Rivers Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I may have heard wrong, but I think I may have heard L. Tom Perry say something that I took kind of hard. If I'm not mistaken, I think I heard him say that we are supposed to wear our sunday best all day on Sundays. My shirt and tie comes of very quickly once I'm home from church. Sunday dress isn't the most comfortable attire. Such a rule seems a bit like the sabbath rules and traditions that Jesus spent much time denoucning. Where do you draw the line between proper Sabbath observance and being a pharisee? Link to comment
The Nehor Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I get out of my 'monkey suit' as soon as humanly possible. Link to comment
USU78 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I'm sick. I'm home. I'm watching conference in my jammies. Link to comment
LDS Guy 1986 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I may have heard wrong, but I think I may have heard L. Tom Perry say something that I took kind of hard. If I'm not mistaken, I think I heard him say that we are supposed to wear our sunday best all day on Sundays. My shirt and tie comes of very quickly once I'm home from church. Sunday dress isn't the most comfortable attire. Such a rule seems a bit like the sabbath rules and traditions that Jesus spent much time denoucning. Where do you draw the line between proper Sabbath observance and being a pharisee?I think you misheard him, I recall him specifically saying that Sunday Best need not be worn until sundown. It appears his comment were more directed at the trend of not wearing Sunday Best to services on the Sabbath and other important meetings or temple worship. As far as I understood he was not advocating or counciling anyone to wear Sunday best all day (though he didn't council against it either if that is the individual's desire). Link to comment
Garden Girl Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I may have heard wrong, but I think I may have heard L. Tom Perry say something that I took kind of hard. If I'm not mistaken, I think I heard him say that we are supposed to wear our sunday best all day on Sundays. My shirt and tie comes of very quickly once I'm home from church. Sunday dress isn't the most comfortable attire. Such a rule seems a bit like the sabbath rules and traditions that Jesus spent much time denoucning. Where do you draw the line between proper Sabbath observance and being a pharisee?No, I believe he said that it wasn't necessarily required that we wear Sunday best all day... GG Link to comment
LDS Guy 1986 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Where do you draw the line between proper Sabbath observance and being a pharisee?Well seeing that the Pharisees were hypocrite that taught one thing and did another, I guess the line would have to scripturally be drawn at Elder Perry showing up to sacrament or the weekly meeting of the Apostles in the SLC temple in shorts and flip flops. The reason why Christ spoke against the Pharisees was there hypocrisy, his problem was with them expecting one standard from the people and not following that standard themselves. Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 He said that we don't need to wear sabbath attire until sundown (and i think he said in regards to our children, as in 'we don't need to make our kids where sunday best until sundown'). Link to comment
Rivers Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Oh good. That's a relief. I'm glad I heard wrong. Link to comment
dirtius maximus Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I may have heard wrong, but I think I may have heard L. Tom Perry say something that I took kind of hard. If I'm not mistaken, I think I heard him say that we are supposed to wear our sunday best all day on Sundays. My shirt and tie comes of very quickly once I'm home from church. Sunday dress isn't the most comfortable attire. Such a rule seems a bit like the sabbath rules and traditions that Jesus spent much time denoucning.You heard wrond.Just to be clear and to alleviate any concern you heard wrong. Right when he spoke about Sunday dress, he immediately followed with saying Sunday dress is not required for all of Sunday. I leaned to my neighbor and said "I am so glad he made that qualifying statement otherwise too many members would think we have to/ are required too/ must wear Sunday clothes all day on Sunday"Elder Perry did not say you must, should, or are encouraged too wear your Sunday clothes all day long. I just want to get the correct information out there before a misheard/misapplied statement becomes Mormon Myth Gospel Law. Link to comment
bluebell Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 That phrase caught my attention because i know a family which used to, and as far as i know still does, require everyone in the family to remain in sunday best for the entire day. When I heard Elder Perry say that, it made me wonder how it was received by families such as those, who do something that is probably not well received by the kids and which has been proclaimed as unnecessary by an Apostle. Link to comment
Smackat Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I just don't understand parents who require this of their kids. My kids are supposed to change as soon as we get home. Those fancy dresses, white shirts and dress pants are not made to be worn by kids eating food. Sunday best dress for kids is too expensive to risk food spills and getting worn out from kids being kids. Generally, these clothes do not stand up as well as regular clothes to repeated washings. Admittedly I will sometimes stay in my dresses, just because at times they are actually comfortable, especially on a hot summer day. Link to comment
mfbukowski Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I just don't understand parents who require this of their kids. My kids are supposed to change as soon as we get home. Those fancy dresses, white shirts and dress pants are not made to be worn by kids eating food. Sunday best dress for kids is too expensive to risk food spills and getting worn out from kids being kids. Generally, these clothes do not stand up as well as regular clothes to repeated washings. Admittedly I will sometimes stay in my dresses, just because at times they are actually comfortable, especially on a hot summer day.I avoid wearing dresses as much as I can on Sundays too. Link to comment
The Nehor Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 I avoid wearing dresses as much as I can on Sundays too. I like them. The breeze is nice. Link to comment
Avatar4321 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 He certainly didn't say to wear Sunday clothes all day. He did say to dress respectfully for the Sabbath though. Link to comment
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I get out of my 'monkey suit' as soon as humanly possible.Me too... Link to comment
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 No, I believe he said that it wasn't necessarily required that we wear Sunday best all day... GGThank goodness...I thought I had another sin of which to repent. Link to comment
Avatar4321 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Thank goodness...I thought I had another sin of which to repent. I'm sure there is already another one. Link to comment
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