I hate modesty posts. This is my first modesty post. I appreciate how it is a big issue with some people, and I think the church often goes overboard, but it’s just not that interesting of a topic to me. However, I want to share with you a situation that happened with my sister just a few weeks ago.
First a little background. I have 3 sisters, all 3 very active, temple married, good Mormon girls. Older two have served in RS presidencies, (one passed away from a brain tumor.) Third sister just was released as Young Women’s President. Her ward is a fairly poor ward in Davis County (about 20 min north of Salt Lake City), with lots of inactive young men and women. It’s all she can do to get these inactive girls to come to church, and she has put in a lot of effort to do that. Now comes Girl’s Camp, and since the stake is in charge, they make the (stupid) rule that all swimsuits must be covered by a t-shirt, all in the name of modesty. Mind you there are no boys around, because it is GIRLS CAMP. No boys allowed, except for the obligatory bishopric/stake presidency members. Continue Reading »