President Thomas S. Monson of the Mormon Church has some good news to deliver to the Mormon faithful at the church’s next General Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s so good that those in the know expect the congregation to be ‘buzzing.’ The Mormon church is lifting its centuries-old ban on coffee! The President, who church members believe is a prophet who communicates directly with God, says he received a ‘direct revelation’ regarding the contentious hot beverage. After praying in the Salt Lake Mormon Temple about the need to ‘extend to every worthy member of the church all of the privileges and blessings which they deserve and the world affords,’ it was revealed to the President that the church’s ban on coffee has ‘had its time.’ Ninth-generation Mormon Emma Taylor said she had heard rumours about the big coffee news. ‘I have never enjoyed a cup of coffee myself but I have always just loved the smell, so I am excited about the news,’ she said, adding that she also likes the smell of pipe tobacco. The church ban on tobacco and alcohol remains in place, however, and the President is unequivocal that members are not permitted to ingest these [...]