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Dressing
like a Nun
It is a fact that humans are visual creatures. In
the Church we tend to focus on how that can be a bad quality, especially for
men. But there is opposition in all things (2 Nephi 2:11), meaning the quality
is good too. We are supposed to appreciate beauty, and hiding it under a tent
will make it harder for you to attract a guy, even a righteous one. A man wants
to be attracted to his wife, and a woman wants to know her husband finds her
beautiful. You can show your beauty
and still be modest.
Dressing like a Man
My patriarchal blessing specifically advises me to dress in a feminine manner. It is important that we look and dress like women. That doesn’t mean you have to be trendy or a
girly-girl, just that you don’t look like you’re borrowing your brother’s
or husband's clothes.
Dressing
like a Slob
Many women wear baggy, old, or plain clothes and don’t brush their hair. We are supposed to be well
groomed. Take the missionaries for example. They officially represent the
Church and therefore look the part: they are required to dress up and keep
their appearance professional. Furthermore, our bodies have been compared to
temples (1 Corinthians 3:16). Look at the temples we build: they are lovely,
spotless, and beautifully landscaped. Susan W. Tanner, former Young Women
General President, advised us to “keep the outside of our bodily temples
looking clean and beautiful to reflect the sacred and holy nature of what is
inside, just as the Church does with its temples.”1 Elder L. Tom
Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles warned, “I believe very casual dress
is almost always followed by very casual manners.”2 We should learn
from those examples and look our best in clean, bright, classy clothes, accessories, and hairstyles.
- Tanner, Susan W. “The Sanctity of the Body,” Ensign, November 2005.
- Perry, L. Tom. “Let Him Do It with Simplicity,” Ensign, November 2008.
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