{"id":52,"date":"2008-07-10T10:49:49","date_gmt":"2008-07-10T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/?p=52"},"modified":"2012-03-23T20:05:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T02:05:57","slug":"modesty-in-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/10\/modesty-in-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Modesty in Dress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When summer comes around it\u2019s hard to tell the difference between the Mormons and the non-Mormons.\u00a0 They dress alike.<\/p>\n<p>Our young women wear as little clothing as possible.\u00a0 Or else they dress pretty grungy to their church meetings.\u00a0 Our society is very casual, and in order to fit in we have relaxed our own standards.\u00a0 But haven\u2019t we been taught not to?\u00a0 Aren\u2019t we reminded constantly to raise our standards, to be a light unto the world, to be a peculiar people?\u00a0 Some of our youth are not living up to that call.\u00a0 Some of our mothers aren\u2019t either.<\/p>\n<p>How do you teach this principle without hurting feelings?\u00a0 How do you fix the problem?\u00a0 Example is a big part of it.\u00a0 Teaching by the Spirit is too.\u00a0 Modesty clearly can\u2019t be overemphasized.\u00a0 There should be a reminder lesson on it every Spring in both Young Women\u2019s and Relief Society, or better yet, both together.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few things for both mothers and daughters to think about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our standards should be the same whether it\u2019s Sunday or any other day of the week.<\/li>\n<li>If we are wearing garments, or ever intend to wear garments, we should keep those areas of our body completely covered at all times.\u00a0 That\u2019s the very thing that sets us apart.<\/li>\n<li>Your clothes speak for you.\u00a0 If you are a daughter of God you should look the part; pure, virtuous and holy.<\/li>\n<li>Be aware of how boys will react when they see how you are dressed.\u00a0 They have enough problems with controlling their hormones.<\/li>\n<li>If you can\u2019t find anything \u201cdecent\u201d to wear, talk to your favorite store and see what they can do to carry what you like, or learn to sew your own clothing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When summer comes around it\u2019s hard to tell the difference between the Mormons and the non-Mormons.\u00a0 They dress alike. 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