Comments on: White shirts, Sacrament meetings and Dress standards?

By: Bred Pit

Bred Pit — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:13:47 +0000

I really don’t feel real strongly about this. Yes it is true that church is not a place to show the style statement and there is a white dress shirts code for it, but on the other hand if you don’t have one such piece or you can’t have the well washed & pressed shirt then what to do? I suggest to have 2-3 white shirts for this purpose, so if one gets rejected then at least you have the other 2 to wear.

By: tina emerson

tina emerson — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:02:01 +0000

For sacred ordinances in the Church we often use ceremonial clothing, and a white shirt could be seen as a gentle reminder of the white clothing you wore in the baptismal font and an anticipation of the white shirt you will soon wear into the temple and onto your missions.

By: cj douglass

cj douglass — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:12:11 +0000

Jacob Haung,
It’s nice to know that this kind of tyranny is not tolerated in your stake.

By: Jacob Haug

Jacob Haug — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:21:16 +0000

Our stake president, decided to require any one that was passing or blessing the sacrament to be in a white shirt and tie. This did not go over well with some of our members. They felt this was unrighteous dominion. So they took the proper steps. Submitted the problem to the Bishop, who could not resolve the issue, so he submitted it to the stake president, who could not resolve the issue, and he submitted the problem to the area authority. Which the area authority said ” Brigham Young said your were the best you have. That is the most you can expect. Wearing a blue shirt doe snot make you less worthy. When Brigham Young went to church he had 2 pairs of overalls, one for working, and the other pair for church on Sunday.” The problem was finally resolved. He said “He would recommend the young men to wear a white shirt, for preparation for their mission. But it is not required. Just wear the best you have.”

By: cj douglass

cj douglass — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:07:50 +0000

I am certain that in our personal interview with the Savior, he will not mention the color of the shirt we wore to church meetings. What puzzles me though is if the Bishop is going to enforce a white shirt rule for sacrament participation, why do we eliminate ourselves from the opportunity. Are we testing him? Maybe instead of challenging the unwrritten rule, we should look for opportunities to exercise our priesthood. I think a white shirt is quite reasonable. And by the way, the fate of those who judge others based on the clothing they wear is a whole other topic.

By: Commenter

Commenter — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:26:33 +0000

Nothing wrong with AA. The ward I used to attend had a member of the bishropic who was active in AA and who said the organization led literally to his salvation.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:52:51 +0000

al_miller: *wild applause*

Thank you, that was perfect, succinct, well-spoken, everything I wanted to say and more. How easy it is to point fingers at Joe Blue Shirt, when in reality, he may be better at home teaching (and probably more) than one’s white-shirt-wearing self.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:44:22 +0000

Anne, AA? LOL!!! That caught me totally off guard. Hubby thinks he’s gotten something over on the bishop because of his mustache and goatee. That, he believes, will keep him out of any “high-profile” callings… which is silly, because he’s in the EQ presidency.

When I was RS president in a college ward in Logan, I thought of writing a book, “101 Ways to Get Released from Your Calling,” including: show up to church with a fake nose ring… but I have to say AA pretty much tops everything I ever thought of. :)

By: Space Chick

Space Chick — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:32:26 +0000

Chad too,

the walls of Hell are indeed papered in paisley.

Dinga,

we had an RM in our ward who’d served in Scotland. He wore a kilt to church quite often, and looked great, although we did sometimes have to remind him about sitting with his knees together.

By: al_miller

al_miller — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:14:51 +0000

It is amazing how much we want to apply standards to others. When the leaders speak to the church they are talking to each of us individually. They are not giving us any yardsticks to measure other people. I believe if someone showed up in church in flagrant disregard to LDS standards of modesty and decency a member of the Bishopric should offer them something to cover themself with. Everyone else should sit down and shut up and consider the grace that God offers them and how they may partake of it.