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Date Posted: 13:11:33 08/04/07 Sat
Author: Lynn
Author Host/IP: ip72-193-232-42.lv.lv.cox.net / 72.193.232.42
Subject: Re: Dress at church
In reply to: Joan 's message, "Dress at church" on 03:48:34 08/04/07 Sat

We are told we should dress modestly when going to church. Woman and girls wear skirts or dresses, and men wear a white shirt ( most men do wear this in our church but it doesnt have to be white ), and dress pants. We have a Gothic girl who comes to church with her family, dresses all in black, fingernails, face etc, sneakers etc and they accept her because she has not yet converted. Go figure...

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[> Lynn................ -- Neysa, 21:22:35 08/04/07 Sat [1] (user-2inik6q.dialup.mindspring.com/165.121.80.218)

You mentioned that most men wear white shirts, although it doesn't have to be white. I noticed that the young Mormon missionary men that come to our town always wear a white shirt. Why do they wear white ?

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[> [> Neysa...hope this answers your question -- Lynn, 22:13:10 08/04/07 Sat [1] (ip72-193-232-42.lv.lv.cox.net/72.193.232.42)

Wherever possible, a white shirt should be worn by the deacons, teachers, and priests who handle the sacrament. For sacred ordinances in the Church we often use ceremonial clothing, and a white shirt could be seen as a gentle reminder of the white clothing you wore in the baptismal font and an anticipation of the white shirt you will soon wear into the temple and onto your missions.

White symbolizes purity and holiness, and is reminiscent of the white clothing worn in the temple and at baptism. Furthermore, white shirts represent conservative, semi-formal attire in our culture, and wearing one shows respect for the seriousness of weekly Church meetings and the opportunity to take the sacrament.

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[> [> [> Thanks, Lynn -- Neysa, 12:43:59 08/05/07 Sun [1] (user-38lcifu.dialup.mindspring.com/209.86.73.254)

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