Turning Down The Coffee

As Mormons, we do not drink coffee or tea.  As Mormons in Jordan, we are not allowed (by law) to proselyte or talk about our religion.  This presents an interesting dilemma because everyone offers coffee and expects us to drink it.  It's an insult if you don't.

What do we do?  Here are the choices:

1.  Tell them about the Word of Wisdom and teach them about the harmful effects of coffee and wait to see if we get arrested for proselyting.

2.  Tell them "No thank you but we are fasting from coffee.  We can drink water."

We pick #2.  It works for us.  Everyone understands fasting.  We don't mention that we'll be fasting from coffee for the rest of our lives.