A letter I recently wrote to BYU President Worthen on the increasing immodesty on campus, Professor Worthen, I am a 2019 BYU graduate. In my 6 wonderful years at BYU, I was terrified by how immodest the women dress. Please take greater measures to enforce the dress code. The skirts are shirt, & the pantsRead more
-There are perhaps a few Disney movies that are uplifting, but by and large, I believe we should reject these teachers of magic and their immorality which are crafted in pleasant packages. -Does not Lucifer appear as an angel of light? -Do not the scriptures condemn magic, as it is seeking power from a sourceRead more
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-“…when I review the performance of this people in comparison with what is expected, I am appalled and frightened. Iniquity seems to abound. The Destroyer seems to be taking full advantage of the time remaining to him in this, the great day of his power. Evil seems about to engulf us like a great wave,Read more
Before you eat me alive and call me anti-scientific, let me assure you I’m familiar with the study showing that clothing worn by rape victims varies along the spectrum of immodest and modest alike. Let me also assure you that I believe men are accountable for their choices; that it’s never the fault of theRead more
Here are some ideas to help combat the prevalent sex culture of our time: Make pornography illegal in every particular. Make consensual adultery illegal (it harms society in a similar way that consensual homosexuality harms society, or that any other negative behavior of consenting adults harms society. Just because two adults consent doesn’t make somethingRead more
-“It is not difficult to become perfect in avoiding a swearing habit, for if one locks his mouth against all words of cursing, he is en route to perfection in that matter.” (Spencer W. Kimball, “Be Ye Therefore Perfect” 1974 Devotional https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/spencer-w-kimball_ye-therefore-perfect/) -President Thomas S. Monson asked that we please don’t use unclean language.
-“I am shocked frequently to see people who wear the worst they possess instead of their best. Grubby clothes certainly have some relationship to grubby people. There is something uplifting when people dress up and attempt to be seen at their best.” (Spencer W. Kimball, “Be Ye Therefore Perfect” 1974 Devotional https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/spencer-w-kimball_ye-therefore-perfect/) -Elder Eduardo GaveretteRead more
-“Why did devotees of female-styled hair for men struggle so fiercely to encourage an unnatural adornment? “Doth not even nature itself teach you,” Paul asked, “that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?” (1 Corinthians 11:14). And the same Paul said, “But if a woman have long hair, it isRead more
In a powerful message given by the great Truman G. Madsen, a compelling sermon on sacrificing like unto Abraham, he concluded with literally the last sentence something along the lines of ‘and seeing all this, will we want to be known as the generation who complained about BYU dress codes? Such trivia is beneath ourRead more
Well did Brigham Young encourage the saints to make their own clothing rather than following the fashions of the merchants of Babylon! Too many saints today think that if their swim wear isn’t ‘extreme’ that it’s appropriate. The issue is that the definition of extreme gets pushed further back all the time, whilst the standardsRead more
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-Promoting Modesty for Christians on Facebook! (2,718 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/117788312305/ -Promoting a culture of life through modesty in dress (507 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/804891312881104/ -Modern Modesty (WOMEN ONLY GROUP) (5,432 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/119982558198502/ -Modern Modesty Movement Community (WOMEN ONLY GROUP) (29 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1604163189862418/ -Marylike Modesty in the Modern World (WOMEN ONLY GROUP. PRIMARILY CATHOLIC.) (275 members) https://www.facebook.com/groups/333745833373471/ -Modesty forRead more
-What is immodesty? It is the prequel, the gateway drug, to get us into pornography. It is all of the Devil. Are women beautiful? Many of them indeed are, but we should refuse to admire those who break commandments of modesty; admiring the uncovered body of a woman other than one’s wife leads toRead more
Thesis: Modesty is the opposite of sexy, you can’t have both. Sexuality shouldn’t be on public display, but should be reserved for married couples in private settings. Women shouldn’t seek to be the center of attention by their dress. The temple is a model of modesty we should emulate. Tight clothing is immodest, aka sexuallyRead more
-Here we define “Family Creation” as 1. marriage and 2. childbearing -We often speak of the Fall of Adam & Eve as a fall “forward”. It was a good thing. That is a core doctrine of the restored gospel. They were stuck and the only way to advance was to fall forward, and praise GodRead more
Other similar reading at Richardson Studies: Family and Godhead in plan of salvation Exponential Exaltation Theory Great Expectations of Young People List of points: AGE OF MARY at her wedding and birth of Jesus “YOUNG” PEOPLE CAN DO GREAT, historic examples ARRANGED MARRIAGES have less divorces FORBIDDEN, THE YOUTH REBELS CAREER AT EARLIERRead more
Topics: modesty, feminism, cohabitation, rights, morality, premarital sex, the existence of right and wrong, rape, gun rights, out of marriage childbirth rates in 1950 vs now It seems strange to me that often women speaking for women’s rights are the ones who parade in the semi-nude in public, with extravagant amounts of cleavage, the mostRead more
Video presentation of this article: part 1, and part 2 Responding to “What’s wrong with wearing yoga pants in public? Why not just let people live the way they want?” Includes discussion on public dress, privileges of religious societies, privileges of non-religious societies, the grace of Jesus not being a do-whatever-you-want-clause, US dress vs Islamic nations dress,Read more
The reason I write this is because often people try and justify immodest clothing saying it has nothing to do with sexuality. Perhaps the modest women are those who get raped in the statistics, the immodest ones don’t mind the extra-marital (meaning outside of marriage) sex. Extramarital sex and rape are 2 different things, butRead more
This essay is divided into 2 sections: The Pococurante Episode and Cultivating Our Gardens. Candide is a social critique satirical book. Pococurante Episode: The Pococurante episode draws much from its name- Pococurante in French means someone who attains or possesses. The character Pococurante had it all. The episode illustrates how that’s notRead more
see truecostmovie.com A film about abuse to who make our clothing. See Netflix for the documentary film. -throughout history we have shown who we are through what we wear; what we fundamentally wish to communicate about ourselves. -it’s now about big business interest -for a long time most of our clothing was made inRead more
Do’s and Don’t of Pre-Marital Dating Touch The (behavioral) chastity line: affection before passion: by Nate Richardson April 2017 RichardsonStudies.com rrnmailbox@gmail.com trailing thoughts from Dr. Jason Carroll, BYU In dating we wonder, “what is the chastity line? The line when we are in trouble? The line where I must go talk to my bishop ifRead more
-“Do not underestimate the important symbolic and actual effect of appearance. Persons who are well groomed and modestly dressed invite the companionship of the Spirit of our Father in Heaven and are able to exercise a wholesome influence upon those around them. Persons who are unkempt and careless about their appearance, or adopt the visualRead more
For a video of this presentation click here. This movie has some good things which I share here but some of the agenda of this film I do NOT agree with. -American Teens spend 31 hours a week watching TV; 17 hrs. music; 3 hrs. movies; 4 hrs. magazine; 10 hrs. online; hence 10 hoursRead more
Sacred vs Profane: Bodies as Temples: A strange episode of current events of a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show This is why this country is going to fall; in an immoral immodest pornographic fashion show by the company Victoria’s Secret, the only thing people are saying is that it is racist. Though racism is bad, theyRead more
I hate to say it, but I think we have reverted to the “short skin girdle about their loins” style, which Enos describes as the degeneracy of them if old… (Enos 1:20) I don’t mean to be negative but it’s so disturbing! It’s like the end of the book Utopia by Thomas Moore about aRead more
Emotional before Passionate Intimacy by Nate Richardson April 2017 richardsonstudies.com rrnmailbox@gmail.com trialing thoughts from Dr. Jason Carroll, BYU Family Studies Counterfeit intimacy: putting the cart before the horse: Passionate vs Affectionate Intimacy Counterfeit intimacy is sexual/passionate intimacy before emotional and affectionate intimacy. Emotional intimacy means security, trust, safety, being open with each other, understanding eachRead more
Media Standards by Nate Richardson editor@richardsonstudies.com -One of the reasons the Church is commanded to obey a strict health law “The Word of Wisdom” is to enable their spirits to be at peak of intellect, so they can discern better between good and evil. -You can set a good example by not some of theRead more
-“I think it has been taught by some that as we lay our bodies down, they will so rise again in the resurrection with all the impediments and imperfections that they had here; and that if a wife does not love her husband in this stand she cannot love him in the next. This isRead more
We live in a Post-Christian Society by Elder Quinton L Cook summary by Nate Richardson rrnmailbox@gmail.com richardsonstudies.com WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-CHRISTIAN SOCIETY says Elder Cook as evidenced by lack of humility and modesty Key points from “The Eternal Everyday” by Elder Quintin L Cook of the Quorum of the 12 Apostes, Oct. 2017 ConferenceRead more
We All Bleed The Same: Healing America Version by Alex Boye, Music Video brought to you by Nate Richardson rrnmailbox@gmail.com richardsonstudies.com updated 1-1-18 This video is a fun way to express that we should practice acceptance of people who look believe and act differently than we do. Alex Boye is a member of the MormonRead more