Calendar boy excommunicated from Mormon church

Chicago Tribune ^ | July 15, 2008 | Staff

[whatisthetruth]

Okay, but what is the superstition?

[Graybeard58]

Magic mormon underwear:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsXzHLiHTOU

[Graybeard58]

Yes, be we don’t talk about that with lowly gentiles...

Gentiles would be anybody who is not Mormon? Even Jewish people?

[ejonesie22]

All non Mormons are gentiles.

[Elsie]

Here is one of the images I was talking about, I can't post pics here, can somebody get this up ?

Here's yer pix; but I'm not TOUCHING that line!!

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[Elsie]

Anybody know why they're required to wear them?

Why YES!

You can find the requirements by looking in our Scriptures!

--MormonDude(Wait! No you can't!)

[Tennessee Nana]

Thank you for a pic of Tom

:)

[Tennessee Nana]

You are joking, right ???????????

[whatisthetruth]

Thanks for the link, strange strange strange!

[whatisthetruth]

That’s not my pic, apparently thats what Mormons have to wear at all times.

[SENTINEL]

Christ knew mormons would be doing that. He warned of false prophets that were really "wolves in sheep's" clothing.

The story goes that the ancient Knights of Malta AKA Knights Templar were an elite unit who would go to the front of the battles of the day, to help out soldiers who were overcome with Greek Fire. They wore special underwear made of sheep skin adorned with masonic symbols such as the compass and square on the breasts and a few bars on the belly and knee. Smith took this from who knows where, either his masonic connections or his historical studies, scrapped the sheepskin for fabric....And Wallaaa - Wolves in Sheep's clothing, just the kind Christ warned of.

And yes, they are hot as hell, ......... FYI.

[SENTINEL]

The “Maltese cross” adopted by firefighters worldwide came from these same knights who had it emblazed on their tunics.

[Utah Girl]

Here you go. The most famous paintings are by Arnold Friberg. Book of Mormon paintings by Arnold Friberg

Here is the information on how Arnold Friberg came to paint those paintings. Very interesting history. The originals now hang in the Conference Center across from Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Book of Mormon Art of Arnold Friberg: "Painter of Scripture"

I just searched on Google to find more paintings of the stripling warriors and more Book of Mormon art. My neighbor is an artist and has been commissioned to create paintings of various religious subjects. So here goes.

From Deseret Book, the stripling warriors. Heroes of the covenant
Each year an art competition is held. Here is the winner from 1999. It's True Sir, All Present and Accounted For
If you search for Walter Rane's paintings, you can find his renditions of Book of Mormon people. In fact at this site, there is a whole list of painting done about the stripling warriors. Stripling warriors

As far as the bare chested men go in the paintings, well, I'm not even going to try and make a discussion of it. If you want to link religious paintings with shirtless men in a calendar, go ahead. (PS - I do like Arnold Friberg's paintings, but the figures are not real life. Art a lot of times isn't.)

[Utah Girl]

Here's my standard answer on garments.

Adult Latter-day Saints who have been to the temple make sacred covenants to follow Christ. There, they receive what is called a "garment" to wear as a personal, private reminder of those covenants. It's related to the Biblical concepts of priestly robes and vestments and "wearing the whole armor of God," with the garment itself representing the garments God gave Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. There are also other outer articles of clothing worn only in the temple.

The temple garment is modest underclothing. It's not exactly Calvin Klein, but it's not necessarily funny looking, maybe just a little more modest than usual. Promoting modesty is one of the intentions, I think, in addition to remembering covenants of integrity and virtue. Garments

From lds.org Wearing the temple garment

Once people are endowed, they have the blessing of wearing the temple garment throughout their lives. They are obligated to wear it according to the instructions given in the endowment. Those who have been endowed in the temple must remember that the blessings that are related to this sacred privilege depend on their worthiness and their faithfulness in keeping temple covenants.

The garment provides a constant reminder of the covenants made in the temple. The garment should be treated with respect at all times. It should not be exposed to the view of those who do not understand its significance, and it should not be adjusted to accommodate different styles of clothing. When worn properly, the garment provides protection against temptation and evil. Wearing the garment is an outward expression of an inward commitment to follow the Savior.

And again from lds.org

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, garments are worn beneath street clothing as a personal and private reminder of commitments to God. Garments are considered sacred by Church members and are not regarded as a topic for casual conversation.