Modesty

     My last post was mostly directed towards the men so this one is directed mainly towards the women. Why is it so important to be modest? I don't believe women understand the influence they can have over a man just by the things they wear. I would like to start off with an address that an Apostle of the Lord gave to use.
     "Worldly trends in women's fashion are always inviting extremes. With their latest styles many fashion designers appear to be trying to make two or three dresses out of the amount of fabric necessary for one. Mostly, they are taking too much off the top and too much off the bottom of women's clothing, and occasionally they scrimp in the middle too." -L. Tom Perry (Nov. 2008 Ensign, Let Him Do It with Simplicity.)
     The world's changing morals are spinning out of control as to where the general opinion seems to be the less you are wearing the "hotter" you are. I would love to tell y'all the coined phrase "modest is hottest," but it is unfortunately not always viewed that way. The fact of the matter is that men are naturally attracted to what women have and vice versa. The more that women show generally the more men are attracted. My message to all is to dress modest and help us all out in being virtuous. It is so important to be modest because it shows the respect you have for others as well as yourself.
     It continues, "Many of you are trying too hard to be unique in your dress and grooming to attract what the Lord would consider the wrong kind of attention. In the Book of Mormon story of the tree of life, it was the people whose 'manner of dress was exceedingly fine' who mocked those who partook of the fruit of the tree. It is sobering to realize that the fashion-conscious mockers in the great and spacious building were responsible for embarrassing many, and those who were ashamed 'fell away into forbidden paths and were lost.'"
     Are you one of those "fashion-conscious mockers in the great and spacious building [whom] were responsible for embarrassing many?" I am in no way saying that being fashion-conscious is a bad thing. However, I am saying it is not okay to not accept or even make fun of those who are not as fashion-conscious as you may be. Everyone is different and we should accept all for how they are. Let us not be too caught up in our pride to disassociate ourselves from those who may be less fortunate.