend To See '' . StarPulse.com. 2006 - 10 - 10 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ Wang , Li ( 2006 - 09 - 15 ) . `` Goofy Braff gets serious for mature take on modern relationships '' . PennLive.com . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ Verniere , James ( 2006 - 09 - 15 ) . `` Boys do n't cry '' . The Boston Herald . Archived from the original on October 20 , 2006 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ Bilson , on Jimmy Kimmel Live ! ( September 15 , 2006 ) . Jump up ^ Tyler , Josh ( 2006 - 10 - 16 ) . `` Rachel Bilson Is A Jumper '' . Cinema Blend . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` Rachel Bilson ( ' The O.C. ' ) to guest - star as potential love interest in multi-episode arc on NBC 's new action - comedy series ' Chuck ' '' ( Press release ) . NBC . 2007 - 09 - 13 . Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 01 . Jump up ^ Joyce Eng ( October 2 , 2009 ) . `` Rachel Bilson Appearing on How I Met Your Mother -- As the Mother ? '' . TVGuide . Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 02 . Jump up ^ Andreeva , Nellie ( May 7 , 2015 ) . `` ' Hart Of Dixie ' Officially Cancelled After 4 Seasons '' . Deadline.com . Retrieved May 7 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Rachel Bilson and Empire 's Kaitlin Doubleday Are Heading to Nashville '' . 9 March 2017 . Jump up ^ Andreeva , Nellie ( November 16 , 2017 ) . `` ' Take Two ' Procedural From ' Castle ' Creator Starring Eddie Cibrian & Rachel Bilson Gets Straight - To - Series ABC Order '' . Deadline.com . Retrieved November 16 , 2017 . Jump up ^ Pearson , Ryan ( 2006 - 09 - 20 ) . `` Rachel Bilson , fashion junkie '' . PE.com . Archived from the original on September 29 , 2007 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ Fischer , Paul ( 2006 - 08 - 22 ) . `` Interview : Rachel Bilson `` The Last Kiss '' `` . Dark Horizons . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . ^ Jump up to : `` Rachel Bilson The Last Kiss Q&A '' . FutureMovies . October 2006 . Retrieved 2007 - 01 - 20 . Jump up ^ `` Rachel Bilson to design Edie Rose collection for DKNY Jeans '' . Sassybella.com. 2008 - 03 - 13 . Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 25 . Jump up ^ `` Rachel Bilson Launches Edie Rose For DKNY Jeans '' . accesshollywood.com . Jump up ^ `` Rachel Bilson models her Edie Rose line for DKNY Jeans '' . Sassybella.com. 2008 - 03 - 13 . Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 25 . Jump up ^ Rachel Bilson Edie Rose Interview . Accessed 2009 - 04 - 10 . Jump up ^ Chiu , Alexis . `` Rachel Bilson 's L.A. Home Is Burglarized '' . People . Jump up ^ News , A.B.C. ( 8 March 2010 ) . `` Exclusive : Inside Hollywood 's ' Bling Ring ' '' . ABC News . Jump up ^ Sales , Nancy Jo. `` Nancy Jo Sales on the Bling Ring '' . Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Behind The Design / / Rachel Bilson + Ben Lovett design T - Shirts for '' . Invisible Children . Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 05 . Jump up ^ Margaret , Mary ( December 5 , 2006 ) . `` Rachel Bilson & Adam Brody split '' . People . Archived from the original on April 5 , 2016 . Retrieved 2009 - 11 - 15 . Jump up ^ Bunim , Juliana ( January 10 , 2008 ) . `` Rachel Bilson Says No to Nudity '' . Us Weekly . Archived from the original on January 16 , 2008 . Retrieved September 4 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Sacre , Claire ( February 26 , 2009 ) . `` Rachel Bilson Reveals Her Engagement Ring '' . Elle . UK . Archived from the original on September 4 , 2016 . Retrieved September 4 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Chu , Alexis ; Shira , Dahvi ( August 10 , 2010 ) . `` Hayden Christensen & Rachel Bilson Call Off Engagement '' . People . Archived from the original on March 3 , 2016 . Retrieved September 4 , 2016 . ^ Jump up to : `` Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen welcome daughter Briar Rose '' . CBS / Associated Press . November 6 , 2014 . Archived from the original on November 12 , 2014 . Retrieved September 4 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Confirmed by Bison 's representative in Webber , Stephanie ( November 6 , 2014 ) . `` Rachel Bilson Gives Birth , Welcomes Baby Girl Briar Rose With Hayden Christensen '' . Us Weekly . Archived from the original on March 20 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Us Weekly Staff ( September 19 , 2017 ) . `` Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen Split '' . Us Weekly . Retrieved December 9 , 2017 . External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rachel Bilson . 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Virginia Dare - wikipedia Virginia Dare Jump to : navigation , search Virginia Dare US postage stamp issued in 1937 , the 350th anniversary of Virginia Dare 's birth August 18 , 1587 Roanoke Colony ( present - day North Carolina ) unknown Virginia Dare ( born August 18 , 1587 , date of death unknown ) was the first English child born in a New World English overseas possession , and was named after the territory of Virginia , her birthplace . Her parents were Ananias Dare and Eleanor White ( also spelled Ellinor or Elyonor ) . What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery . The fact of her birth is known because John White , Virginia 's grandfather and the governor of the colony , returned to England in 1587 to seek fresh supplies . When White eventually returned three years later , the colonists were gone . During the past four hundred years , Virginia Dare has become a prominent figure in American myth and folklore , symbolizing different things to different groups of people . She has been featured as a main character in books , poems , songs , comic books , television programs , and films . Her name has been used to sell different types of goods , from vanilla products to soft drinks , as well as wine and spirits . Many places in North Carolina and elsewhere in the Southern United States have been named in her honor . Contents ( hide ) 1 Biography 2 Mystery of the `` Lost Colony '' 3 Modern legacy 3.1 Eleanor Dare stones 3.2 1937 Roanoke commemorative coin 3.3 Literary and cultural references 3.4 Tourism and advertising 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links Biography ( edit ) St Bride 's Church , Fleet Street , where Virginia Dare 's parents were wed . Baptism of Virginia Dare , lithograph , 1880 Virginia Dare was born in the Roanoke Colony in what is now North Carolina in August 1587 , the first child of English parents born in the New World . `` Elenora , daughter to the governor of the city and wife to Ananias Dare , one of the assistants , was delivered of a daughter in Roanoke '' . Little is known of the lives of either of her parents . Her mother Eleanor was born in London around 1563 , and was the daughter of John White , the governor of the ill - fated Roanoke Colony . Eleanor married Ananias Dare ( born c. 1560 ) , a London tiler and bricklayer , at St Bride 's Church on Fleet Street in the City of London . He , too , was part of the Roanoke expedition . Virginia Dare was one of two infants born to the colonists in 1587 and the only female child born to the settlers . Nothing else is known of Virginia Dare 's life , as the Roanoke Colony did not endure . Virginia 's grandfather John White sailed for England for fresh supplies at the end of 1587 , having established his colony . He was unable to return to Roanoke until August 18 , 1590 due to England 's war with Spain and the pressing need for ships to defend against the Spanish Armada -- by which time he found that the settlement had been long deserted . The buildings had collapsed and `` the houses ( were ) taken down '' . Worse , White was unable to find any trace of his daughter or granddaughter , or indeed any of the 80 men , 17 women , and 11 children who made up the `` Lost Colony '' . Mystery of the `` Lost Colony '' ( edit ) Main article : Roanoke Colony The return of Governor White to the `` Lost Colony '' Nothing is known for certain of the fate of Virginia Dare or her fellow colonists . Governor White found no sign of a struggle or battle . The only clue to the colonists ' fate was the word `` Croatoan '' carved into a post of the fort , and the letters `` Cro '' carved into a nearby tree . All the houses and fortifications had been dismantled , suggesting that their departure had not been hurried . Before he had left the colony , White had instructed them that , if anything happened to them , they should carve a Maltese cross on a tree nearby , indicating that their disappearance had been forced . There was no cross , and White took this to mean that they had moved to Croatoan Island ( now known as Hatteras Island ) , but he was unable to conduct a search . There are a number of theories regarding the fate of the colonists , the most widely accepted one being that they sought shelter with local Indian tribes , and either intermarried with the natives or were killed . In 1607 , John Smith and other members of the successful Jamestown Colony sought information about the fate of the Roanoke colonists . One report indicated that the survivors had taken refuge with friendly Chesapeake Indians , but Chief Powhatan claimed that his tribe had attacked the group and killed most of the colonists . Powhatan showed Smith certain artifacts that he said had belonged to the colonists , including a musket barrel and a brass mortar and pestle . However , no archaeological evidence exists to support this claim . The Jamestown Colony received reports of some survivors of the Lost Colony and sent out search parties , but none were successful . Eventually they determined that they were all dead . William Strachey , a secretary of the Jamestown Colony , wrote in The History of Travel into Virginia Britannia in 1612 that there were reportedly two - story houses with stone walls at the Indian settlements of Peccarecanick and Ochanahoen . The Indians supposedly learned how to build them from the Roanoke settlers . There were also reported sightings of European captives at various Indian settlements during the same time period . Strachey also wrote that four English men , two boys , and one maid had been sighted at the Eno settlement of Ritanoc , under the protection of a chief called Eyanoco . The captives were forced to beat copper . The captives , he reported , had escaped the attack on the other colonists and fled up the Chaonoke river , the present - day Chowan River in Bertie County , North Carolina . Modern legacy ( edit ) Marble sculpture of Virginia Dare formerly in St Bride 's Church , Fleet Street , London Memorial to Virginia Dare at St Bride 's Church , Fleet St Virginia Dare has become a prominent figure in American myth and folklore in the more than four hundred years since her birth , representing different things to different people . A 2000 article in the Piedmont ( North Carolina ) Triad News and Record noted that she symbolizes innocence and purity for many Americans ( particularly Southerners ) , `` new beginnings , promise , and hope '' as well as `` adventure and bravery '' in a new land . She also symbolizes mystery because of her mysterious fate . For some residents of North Carolina , she has been an important symbol of the state and the desire to keep it predominantly European - American . In the 1920s , a group that opposed suffrage for women feared that black women would get the vote . One group in Raleigh , North Carolina urged `` that North Carolina remain white ... in the name of Virginia Dare '' . Today , Virginia Dare 's name is used for the anti-illegal immigration group The VDARE Project . Some people also see her as a symbol of women 's rights . In the 1980s , feminists in North Carolina called for state residents to approve the Equal Rights Amendment and `` Honor Virginia Dare . '' There is a memorial to Virginia Dare in St Bride 's Church , Fleet St , where her parents were married prior to their journey to Roanoke . The bronze sculpture was created by Clare Waterhouse in 1999 . It replaced a marble sculpture of Dare carved by Marjorie Meggit in 1957 , which was stolen in 1999 and never recovered . Eleanor Dare stones ( edit ) Main article : Dare Stones Virginia 's death and the fate of the other colonists were purportedly described in a series of inscribed stones written by Eleanor Dare and others . These were later revealed to be forgeries . 1937 Roanoke commemorative coin ( edit ) In 1937 , the United States Mint issued a half - dollar commemorative coin that depicted Virginia Dare as the first English child born in the New World . This was also the first time that a child was depicted on United States currency . Literary and cultural references ( edit ) Illustration from Virginia Dare : A Romance of the Sixteenth Century , 19th century novel by Mrs. E.A.B. Shackelford loosely based on the life of Virginia Dare Virginia Dare quickly entered into folklore as the first white child born in British America . The fate of Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony has been the subject of many literary , film , and television adaptations , all of which have added to her myth : One of the first was Cornelia Tuthill 's 1840 novel Virginia Dare , or the Colony of Roanoke , in which Virginia marries a Jamestown settler . Virginia Dare met the Indian princess Pocahontas in E.A.B. Shackleford 's 1892 novel Virginia Dare : A Romance of the Sixteenth Century . Virginia Dare was the main character in Sallie Southall Cotten 's 1901 book in verse The White Doe : The Fate of Virginia Dare . In the book , she is turned into a white doe by an Indian witch doctor after she rejects his advances . When her true love , an Indian warrior , shoots her with a silver arrow , she turns back into a woman just before she dies in his arms . Cotten has asserted , however , that the tale of Dare as the White Doe had survived for some three centuries as part of colonial folklore . In the 1908 novel The Daughter of Virginia Dare , author Mary Virginia Wall made Pocahontas the daughter of Virginia Dare . In Herbert Bouldin Hawes ' 1930 novel The Daughter of the Blood , Virginia Dare is involved in a romantic triangle with John Smith and Pocahontas . Neil Gaiman has extended this story in his comic book series 1602 , where a Native American named Rojhaz meets Virginia Dare when she is about twelve , and an artifact of his travels causes her to transform into a series of white creatures whenever she is in danger . The storyline ends when Peter Parquagh and Virginia Dare head home to her father to plot the rescue of those left in England . In later stories in the 1602 universe ( much like the figure of legend ) , when attempting to flee in the form of a white doe , she is shot by Master Norman Osborne and reverts to human form in front of Peter before dying . Other authors have given the myth a fantasy twist . In Philip José Farmer 's 1965 novel Dare , Virginia and the other Lost Colonists are abducted by aliens and settled on a planet called Dare . In 1969 , Steve Cannon wrote Groove , Bang and Jive Around , in which Virginia Dare is one of two stewardesses aboard the Statecraft One who engages in a wild orgy with Annette , the foxy adolescent girl from New Orleans , and Estavanico , `` Little Stevie '' to some , the flight engineer . Near the end , in the land of Oobladee , she is eventually magically transformed into a frail , old woman with a cane , who explains the reasons for which she was left to explore much darker horizons , sexually . Ultimately , she falls to the floor as a pile of ashes . Virginia Dare appears in Mark Chadbourn 's fantasy sequence Kingdom of the Serpent , comprising the novels Jack of Ravens and The Burning Man with a third yet to be published . She is kidnapped along with the other Roanoke colonists and taken to the Celtic Otherworld , the home of all myth and legend . She plays a key role in the final volume of the trilogy . A woman named Virginia Dare appears in Gregory Keyes ' fantasy novel The Briar King . Keyes uses several hints and word clues to indicate this character is meant to be the historical figure . In Volume I of Tales of the Slayer , a horror story collection set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe , Virginia Dare appears as the vampire slayer `` White Doe '' , an English girl adopted by the Croatoan Indians . She is turned into a white doe by a wizard of the tribe when she rejects his advances . Her true love , Seal of the Ocean , finds her but later kills her because he does not recognize her as a deer . She is the main villain in the short - lived television show FreakyLinks . Inspired by The X-Files and The Blair Witch Project , it follows a young man who takes over his twin brother 's paranormal Web site , Freakylinks , after his death . It is later found that his brother 's death was related to his investigations into the lost colony of Roanoke . It is implied that Virginia Dare was a demon who destroyed the colonists , either directly or indirectly . However , the show was canceled before the end of the first season , and the mystery was never resolved . In the 2007 made - for - TV movie on the SciFi Channel , Wraiths of Roanoke , Virginia Dare is the sole survivor after the colony is wiped out by Old Norse ghosts , or wraiths , who had died on the island centuries earlier but failed to achieve transit to Valhalla . In the movie the infant Virginia , whose innocence is needed by the wraiths , is used by her father to lure the wraiths onto a flaming raft set adrift for a Viking funeral . The last act of Ananias is to cast Virginia away from the raft in a wicker basket . She is found and adopted by the mainland Indians the next day . In The Necromancer , the fourth book in Michael Scott 's `` Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel '' series , Virginia Dare was introduced as an immortal who disables her enemies with charms from a magic flute . It is later revealed in the story that her father is the one who carved the word `` Croatoan '' onto the fence post and part of the tree . In Sabotaged the third book of the `` Missing Series '' by Margaret Peterson Haddix , Virginia Dare is a missing child from history who had been kidnapped by one of the evil villains when she was a child , but then accidentally landed in the twenty - first century . The main characters , Jonah and Katherine , are sent back into time , again , to return her to the colony . However Andrea ( also called Virginia ) is tricked by a mysterious character named Second to sabotage the mission . The book takes place in Roanoke Island and they eventually travel to Croatoan Island . In the ongoing faux - Southern Gothic show The Heart , She Holler ( premiered in 2011 ) the town matriarch , commonly referred to as `` Meemaw '' , is named Virginia Dare. in Season 3 it is confirmed that she is the actual Virginia Dare , `` the first white person born on this continent '' . Her birth so offended the gods of the indigenous peoples that she was `` cursed '' with immortality and various psychic powers including but not limited to telekinesis , extrasensory perception , and as yet unexplained reality bending powers . She is a character in the novel The Last American Vampire written by Seth Grahame - Smith . Tourism and advertising ( edit ) Virginia Dare Tobacco , label , circa 1871 Virginia Dare Flavoring Extracts Virginia Dare 's name has become a tourist attraction for North Carolina . Many locations are named after her , including Dare County , North Carolina ; the Virginia Dare Trail , a section of NC 12 ; Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge , the second , newest , and widest bridge spanning the Croatan Sound connecting Roanoke Island to Manns Harbor , carrying US 64 . Residents of Roanoke Island celebrate Virginia Dare 's birthday each year with an Elizabethan Renaissance fair . A statue of Virginia as a grown woman , nude and wrapped in a buffalo skin , is on display in the Elizabethan Gardens on the island . At Smith Mountain Lake , there is an active tour boat named Virginia Dare . Virginia Dare 's name has also been used to sell a number of products . Virginia Dare was the name of the first commercial wine to sell after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 . The Virginia Dare Extract Company , a maker of vanilla products , sells its products with a symbol of Virginia as a fresh - faced , blonde girl wearing a white ruffled mob cap . The company 's Web site notes that Virginia Dare symbolizes `` wholesomeness and purity '' . In Rancho Cucamonga , California , a now - defunct winery called Virginia Dare is on the corner of Haven Avenue and Foothill Boulevard ( U.S. Route 66 ) . See also ( edit ) First white child List of people who disappeared mysteriously Martín de Argüelles , first child born in St. Augustine , Florida ( born 1566 ) Snorri Thorfinnsson , said to have been born between 1005 and 1013 in Vinland Peregrine White United States portal Notes ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : `` Virginia Dare '' . Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved November 22 , 2014 . ^ Jump up to : Hawks , Francis L. ( 1857 ) . History of North Carolina : Embracing the period between the first voyage to the colony in 1584 , to the last in 1591 . Jump up ^ Miller ( 2000 ) , p. 27 ^ Jump up to : `` American Connections '' . St Bride 's Fleet Street . Archived from the original on April 5 , 2011 . Retrieved March 1 , 2011 . Jump up ^ Morgan , p. 77 ^ Jump up to : Milton , p. 265 Jump up ^ `` Roanoke Island '' . Coastalguide.com . Retrieved February 6 , 2015 . ^ Jump up to : Stick ( 1983 ) , p. 222 Jump up ^ Miller ( 2000 ) , p. 250 Jump up ^ Miller ( 2000 ) , p. 242 Jump up ^ * Warner , Charles Dudley , Captain John Smith , 1881 . Repr. in Captain John Smith Project Gutenberg Text , accessed April 1 , 2008 . ^ Jump up to : Patterson , Donald W. , `` Time Has n't Diminished the Image of Virginia Dare '' , News and Record ( Piedmont Triad , N.C. ) April 23 , 2000 Jump up ^ Evans , Tony ( December 19 , 2008 ) . `` Painter Tessa Bradley to shows work in Bellevue '' . Idaho Mountain Express . Jump up ^ Sparkes , Boyden ( 26 April 1941 ) . `` Writ on Rocke : Has America 's First Murder Mystery Been Solved ? '' . The Saturday Evening Post . Retrieved 4 February 2017 . Jump up ^ 1937 Roanoke Half Dollar Jump up ^ The United States Mint About The Mint Jump up ^ Poole , W. Scott . Monsters in America : Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting . Waco , Texas : Baylor , 2011 ) , p. 35 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 60258 - 314 - 6 . Jump up ^ Boyd , Gerald D. ( October 11 , 2005 ) . `` Wine Lore '' . Wine Review Online . Retrieved March 22 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Virginia Dare Extract Company '' . Virginiadare.com . Retrieved March 22 , 2012 . References ( edit ) Miller , Lee , Roanoke : Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony ( 2000 ) , Penguin Books , ISBN 0 - 1420 - 0228 - 3 Milton , Giles , Big Chief Elizabeth -- How England 's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World , Hodder & Stoughton , London ( 2000 ) Morgan , Dewi , Phoenix of Fleet St -- 2,000 years of St Bride 's , Charles Knight & Co. , London ( 1973 ) , ISBN 0 - 85314 - 196 - 7 Stick , David , Roanoake Island : The Beginnings of English America ( 1983 ) , University of North Carolina Press , ISBN 0 - 8078 - 4110 - 2 Tucker , Abigail , `` Sketching the Earliest Views of the New World '' , Smithsonian magazine , December 2008 White , Robert W. , A Witness For Eleanor Dare ( 1992 ) , Lexikos , ISBN 0 - 938530 - 51 - 8 Scott , Michael . The Necromancer . New York : Delacorte , 2010 Further reading ( edit ) Big Chief Elizabeth : How England 's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World , Giles Milton , Sceptre , 2001 , ISBN 0 - 340 - 74882 - 6 Virginia Dare : A Romance of the Sixteenth Century , Mrs. E.A.B. Shackelford , Published by Thomas Whittaker , New York , 1892 External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Virginia Dare . Virginia Dare and The Lost Colony Women in the Roanoke Colony November 22 , 2012 . 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Word of Wisdom - wikipedia Word of Wisdom Jump to : navigation , search For the Pentecostal usage of this term , see Word of wisdom . The `` Word of Wisdom '' is the common name of a section of the Doctrine and Covenants , a book considered by many churches within the Latter Day Saint movement to consist of revelations from God . It is also the name of a health code based on this scripture , practiced most strictly by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) and Mormon fundamentalists , and to a lesser extent , some other Latter Day Saint denominations . In the LDS Church , compliance with the Word of Wisdom is currently a prerequisite for baptism , service in full - time missionary work , attendance at church schools , and entry into the church 's temples ; however , violation of the code is not considered to be grounds for excommunication or other disciplinary action . The text discourages `` strong drink '' and wine ( in some cases this includes sacramental wine which has been replaced with sacramental water in some sects ) , the non-medicinal use of tobacco , `` hot drinks '' , and meat used more than `` sparingly '' . The scripture also recommends the consumption of herbs , fruits , and grains , as well as grain - based `` mild drinks '' . As practiced by the LDS Church , there is no firm restriction relating to meat consumption , but all alcoholic beverages are forbidden , including beer . The LDS Church interprets `` hot drinks '' to mean coffee and tea . Contents ( hide ) 1 Origin and publication 2 Word of Wisdom revelation 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Prohibitions 2.3 Prescriptions 2.4 Divine promise 3 Application by Joseph Smith 4 Interpretation by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints 4.1 Emphasized by Brigham Young 4.2 Meat 4.3 Beer 4.4 Refined grain products 4.5 Standards of adherence 4.6 Official modern interpretation 5 Popular application 5.1 Alcohol 5.2 Hot drinks 5.3 Cola and other caffeinated beverages 5.4 Other areas 6 Health studies regarding Latter - day Saints 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References Origin and publication ( edit ) According to Joseph Smith , the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement , the Word of Wisdom was received in 1833 as a revelation from God . After Smith 's death , Brigham Young stated that the revelation was given in response to problems encountered while conducting meetings in the Smith family home : When they assembled together in this room after breakfast , the first they did was to light their pipes , and , while smoking , talk about the great things of the kingdom , and spit all over the room , and as soon as the pipe was out of their mouths a large chew of tobacco would then be taken . Often when the Prophet ( Joseph Smith ) entered the room to give the school instructions he would find himself in a cloud of tobacco smoke . This , and the complaints of his wife at having to clean so filthy a floor , made the Prophet think upon the matter , and he inquired of the Lord relating to the conduct of the Elders in using tobacco , and the revelation known as the Word of Wisdom was the result of his inquiry . The Word of Wisdom was first published as a stand - alone broadsheet in December 1833 . In 1835 , it was included as section 89 in the first edition of the Doctrine and Covenants . Word of Wisdom revelation ( edit ) The revelation contains four parts : an introduction ; a list of substances that should not be ingested , including wine , strong drink , tobacco and `` hot drinks '' ; a list of foods that should be used , some with certain limitations ; and a divine promise to those who follow the guidelines . Introduction ( edit ) The introduction and explanation as presented by Smith is : A Word of Wisdom , for the benefit of the council of high priests , assembled in Kirtland , and the church , and also the saints in Zion -- To be sent greeting ; not by commandment or constraint , but by revelation and the word of wisdom , showing forth the order and will of God in the temporal salvation of all saints in the last days -- Given for a principle with a promise , adapted to the capacity of the weak and the weakest of all saints , who are or can be called saints . Behold , verily , thus saith the Lord unto you : In consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days , I have warned you , and forewarn you , by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation -- Prohibitions ( edit ) Among the substances which the revelation indicates should not be ingested , the first is `` wine or strong drink '' , which the revelation says should not be drunk . ( An exception is allowed for the use of `` pure wine of your own make '' as part of the sacrament ordinance , though the LDS Church today uses water in place of wine . ) The revelation also advises against the consumption of tobacco and `` hot drinks '' . The Word of Wisdom revelation also suggests proper uses for some prohibited substances . While `` strong drinks '' are not to be ingested , they are appropriate when used `` for the washing of your bodies '' ; likewise , while human ingestion of tobacco is forbidden , tobacco is said to be `` an herb for bruises and all sick cattle , to be used with judgment and skill . '' Prescriptions ( edit ) The list of foods and substances which the revelation encourages includes `` wholesome herbs ( and ) every fruit in the season thereof '' and `` that which yieldeth fruit , whether in the ground or above the ground . '' It also prescribes the use of `` all grain '' , which is described as `` the staff of life , not only for man but for the beasts of the field . '' Barley and other grains are recommended for use in making `` mild drinks '' . The `` beasts of the field , and the fowls of heaven , and all wild animals that run or creep on the earth '' may be used as food `` sparingly '' and `` with thanksgiving '' . The revelation states that it is pleasing to God if these are not used , `` only in times of winter , or of cold , or famine '' and times of `` excess of hunger '' . Divine promise ( edit ) The Word of Wisdom states that it comprises a `` principle with promise '' . The promise given to those who followed the advice of the word of wisdom is as follows : And all saints who remember to keep and do these sayings , walking in obedience to the commandments , shall receive health in their navel and marrow to their bones ; and shall find wisdom and great treasures of knowledge , even hidden treasures ; and shall run and not be weary , and shall walk and not faint . And I , the Lord , give unto them a promise , that the destroying angel shall pass by them , as the children of Israel , and not slay them . Application by Joseph Smith ( edit ) Originally , abiding by the recommendations and prohibitions of the Word of Wisdom was not considered mandatory : it explicitly declares itself to be `` not by commandment or constraint '' . In February 1834 , however , Joseph Smith proposed a resolution before the high council of the church that stated , `` No official member in this Church is worthy to hold an office after having the word of wisdom properly taught him ; and he , the official member , neglecting to comply with and obey it . '' This resolution was accepted unanimously by the council . In 1842 , Smith 's brother Hyrum , who was the Assistant President of the Church and its presiding patriarch , provided an interpretation of the Word of Wisdom 's proscription of `` hot drinks '' : And again `` hot drinks are not for the body , or belly ; '' there are many who wonder what this can mean ; whether it refers to tea , or coffee , or not . I say it does refer to tea , and coffee . According to a book written by LDS missionary and hymnographer Joel H. Johnson in 1881 , Joseph Smith shared Hyrum 's interpretation : I understand that some of the people are excusing themselves in using tea and coffee , because the Lord only said `` hot drinks '' in the revelation of the Word of Wisdom ... Tea and coffee ... are what the Lord meant when He said `` hot drinks '' . The charge of `` not observing the Word of Wisdom '' was one of five leveled against David Whitmer on April 13 , 1838 , which led to his excommunication . Nevertheless , contemporary records indicate that Joseph Smith was not , himself , a strict observer . Smith is recorded at various times as drinking tea , beer , and wine . There is a report he also smoked tobacco : according to Amasa Lyman , a member of the First Presidency under Smith , Smith once finished preaching a sermon on the Word of Wisdom and immediately afterward rode through the streets smoking a cigar . According to Lyman , this was just one of many instances in which Smith `` tried the faith of the Saints ... by his peculiarities . '' ( One modern commentator has suggested that this may have been done by Smith to ensure that his followers ' faith was based on the Latter Day Saint religion and not on Smith 's personality or leadership . ) On August 19 , 1835 , Almon W. Babbitt was brought before the church 's high council on three charges . On the charge of `` not keeping the Word of Wisdom '' , Babbitt stated `` that he had taken the liberty to break the Word of Wisdom , from the example of President Joseph Smith , Jun. , and others , but acknowledged that it was wrong . '' In 1838 , Smith was operating a hotel / tavern in Far West , Missouri . In June 1838 , the high council of Far West felt compelled to remind Smith 's family that there was a ban on the sale and consumption of `` ardent spirits in the place '' . Interpretation by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - Day Saints ( edit ) Emphasized by Brigham Young ( edit ) After Smith 's death , several factions emerged from the Latter Day Saint movement . The largest of these groups , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints ( LDS Church ) , was led by Brigham Young . At a general conference of the church held on September 9 , 1851 , Young called on the attendees to `` leave off the use of '' items mentioned in the Word of Wisdom : The Patriarch ( John Smith ) again rose to speak on the Word of Wisdom , and urging on the brethren to leave off using tobacco , &c . President Young rose to put the motion and called on all the sisters who will leave off the use of tea , coffee , &c. , to manifest it by raising the right hand ; seconded and carried . And then put the following motion ; calling on all the boys ( sic ) who were under ninety years of age who would covenant to leave off the use of tobacco , whisky , and all things mentioned in the Word of Wisdom , to manifest it in the same manner , which was carried unanimously . '' The Patriarch then said , may the Lord bless you and help you to keep all your covenants . Amen . President Young amongst other things said he knew the goodness of the people , and the Lord bears with our weakness ; we must serve the Lord , and those who go with me will keep the Word of Wisdom , and if the High Priests , the Seventies , the Elders , and others will not serve the Lord , we will sever them from the Church . I will draw the line , and know who is for the Lord and who is not , and those who will not keep the Word of Wisdom , I will cut off from the Church ; I throw out a challenge to all men and women . Though Young encouraged Mormons to follow the Word of Wisdom code , the church was tolerant of those who did not follow it . In 1860 , he counseled those chewing tobacco in church meetings to at least be discreet and not excessive , but did not charge users with sin . By 1870 , however , he ended the practice of chewing and spitting tobacco in the Salt Lake Tabernacle . Young also recognized a separation between using tobacco ( which was discouraged ) , and selling it to non-Mormons as a business ( which was encouraged ) . He also owned and maintained a bar in Salt Lake City for the sale of alcoholic beverages to non-Mormon travelers , on the theory that it was better for LDS Church authorities to run such establishments than for outsiders . Meat ( edit ) The Word of Wisdom states that `` flesh also of beasts and of the fowls of the air ... are to be used sparingly '' , and that `` it is pleasing unto ( God ) that they should not be used , only in times of winter , or of cold , or famine . '' Unlike the injunctions against tobacco , alcohol , and hot drinks , however , compliance with this injunction has never been made mandatory . Many LDS Church leaders have expressed their views on the subject of meat . In 1868 , church president Brigham Young counseled , `` Flesh should be used sparingly , in famine and in cold . '' In 1868 , apostle George Q. Cannon said , `` We are told that flesh of any kind is not suitable to man in the summer time , and ought to be eaten sparingly in the winter . '' From 1897 to 1901 , apostle and then church president Lorenzo Snow repeatedly emphasized the importance of eating meat sparingly , teaching that church members should refrain from eating meat except in case of dire necessity , and that this should be seen in light of Smith 's teaching that animals have spirits . In 1895 , Snow stated , `` Unless famine or extreme cold is upon us we should refrain from the use of meat . '' Apostle George Teasdale taught the same thing , and held that eating pork was a more serious breach of the Word of Wisdom than drinking tea or coffee . When Joseph F. Smith succeeded Snow as president of the church in 1901 , he preached regularly against the `` unnecessary destruction of life '' , and emphasized kindness to animals and the important stewardship humans have toward them . Despite these statements , restricting meat consumption was not made an explicit requirement for worthiness in the LDS Church as the standards for obedience to the Word of Wisdom were made increasingly central to LDS Church doctrine and practice in the early 20th century . The increased emphasis on the Word of Wisdom took place during the presidency of Heber J. Grant , a long - time enthusiastic promoter of the Word of Wisdom . Although Grant did not make restricting meat consumption an explicit part of the standard , he continued to interpret it as part of the counsel in the Word of Wisdom . In the 1937 General Conference , at 80 years old , Grant said he worked long hours `` without fatigue and without feeling the least injury '' . He attributed his excellent health , in part , to eating very little meat . Since Grant 's presidency , the emphasis on limiting the consumption of meat has lessened , but there have been some church leaders who have taught on the subject . In a 1948 LDS general conference address , apostle Joseph F. Merrill emphasized the importance of not eating meat as `` freely as many Americans are doing '' . In 1950 , apostle and plant scientist John A. Widtsoe wrote , in relation to meat consumption , `` they who wish to be well and gain the promised reward stated in the Word of Wisdom must obey all of the law , not just part of it as suits their whim or their appetite , or their notion of its meaning . '' As recently as 2012 , official church spokesperson Michael Otterson stated `` the church has also encouraged limiting meat consumption in favor of grains , fruits and vegetables . To this day , the LDS Church 's hymnal includes a hymn with the following lyrics : That the children may live long / And be beautiful and strong , / Tea and coffee and tobacco they despise , / Drink no liquor , and they eat / But a very little meat ; / They are seeking to be great and good and wise . A student manual published by the church has suggested that the suggestion that the consumption of meat be limited to wintertime may to some degree be a historical relic of the time in which the `` Word of Wisdom '' was delivered by Smith : This verse has caused some to ask if meat should be eaten in the summer . Meat has more calories than fruits and vegetables , which some individuals may need fewer of in summer than winter . Also , before fruits and vegetables could be preserved , people often did not have enough other food to eat in winter . Spoiled meat can be fatal if eaten , and in former times meat spoiled more readily in summer than winter . Modern methods of refrigeration now make it possible to preserve meat in any season . The key word with respect to the use of meat is sparingly . Beer ( edit ) The Word of Wisdom states in part , 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 . The revelation suggests that barley - based mild drinks ( such as beer ) may be permissible . As recently as 1901 , apostles Brigham Young , Jr. and John Henry Smith argued that the revelation did not prohibit beer . However , LDS Church leaders now teach that consumption of any form of alcohol , including beer , violates the Word of Wisdom . Refined grain products ( edit ) In a pamphlet written in 1930 called The Word of Wisdom , apostle John A. Widtsoe taught that refined flour was contrary to the Word of Wisdom . The church , however , has never prohibited the use of refined flour . Standards of adherence ( edit ) Adherence to the proscriptions of the Word of Wisdom was not made a requirement for entry into LDS Church temples until 1902 . However , even then , church president Joseph F. Smith encouraged stake presidents to be liberal with old men who used tobacco and old ladies who drank tea . Of those who violated the revelation , it was mainly habitual drunkards that were excluded from the temple . Around the turn of the century , the proscriptions of the Word of Wisdom were not strictly adhered to by such notable church leaders . Anthon H. Lund , a First Counselor in the First Presidency , drank beer and wine ; apostle Matthias F. Cowley drank beer and wine ; Charles W. Penrose , who also served as a First Counselor in the First Presidency , drank wine ; Relief Society general president Emmeline B. Wells drank coffee ; and church president George Albert Smith drank brandy for medicinal purposes . In 1921 , church president Heber J. Grant made adherence to the proscriptions of the Word of Wisdom an absolute requirement for entering the temple . Today , adherence to the proscriptions of the Word of Wisdom is required for baptism and for entry into temples of the LDS Church . BYU historian Thomas G. Alexander points out that while the original Word of Wisdom as a `` principle with promise '' was given by revelation , there is no evidence that any church leader has claimed a separate new revelation , or even a spiritual confirmation , of changing the Word of Wisdom from `` a principle with promise '' to a commandment . Official modern interpretation ( edit ) The church 's official statement on the interpretation of the Word of Wisdom is short : it reaffirms the long - standing meaning of `` hot drinks '' and extends the substances covered by prohibition : The only official interpretation of `` hot drinks '' ( D&C 89 : 9 ) in the Word of Wisdom is the statement made by early Church leaders that the term `` hot drinks '' means tea and coffee . Members should not use any substance that contains illegal drugs . Nor should members use harmful or habit - forming substances except under the care of a competent physician . Although avoiding the prohibitions of the Word of Wisdom is a requirement for admission to LDS Church temples , violation of the Word of Wisdom no longer results in church discipline , as it once did ; the church instructs its leaders that church discipline `` should not be ( used ) to discipline or threaten members who do not comply with the Word of Wisdom . '' LDS Church leaders have counseled church members that they should not have personal interpretations of , or become extreme in their observance of the Word of Wisdom . One church leader specifically warned that adding additional unauthorized requirements , emphasizing it with excess zeal , or making it a `` gospel hobby '' is a sign of spiritual immaturity and sometimes apostasy . Popular application ( edit ) Alcohol ( edit ) The prohibition of `` wine or strong drink '' is widely interpreted as a blanket prohibition of all alcoholic beverages , regardless of the level of alcoholic content of the drink . Hot drinks ( edit ) Generally , members of the church view the prohibition on `` hot drinks '' as covering coffee and tea , whether or not the drinks are hot . There is generally thought to be no prohibition against herbal tea ; hot chocolate ; coffee substitutes such as Postum ; or malt drinks such as Ovaltine or Milo . Other members choose to prohibit themselves from drinking any beverage that contains caffeine . Cola and other caffeinated beverages ( edit ) A longstanding issue among members of the church is whether it is permissible to ingest drinks containing caffeine that are not coffee or tea . In 1918 , Frederick J. Pack , a Latter - day Saint professor at the University of Utah , published an article in an official church magazine in which he reasoned that because Coca - Cola contained caffeine , which is also present in tea and coffee , Latter - day Saints should abstain from Coca - Cola in the same way that they abstain from the Word of Wisdom `` hot drinks '' . Since Pack 's article , many Latter - day Saints have come to believe that the reason tea and coffee are proscribed is the presence of caffeine in the drinks . However , the church has never stated that this is the reason for the prohibition : The church does not have an official position on the consumption of caffeinated beverages , apart from the general statement that the Word of Wisdom does not specifically mention it . In 2012 , in response to a report on Mormonism on NBC 's Rock Center with Brian Williams , which claimed that LDS faithful were prohibited from drinking caffeine , the church wrote : Despite what was reported , the Church revelation spelling out health practices ( Doctrine and Covenants 89 ) does not mention the use of caffeine . The Church 's health guidelines prohibits alcoholic drinks , smoking or chewing of tobacco , and `` hot drinks '' -- taught by Church leaders to refer specifically to tea and coffee . In the past , a number of church leaders have discouraged the use of such products . For example , in 1922 , church president Heber J. Grant counseled the Latter - day Saints : I am not going to give any command , but I will ask it as a personal , individual favor to me , to let coca - cola ( sic ) alone . There are plenty of other things you can get at the soda fountains without drinking that which is injurious . The Lord does not want you to use any drug that creates an appetite for itself . Two years after making this statement , Grant met with a representative of The Coca - Cola Company to discuss the church 's position on Coca - Cola ; at the conclusion of their second meeting , Grant stated that he was `` sure I have not the slightest desire to recommend that the people leave Coca - Cola alone if th ( e ) amount ( of caffeine in Coca - Cola ) is absolutely harmless , which they claim it is . '' Grant never again spoke out against the use of cola drinks . Approximately fifty years later , the church issued an official statement which stated : With reference to cola drinks , the Church has never officially taken a position on this matter , but the leaders of the Church have advised , and we do now specifically advise , against the use of any drink containing harmful habit - forming drugs under circumstances that would result in acquiring the habit . Any beverage that contains ingredients harmful to the body should be avoided . Because of such statements , some adherents believe that caffeine is officially prohibited under the Word of Wisdom . In the mid-1950's , the director of the food services for Brigham Young University , a college owned by the LDS Church , decided not to sell caffeine on campus . This changed in September 2017 when the current director of BYU Dining Services announced that caffeinated beverages would be sold on campus . Wright said this was the result of a change in customer preferences . Official church publications have occasionally published articles by medical practitioners that warn of the health risks of consuming caffeine . However , in November 2010 , the Salt Lake Tribune noted that in the 2010 church Handbook , which sets out the official position of the church on health and social issues , no position on drinking Coca - Cola or caffeinated drinks is included . The Salt Lake Tribune concluded that the church `` takes no official position on caffeine '' . Other areas ( edit ) Speculation also exists concerning the use of alcohol as a cooking ingredient or the use of decaffeinated coffee or tea . The LDS Church has taken no official stance on either . Health Studies regarding Latter - Day Saints ( edit ) A 14 - year selective study conducted by UCLA epidemiologist James E. Enstrom tracked the health of 10,000 moderately active LDS Church members in California and ended in 1987 . Of these non-smoking , monogamous non-drinkers , Enstrom concluded from the study `` that LDS Church members who follow religious mandates barring smoking and drinking have one of the lowest death rates from cancer and cardiovascular diseases -- about half that of the general population ... Moreover , the healthiest LDS Church members enjoy a life expectancy eight to eleven years longer than that of the general white population in the United States . '' The standardized mortality ratios ( SMRs ) for whites in the general population is defined as 100 . For males in the study , the SMRs `` are 47 for all cancers , 52 for cardiovascular diseases , and 47 for all causes ; the SMRs for females are 72 for all cancers , 64 for cardiovascular diseases , and 66 for all causes . '' For LDS high priests who never smoked cigarettes , exercised , and had proper sleep , the mortality rate was less . The results were largely duplicated in a separate study of an LDS - like subgroup of white non-smoking churchgoers in Alameda County , California . See also ( edit ) Book : Mormon Texts Latter - day Saints portal History of the Latter Day Saint movement portal Alcoholism Cannabis and Latter - day Saints Christian dietary laws Flexitarianism Health effects of caffeine Health effects of coffee Health effects of tea Health effects of tobacco Long - term effects of alcohol Substance abuse Substance dependence Notes ( edit ) Jump up ^ In the edition published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints , it is Section 89 . In the edition published by the Community of Christ , it is section 86 . In older editions which are used by some other Latter Day Saint denominations , it is section 81 . ^ Jump up to : `` When a Disciplinary Council Is Not Necessary '' , Handbook 1 : Stake Presidents and Bishops ( LDS Church , 2010 ) § 6.7. 1 . Jump up ^ `` Word of Wisdom '' , Gospel Topics , lds.org , retrieved 2014 - 01 - 16 Jump up ^ Brigham Young , Journal of Discourses , vol. 12 , p. 158 . ^ Jump up to : Section 89 : 1 -- 4 . Jump up ^ Section 89 : 5 -- 9 . Jump up ^ Section 89 : 10 -- 17 . ^ Jump up to : Section 89 : 18 -- 21 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 5 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 5 -- 6 ^ Jump up to : Section 89 : 8 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 9 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 7 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 10 -- 11 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 16 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 14 ^ Jump up to : Section 89 : 17 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 12 -- 15 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 3 Jump up ^ Section 89 : 2 . ^ Jump up to : Joseph Fielding Smith ( ed . ) ( 1938 ) . Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith ( Salt Lake City , Utah : Deseret Book ) p. 117 , n . 9 . Jump up ^ Hyrum Smith , `` The Word of Wisdom '' , Times and Seasons , 1 June 1842 , vol. 3 , p. 800 . Jump up ^ In Joel H. Johnson ( 1881 ) . Voice from the Mountains ( Salt Lake City , Utah : Juvenile Instructor Office ) p. 12 ; cited in `` Section 89 The Word of Wisdom '' , Doctrine and Covenants Student ( Salt Lake City , Utah : LDS Church ) p. 209 . Jump up ^ Joseph Smith ( B.H. Roberts ( ed . ) ) , History of the Church , vol. 3 , p. 18 . Jump up ^ `` Diary of Joseph Smith '' , March 11 , 1843 entry Jump up ^ Millennial Star , vol. 23 , no . 45 p. 720 ( 9 November 1861 ) . Jump up ^ Joseph Smith ( B.H. Roberts ( ed . ) ) , History of the Church ( January 1836 ) vol. 2 , 369 ( `` Our hearts were made glad by the fruit of the vine . '' ; Joseph Smith ( B.H. Roberts ( ed . ) ) , History of the Church ( May 2 , 1843 ) vol. 5 , p. 380 ( `` Called at the office and drank a glass of wine with Sister Jenetta Richards , made by her mother in England , ... '' ) ; Joseph Smith ( B.H. Roberts ( ed . ) ) , History of the Church ( June 27 , 1844 ) vol. 6 , p. 616 ( `` Dr. Richards uncorked the bottle , and presented a glass to Joseph , who tasted , as also Brother Taylor and the doctor ... '' ) ; Joseph Smith ( B.H. Roberts ( ed . ) ) , History of the Church ( June 27 , 1844 ) vol. 7 , p. 101 ( `` Sometime after dinner we ( John Taylor and other prisoners at Carthage Jail ) sent for some wine . It has been reported by some that this was taken as a sacrament . It was no such thing ; our spirits were generally dull and heavy , and it was sent for to revive us ... I believe we all drank of the wine , and gave some to one or two of the prison guards . '' ) . Jump up ^ Diary of Abraham H. Cannon , vol. 19 ( October 1895 entry ) ; cited in Gary Dean Guthrie , Joseph Smith As An Administrator , M.A. thesis , Brigham Young University , May 1969 , p. 161 . 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