Show Notes for Episode 11
Topic: The Mormon Dress Code / Our Bodies as Temples
Dress Code
- The "honor code" (dress and grooming standards) at Church schools.
Recently clarified in regards to sexual orientation - Deseret Morning News article.
The beard waiver - how can i get one?
Do the same rules apply for athletes? - Deseret Morning News article.
Why can't I have a beard when Brigham Young had one?
- Dress standards for the membership at large:
Laid out for the youth in the pamphlet titled "For The Strength Of Youth".
John S. Tanner, “To Clothe a Temple,” Ensign, Aug. 1992, 44.
Our Bodies as Temples
- Are tattoos and body piercing acceptable?
Official Church Teachings (LDS.ORG) - 36863, True to the Faith, Tattooing, 167
Tatoos and Body Piercing by W. John Walsh (Apparently from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism [Unconfirmed]).
Sunstone Symposium: Tale of Mormons and tattoos by Peggy Fletcher Stack - The Salt Lake City Tribune/August 10, 2006 (Republished on rickross.com).
B is for Body Piercing - By: Dave - September 07, 2005 (Online article with ample reader commmentary).
LDS, what say you about tattoos? - August 11th, 2006 (Online article with ample reader commmentary).
- What about elective plastic surgery? Are regular renovations to our personal "temple" ok?
Mormon Mentality - a discussion of - Breast Implants, BoTox, Tattos, Piercings and Mormon Doctrine.
Jeffrey R. Holland, “To Young Women,” Liahona, Nov 2005, 28–30
Modesty For Youth and Adults
Cute and Modest A New Era article about modesty
Shade Clothing - a company started by a friend of Sean's