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Why This Website?
The Lord has said, about modest dress:
1 Timothy
"9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel..."

Then again, through His modern day prophets the Lord has also said:

"Dress and Appearance", For the Strength of Youth: Fulfilling Our Duty to God
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?...The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." (1 Corinthians 3:16–17).
Your body is God’s sacred creation. Respect it as a gift from God, and do not defile it in any way. Through your dress and appearance, you can show the Lord that you know how precious your body is. You can show that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Prophets of God have always counseled His children to dress modestly. The way you dress is a reflection of what you are on the inside. Your dress and grooming send messages about you to others and influence the way you and others act. When you are well groomed and modestly dressed, you invite the companionship of the Spirit and can exercise a good influence on those around you.
Never lower your dress standards for any occasion. Doing so sends the message that you are using your body to get attention and approval and that modesty is important only when it is convenient.
Immodest clothing includes short shorts and skirts, tight clothing, shirts that do not cover the stomach, and other revealing attire. Young women should wear clothing that covers the shoulder and avoid clothing that is low-cut in the front or the back or revealing in any other manner. Young men should also maintain modesty in their appearance. All should avoid extremes in clothing, appearance, and hairstyle. Always be neat and clean and avoid being sloppy or inappropriately casual in dress, grooming, and manners. Ask yourself, "Would I feel comfortable with my appearance if I were in the Lord’s presence?"
Someday you will receive your endowment in the temple. Your dress and behavior should help you prepare for that sacred time.
Do not disfigure yourself with tattoos or body piercings. If girls or women desire to have their ears pierced, they are encouraged to wear only one pair of modest earrings.
Show respect for the Lord and for yourself by dressing appropriately for Church meetings and activities, whether on Sunday or during the week. If you are not sure what is appropriate, ask your parents or leaders for help.
Alma 1:27
27 And they did impart of their substance, every man according to that which he had, to the poor, and the needy, and the sick, and the afflicted; and they did not wear costly apparel, yet they were neat and comely.


My Testimony of Modesty
I know that dressing modestly doesn't always seem like the easiest thing in the world to accomplish.

In every store I go to, it get's harder and harder to find shirts
that cover enough in the front, while still covering you enough in the back,
or jeanes/pants that aren't low-rise, or shorts that cover more than barely the top
half of my thigh.
Shirts are mostly immodest as well. It seems that most of them can't cover you on their
own these days, but end up needing an undershirt to help them do the job.

Nonetheles, as someone who has, and still does, personally try to live the standards
of modest dress, I have gained my own personal testimony of the importance of it; and I
can tell you, it's worth living.
Everytime I dress the way that I know the Lord wants me to, I feel peace
and I know that the Lord is pleased with my efforts.
And just like dressing modestly shows respect for yourself and your Heavenly Father,
it also shows respect for those you are around, because you look
in such in a way that you would not make another person feel uncomfortable.
Dressing modestly also atracts those types of young men who share your
love for the Lord and and try to live His commandments as well, as where dressing immodestly can attract just the opposite.

I am grateful for the counsel the Lord has given His children to dress modstly,
and for my parents and church leaders who have taught me to folow it. I know
that the things they have said above are true.

I promise you that the Lord blesses all those who try to keep His commandments,
(I know He always blesses me when I choose to follow Him)
and even if not much of anyone else does, He will always support you when you
do your best to follow Him.

:-:Anna~:


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Jesus The Christ (center picture) by Del Parson
Jesus With The Young Women (right picture) by Del Parson
Logan Temple LDS Chruch Temples.com