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Because the “garment” is “sacred” and they are underwear (which leads to charges of prurience). And because Mormons cry loudly whenever it is done. Don’t be surprised if you find my link to the costume deleted, even though anyone can view the clothing at any Mormon funeral (the only other time the clothing is worn outside a Mormon Temple)

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Oh. I don’t get it but it’s not my site.
Sometimes I see no pattern or rhyme in what is removed or deleted or not allowed.
Oh well, I still am grateful for FR.

[Zakeet]

A FEW MORE FACTS ABOUT TEMPLE GARMENTS

1. According to Joseph Smith, the Temple Garment was given to Adam and Eve to cover their nakedness when they were expelled from the Garden of Eden.

2. According to one Mormon President:

   The Temple Garments are sacred and must forever remain unchanged and unaltered from the very pattern in which God gave them. Joseph Fielding Smith, (The Improvement Era, vol. 9:813, as quoted in Temples of the Most High, p.276)

   In Joseph Fielding Smith's day: The garments worn by those who receive endowments must be white, and of the approved pattern; they must not be altered or mutilated, and are to be worn as intended, down to the wrist and ankles, and around the neck.

   Thus, the current Sacred Temple Garments are not in accordance with the revelations and teachings of Prophet J.F. Smith.

3. The Temple Garments contain masonic symbols over both nipples, and markings over the navel and the right knee. When they eventually wear out, the Garments are burned. But the symbols and markings are considered so sacred they must be removed and given a special burial.

4. The devout Mormon who has received his endowments in the temple will wear Sacred Temple Garments at all times. The undergarments are worn by both men and women, awake and sleeping. It is said older Mormons refuse to take off these garments completely even while taking a bath; they will hang one leg out of the tub so that they will never lose contact with the garments.

You can see annotations for these facts and read more about the Sacred Garments HERE (about 2/3 down the page) and HERE (about 1/3 down the page).

One last point. I read somewhere (and maybe someone can either affirm or refute this) that the Temple Garments caused severe hardship among Mormons serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Temperatures in the tropics and subtropics were frequently in excess of 110 degrees; the Saints persistently refused to take off their Garments; many suffered from heat exhaustion as a result. As a result, whenever possible, the War Department transferred Mormon GI's to the European Theater.