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Apostle George Albert Smith:
As I have already said, when I first read the Book of Mormon, this trait of character astonished me, and I have been equally astonished at seeing it manifested by this people during the thirty-seven years I have been conversant with their history. In relation to the Word of Wisdom, see what a variety of opinions and feelings have arisen amongst us. It is now about thirty-six years since that was given by the Lord to His people, not by commandment or constraint, but a principle with promise, and yet to-day many of us find it difficult to leave off our tea or to do without our tobacco. Had we, as a people, pursued an even, straightforward course in obedience to the counsels of the Almighty, many of us who to-day are in bondage to these and other pernicious practices would never have indulged in them.
Source: Richards, F. D. ed., Journal of Discourses. 1854-1886. Liverpool: 26 Vols. Vol. 12, 150.
The need to chastise a portion of the members continues to this day.