Comments on: We Believe: Modesty

By: Glor

Glor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:43:12 +0000

Perhaps some of the people who embrace the ‘clothing optional’ lifestyle still regard their bodies to be temples as well…it’s not necessarily a contradiction in terms. In time, a simple explanation to a child that “some people are more comfortable that way “and “these are their ways, but not our ways” will
calmly instruct acceptance without excitability. You have no idea what we see in midtown Manhattan every day!!

By: mormonwomen

mormonwomen — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:42:26 +0000

I appreciate the thought that modesty isn’t just about our own standards, but about respecting others.

Amber…we tried to email you, but the email you gave us didn’t work. Can you email me at gmail, username mormonwoman? Thanks.

~Michelle at MW

By: Jewel/Pink Ink

Jewel/Pink Ink — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:56 +0000

Yikes, Janelle. How unfortunate for you and your family. I think standards have really gone down the hill in the last little while. I see headlines about mainstream entertainers doing vulgar, immodest things on primetime TV and cringe, not so much that they are doing it but because the world seems to think it is okay now.

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:17 +0000

That has happened to us loads of times! I dont have kids so I cant really comment on what I would do if I did. But when we have come across similar situations we just laugh it off. And these places havent been beaches either. If you go to a beach, I would EXPECT to see naked people, to get all weird about it seems silly. I mean, people wearing a bikini only have a teeny tiny piece of cloth covering the breasts and bottom area, so is full nudity really that much of a shock? I think you did the right thing ushering the kids away but to get really uptight about it seems a little of an overreaction to me. But Im a very liberal member and more accepting of others lifestyles than most members, so, sadly, most people here wont agree with me.

By: Ambrosia

Ambrosia — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:10:55 +0000

I am shocked by that story! When you, as a mother, encounter situations that shock and disturb you, while you are with your children nonetheless, opens your mind. Modesty is so much more than clothing. It is avoiding degrading practices–whether in appearance or language.

I have grown to appreciate modesty so much more as a wife and mother. I am thankful for women who dress “tasteful and really classy” (to quote jendoop) because it means one less temptation for my husband.

Thank you for the thoughts, Janelle!

By: jendoop

jendoop — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:21:28 +0000

This is so true.

I also appreciate that when I’m dressed modestly I can forget what I am wearing and focus on the task at hand. Instead of tugging at my clothing to cover necessary areas as I move around.

Recently I served on a jury. On one of the final days an older man on the jury who sat next to me commented on my attire. He said it was tasteful and really classy. It was neat to see a man appreciate modest and respectful clothing.