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In a previous post, we talked about our updated pornography prevention materials, explaining why the concept of modesty was unlinked from the concept of pornography.
- Modesty is “an attitude of propriety and decency in dress, grooming, language, and behavior,” says lds.org/topics
- Pornography is “bad pictures of people with little or no clothes on,” says the Church video “What should I do when I see pornography?”
While these two concepts both deal with our bodies, they can actually be quite different in intent and motive.
For more about teaching modesty, see
Modesty: Including follow-up for families about pornography prevention, sharing time idea
Teaching modesty in Sharing Time or Family Night: clothing as advertising
Kristine Haglund’s insightful post “On Modesty” https://bycommonconsent.com/2019/03/19/modesty/
SELECTED SCRIPTURES FOR FAMILY SCRIPTURE STUDY:
- Genesis 3: 21 – God showed Adam and Eve the importance of modest clothing to cover bodies.
- 1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
- Isaiah 52:11 “Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.”
- Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
- Romans 12:1 “[P]resent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:16 “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
- Mormon 9:28 “Be wise in the days of your probation; strip yourselves of all uncleanness; ask . . . that ye will yield to no temptation, but that ye will serve the true and living God.”
- 13th Article of Faith “We believe in being . . . chaste. If there is anything virtuous, lovely. . . we seek after these things.”
PUBLICATIONS:
- “Modesty means. . . ” how I act, how I dress, how I speak, how I treat my body, how I treat others. Friend, August 2016
- “Modesty Checklist,” Friend, May 2010
- My Gospel Standards, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2003. List of standards for Primary children to maintain personal purity and keep the commandments. Order at store.lds.org or download for free at www.lds.org
- For the Strength of Youth: Fulfilling Our Duty to God, published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2001. Booklet for youth about standards of dress and behavior. Order at store.lds.org or download for free at www.lds.org
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