Posted on 01/29/2015 2:54:42 PM PST by Kaslin
When 16-year-old Gabi Finlayson went to Paris with her mother and brother in December, she only bought one thing: a light pink dress with lace overlay that fell just below the knee. She planned to wear it to an upcoming high school dance. “I loved it,” she tells Yahoo Parenting. “It reminded me of Audrey Hepburn. It seemed like a classic dress I could wear forever.”
So on Saturday night, the Utah high school junior couldn’t wait to show up at the dance. “Being a 16-year-old girl, it’s hard to find something that makes you feel pretty and when you do, you want to share it,” she says. But instead of feeling like the belle of the ball, Finlayson ended up feeling shamed and embarrassed, she says, when she was asked to cover up her bare shoulders.
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Perhaps a Mormon or two will join this thread and give us all the answers to the questions that SHOULD have been asked.
OOps!
An 'elder' is a young man.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_(Latter_Day_Saints)
But; what's a GARMENT???
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_garment
But WHY do they wear them??
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Temple Recommend Questions
1 Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost? 2 Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer? 3 Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days? 4 Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church? 5 Do you live the law of chastity? 6 Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church? 7 Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? 8 Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel? 9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen? 10 Are you a full-tithe payer? 11 Do you keep the Word of Wisdom? 12 Do you have financial or other obligations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations? 13 If you have previously received your temple endowment: Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple? Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple? 14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been? 15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord's house and participate in temple ordinances? |
Is this statement supposed to make ME feel safer???
Yes schools should be making rules about appropriate attire. The photo you show just proves why such rules are necessary.
They have to be guided by a unit of measure otherwise instead of a simple modest dress that fluctuates by just a few centimeters if at all they are faced with really slut couture. Yes in a sane common sense world a simple “modest attire that does not expose cleavage or is too form fitting” would be enough of a rule to keep clothing attractive yet decent. But that world left the schools a long time ago so in the interest of clarity and fairness they have become way more petty than schools of old.
It really is not their fault as much as it is students and parents who think the rules are always meant for other people. It also has to do with the fact that the dresses available for such events have become way over the top compared to the semi formal dresses once seen at earlier school events.
Bottom line though is that there were alternatives to her having to wear her winter coat. The rule was not that onerous and could have easily been complied with if she had shown some foresight. I would hope what happened would not be considered “getting in trouble” on her school record.
I agree.
I was going to add that to m post...but thought it might offend Laz. But probably not....
I think that NOT including him would offend him more.
Wow. Well, there you go...there’s nothing new under the sun.
The 'cop' apparently didn't think the somewhat sheer straps counted as 'straps.'
But you live in Utah...what do you expect?
Compared to the slutty things most 16 year old girls wear these days I applaud her for such a modest choice and mature sense of style. Someone had it in for her or just wanted to be a beotch. I see nothing wrong with her complaint. If anything she should be complemented for dressing like a lady.
I guess so. WTH?
Eat, drink and be merry....for tomorrow ye may be in Utah.
If the rules did not forbid sheer straps then tough noogies to the dress police. There is a general rule when writing rules. Unless a definition is given in the rule then the accepted definition found in a general use dictionary is the one to be used. So unless strap is defined as being of non-sheer material in the rule the accepted one found in the dictionary or in any seamstress’ lexicon is the one to use.
The articles I read all focused on the width of the strap and not the material. Thanks for pointing that discrepancy out.
I love it there!
I use GoogleEarth® to vicariously re-visit and remember the places I've been; out in the EMPTY spots of the place.
Just yesterday, on Mysteries of the Museum, they showed a set of bronzed boots; and I knew exactly where they came from!
While I can still get around, I want to travel the Grand Gulch area more completely; dropping into it just north of the Moki (Moqui?) Dugway, and going downstream for miles; seeing the old stone dwellings and imagining what it could have been like to actually live there.
Maybe this girl is NOT Mormon!
http://wesclark.com/ubn/females.html
Kristy M. Kimball is a founding attorney at Kimball Legal, PLLC. Kristy attended law school at the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, where she graduated with Honors. Prior to law school, Kristy worked for 13 years as a consultant and manager for Pfizer, Inc., a Fortune 100 Company. Following law school, Kristy joined the law firm of Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough. In 2012, Kristy formed Kimball Legal, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kristy is the current Chair of the Health Law Section of the Utah State Bar Association, 2012-2013, 2013-2014.
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Here she is in 2003, dressed for the Rose Garden, to watch GWB sign into law the Amber Alert bill.
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