After I read this fantastic post I started thinking again about modesty in the context of our lives as Latter-day Saints. Heaven knows, the Mormon blogosphere has been fascinated with the subject for some time now, but for the sake of the conversation, and partly to underscore how absurd it seems to be to focus on tank tops or...
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As a mother of two young daughters, I have been contemplating modesty in the LDS church and what I want to teach my daughters.
It seems to be a tricky subject. In the Mormon culture, modesty is a wide, sweeping term. Our leaders have said that we should be modest in our appearance. Companies marketing modest clothing, Church...
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By Katey McGregor
By now we’ve all seen it, the video of the young men telling young women what they most want in a girlfriend/wife. If you haven’t, stop reading, and go watch it here before continuing.
Ok, all up to speed? Good. “Thoughts On Girls” is more than a travesty, and heartbreaking to say the least. As a...
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What We’re Reflecting
By Heidi Doggett
At first I didn’t know what to think of her–this visitor who, when asked what we could do to get inactive members to come to church, stood up to make a long comment on the importance of smiling at everyone. Her words rolled forth; casual, warm, and unhurried. Something you...
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When I saw this image on the news this morning it made me chuckle. It was funny to me that here in the picture, Michelle is announcing the winner for “Best Picture”. On the right hand side you can see what Iranian newspaper published. It appears Iran is concerned about what she wore and what she said....
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As many of you may know, Sunday, December 14th was deemed “Wear Pants Sunday” by a group of Mormon Feminists. It began as an invitation for women to wear pants, and men to wear purple, in support of gender equality within the church. It was not meant as a protest or a publicity stunt, but simply a way to show...
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I have two daughters. I am concerned with the messages they will receive once they enter the Young Women’s organization of the LDS church. At the top of my concerns is how, traditionally, modesty has been taught within our LDS culture. I am concerned with the pedagogy of modesty. Others are concerned as well. The...
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Recently in the news we got a little taste of a “Mormon moment” when on Valentine’s Day a male BYU student passed a note to a female student declaring that she was immodestly dressed and should think about how her appearance was affecting others. I’m sure he was just trying to do his duty as stated in the BYU...
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In a previous post regarding the LDS garment, we had a lot of positive affirmation that we weren’t the only ones who recognized various issues with the garment. In fact, it is one of our most viewed blog posts to date. In the first post I merely outlined some of the problems of the garment without giving any solutions. I...
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I have seen a lot of photoshop jobs done by the church floating around the web as of late. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place so we can bask in the awesomeness. Thank you Photoshop for protecting us from bare shoulders and angel wings.
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