Posted on 11/30/2011 5:18:31 AM PST by Saundra Duffy
Known to some is the fact that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormon Church) wear a special kind of underwear in connection with their religion. This is true of most faithful adult members of the Church. (Mormon children are generally dressed the same as any other children.) The special underwear is called a "garment" by Mormons, and it is directly related to Mormon temples.
Garments are a symbolic gesture of the promises that Mormons have made to God. The garment is always worn under other clothing, next to the skin. In fact, for most people who wear it, the garment takes the place of regular underwear. Mormons begin wearing it during their first visit to the temple, wherein they receive individual instruction on how the garment should be worn and cared for, and furthermore, they undergo a sacred ceremony called the temple endowment. Solely during this ritual, additional special clothing is put on; by contrast, the garment or special underwear is worn at all times, both day and night, from then on. It serves as a constant reminder of the covenants made during the temple endowment.
Mormons believe in being "in the world, but not of it," and the garment helps in privately yet consistently setting temple-going Mormons apart from the world. A particularly sharp contrast is felt in today's society, where morals and modesty have deteriorated to a most horrific degree. Many moviemakers and clothing manufacturers, for example, design their respective products to reveal so much of the human body that virtually nothing is left to the imagination. Mormons, on the other hand, are encouraged through the modest length and cut of their temple-got garments to always dress appropriately. Devout Mormons further understand that in only a very few instances might the garment be removed, such as for swimming, using the bathroom, or being intimate in marriage. The reasons for keeping the garment on far outweigh the reasons for taking it off.
The special Mormon underwear consists of a top and bottom piece, and it is made from a variety of lightweight fabrics. There are some special colored temple garments that can be worn by members of the armed services, but for the vast majority of Mormons, garments are always white. This symbolizes physical and spiritual purity. It fosters a mindset of continual obedience to the Lord, which is crucial in keeping the covenants entered into in the temple. Through such obedience, a person can find physical and spiritual protection. The Lord God is enabled to grant promised blessings, fulfilling His side of the temple covenants. Thus, the garment is sacred to the wearer not for what it is, but for what it represents. The garment helps the wearer to focus his or her life on Jesus Christ and to thereby lay claim to the blessings promised to those who do so.
Mormons are not unique in the wearing of special clothing for religious purposes. Perhaps the most well-known example is the yarmulke, which is worn at special times by many Jewish men or at all times by devout orthodox Jews. Similarly, in some religions a minister or priest might wear a special collar that has religious significance, or nuns may wear special clothing that signifies the religious order to which they belong. In all cases the special clothing reflects the religious conviction of the wearer.
There is a historical precedent for wearing religious clothing. Mormons emphasize the fact that Adam and Eve wore clothing that was made for them by God before they left the Garden of Eden. Genesis 3:21 states that "unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them." Mormons believe that such clothing was provided as part of the religious instruction given to Adam and Eve by God. This is the same context in which Mormons receive the garment: as part of the religious instruction contained within the temple endowment.
Other religious figures throughout history have also worn special clothing as they performed their religious duties. For instance, Moses was commanded by the Lord (as recorded in Exodus 28:1-3) to place holy garments and priestly vestments upon Aaron and others in preparation for officiating in the tabernacle.
There is no professional clergy in the Mormon Church, so in some ways the garment serves as a symbol of the lay clergy, where both men and women share in the responsibilities and blessings of the priesthood, particularly in the temple.
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But of course in MormonISM mythology the father of the Mormon jesus was once a man and had to earn the attributes of godhood and be appointed as god over the earth by a council of gods which existed before the god of Mormonism matriculated, then sire the Mormon jesus who then earned the attributes of godhood. Was the Mormon jesus appointed by the same council of gods that appointed the Mormon father of jesus? You wouldn’t keep us in suspense now would ya, Resty?
Do some Jews still wear phylacteries?
You probably missed her ‘They Shoot Mormons Don’t They’ thread. SD’s victimhood is so vital to her belief straight-jacket.
Mosaiah 18
20 Yea, even he commanded them that they should preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the Lord, who had redeemed his people.
21 And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another.
The rest of your reply does nothing to address the concerns of Osage Orange, but your statement "I love all the standard works" does.
Osage orange gave you several standard works, and you say you "love" all of them, so you must agree they are valid, and here they are:
So you agree that the Book of Mormon gets you nearer to God than the Bible? OK, check.
Thanks you very much restornu, for answering these questions for us!
Osage Orange, thank for bringing these writings from the holy scriptures of the LDS belief system to light for restornu to (inadvertantly) agree to.
When you're stumped or you have had your new religion from Smith exposed as not Christianity, your usual response is to run away. You'll guard your dead soul that way, Resty, guard your dead soul. Why not read the quotes we offer to you from your own religion's precious writings like the Journal of Discourses? In short order you would see the layers of contradictions and perhaps stop serving the father of lies who authored Mormonism.
As I stated before these canards comes from the anti LDS minds.
James 3
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Orthodox Jewish males from the age of 3 wear a special religious garment under their clothes. Attached to this special shirt are two holy fringes that can be used to kiss the Torah and in the daily prayers.
I put these on my little boys when they went to a Jewish school. I have no problem with other religions having their special garments.
ANY religion that thinks that God cares what type of underwear you are wearing is important is beyond inane. Furthermore, it is stupid rituals such as this that keep MANY people from embracing G-d.
Why are people so harsh about other religions’ traditions? Catholics, Jews, and I guess Mormons engage in rituals that are meaningful to us. Part of the reason for rituals is that we are a combination of the holy and Thr spiritual, and our human earthiness. The latter part of our being really resonates with actual physical practice. Using our earthly shells, our bodies, in our worship is important to us. We get a lot of having something to do, to feel, to see, to smell. And sometimes, those sensory experiences transcend us all the better into the spiritual realm.
I think that people who mock the Mormon undergarments find it an easy target BECAUSE Mormons have prescribed supernatural powers to them. The very roots of Mormonism are in early American magic. Joseph Smith used seer stones to see buried treasure and to translate at least a portion of the BOM. If you read his accounts about the visitations they happen to fall on important “magic” dates.
I quite frankly don’t care what undergarments anyone wears. Yeah on occasion I have said “Must be wearing his Mormon underwear” when someone does something stupid on the road in front of me. I also need to repent of that behavior.
The ‘self righteousness ploy ... are you trying to convince us or yourself that you’ve turned a new leaf?
The ‘self righteousness’ ploy ... are you trying to convince us or yourself that you’ve turned a new leaf?
Distorted???? Are you kidding me????
Please Lord....remove the scales from her eyes, so she can see the TRUTH.
Amen.....
The canards you reference are direct writings from LDS official sources.
Yes they are canards.
Thanks again for being one of the first Mormons on this website that has taken ownership of the canardian pronouncements of the LDS belief system.
I’m amazed anyone can believe all the anti Christian beliefs of the Mormon leadership down through the ages.
The Bible is timeless.
Warnings about LDS, Jehovah's witnesses, Islam, etc from Jeremiah and on into the New Testament.
Jeremiah 14:14 Then the LORD said to me, "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds.
Jeremiah 23:16 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
Jeremiah 29:8 Yes, this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "Do not let the prophets and diviners among you deceive you. Do not listen to the dreams you encourage them to have.
Matthew 7:15 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 John 1:7 Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
3 John 1:11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
Does the "Lord" know about this "committmens"? Where in the Bible is it that He instructs the faithful to "honor their contract"?
Dictionary.com
“20 Yea, even he commanded them that they should preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the Lord, who had redeemed his people.”
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Too bad the mormons strayed away from that at its very beginnings.
Joseph Smith taught that baptism for the dead is “the greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 356).
I most certainly am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; I would shout it from the rooftops.
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No you wouldnt...
From the article you posted...
in some ways the garment serves as a symbol of the lay clergy, where both men and women share in the responsibilities and blessings of the priesthood, particularly in the temple.
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Thats a big fat lie...
The author has written untruths about the reality ofr Mormonism in this statement and a few others...
Mormon women dont get to be priests nor do they “share” any so called “responsibilities and blessings of the priesthood, particularly in the temple”
When was the last time a women preached in a Mortmon temple ???
Women are not allowed to be priests...
in fact women are not even allowed to go to the “priesthood” meetings...
Women are not Mormon so called “lay clergy”
When was the last time a Mormon woman was a Mormon bishop or the “president” of a Mormon stake ???
Mormon women are not even allow to decide whether or not they wont to be “atoned” and go to the Mormon afterlife ..
She has to have a husband who decides that fore her...
Women dont get their own planet full of nubile male temple prostitutes...
Only Mormon males are allowed their own planet and harem..
Women are 2nd class citizens in the Mormon religion...
Mormonism treats women about as bad as Islam does...
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