Enlightenment as it applies to Church Dress Standards

[_JAK]

Hi Harmony...

Yeah the split skirt thing was at the temple several years ago... I think you are right things are changing... slowly but changing nontheless.

I wore a very nice pant suit to church today and no one blinked an eye. Well, maybe they did but at least no one said anything! (smile)

~dancer~

I had a meeting with the 2nd ward's bishop this morning (I'm in 1st ward); he didn't blink an eye. I doubt anyone even noticed. No one mentioned it anyway. I think that's one of those cultural things that is changing ever so slowly.

Just like attitudes toward homosexuality and a “sin” link.

Evolution of cultural practices are continuous.

JAK

[_skippy the dead]

I converted to the LDS church at the age of 19, so was unfamiliar with their traditions. Shortly after my baptism I went to a Sunday night fireside being held at someone's home for young adults - wearing nice pants. OMG. You would have thought I walked in wearing a bikini. I was taken aside and privately informed my attire was inappropriate.

(edit on - it's funny, I wrote this response before reading what everyone else posted, and just saw that skippy used the exact same description I did! LOL!! I swear, skippy, I didn't copy!!!)

That's pretty funny. Goes to show the common type of reaction, though, don't it?

[_moksha]

I'll wear a divided skirt to church and then return and report on the outcome.

"A skirt divided against itself cannot stand."
- A. Lincoln

[_Paul Osborne]

I had a meeting with the 2nd ward's bishop this morning (I'm in 1st ward); he didn't blink an eye. I doubt anyone even noticed. No one mentioned it anyway. I think that's one of those cultural things that is changing ever so slowly.

I have to agree that cultural dress standards are something that change with time. We dress nothing like the saints did a hundred years ago. One sister last Sunday wore a jean dress with frayed ends – it didn’t look all that neat to me, but that’s her choice.

I gave up on white shirts and ties years ago. Wearing colored shirts suits me just fine along with a nice pair of pants. I’m not going to wrap that cloth around my neck and tighten it up just because other men choose to. When I go to the temple I don’t wear a tie, but put a white one on in the dressing room after changing my shirt. Wearing a tie during temple rites is required.

The prophet has made it clear that he doesn’t care what we wear so long as it’s clean and neat.

Paul O

[_harmony]

The prophet has made it clear that he doesn’t care what we wear so long as it’s clean and neat.

Paul O

He should obviously talk to the new Relief Society president. She cares.