I really only have one real complaint about the Church, and it has to do, of course, with women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fashion. I am talking about temple garments. Now to be perfectly clear: I am completely in favor of temple garments and wearing them as instructed in the temple. I served for more than a year as a temple ordinance worker, and the rituals of the temple with their associated theology and covenants are perhaps the sweetest part of the Gospel to me. I willingly and happily keep the covenants associated with the garment. I just do so with a sense of wistful regret.<\/p>\n
The regret comes from the fact that prior to her endowment I used to see my wife (who was then my old friend and later my fianc\u00c3\u00a9e) in tank-tops and dresses that exposed shoulders and clavicles. She never wore anything immodest, but she did wear things that are no longer practical with garments. And she looked fabulous.<\/p>\n
The garment, it seems to me, is an imperfect arbiter of modesty, and I am not convinced that this is its main purpose. However, de facto<\/i> it becomes the controlling force in acceptable clothing for endowed Latter-day Saints, particularly women. As a man, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say that the garment places any restrictions at all on my fashion sense, even if I had any. I do, however, regret from time to time the restrictions it places of my wife\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s choices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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