What did garments prevent you from doing?

[_sock puppet]

Aside from the symbolic or 'spiritual' significance, there is physical practicality of garments.

Yes, they are unbecoming and I found them very uncomfortable underwear.

I never lost a limb right below where the garment left off. I never had a close call, physical endangerment-speaking, so I was not saved by any supernatural properties.

I treated them as I was told to at the temple, until I stopped wearing them altogether. My apostasy was a rather swift, clean break from prior belief (to which I had clung with an ever tighter grip right up until I could no longer, at all).

Acquiring the garments was like a rite of Mormon passage for me, given my upbringing.

I did not think that even the physical presence of the garments on my body ever served as a reminder against temptation or sin (I pretty much followed the Mormon orders during the time that I wore them).

But I have heard others say that when tempted, the garments are often a physical reminder that helps them not 'sin'.

Wondering if your mileage from garment wearing differed from mine.

[_The Dude]

But you are taking a very glass-half-empty attitude!
Garments are handy for cleaning up after masturbation. When no paper towels are close by.

[_SteelHead]

From my observations of what occurs in your average ward...... the garments do not prevent anyone from doing anything they want.

[_lulu]

Acquiring the garments was like a rite of Mormon passage for me, given my upbringing.

Definitely that. In the small and Mormon town in the Morridor where I grew up, men wore garments, boys wore tighty-whities. It meant that I had grown up.

I remember as a child, one of my adult uncles was unmarried and a Jack Mo so he had never been to the temple. One day I saw him changing and he was wearing white briefs. My little boy mind couldn't figure it out. Why is this adult man wearing little boy underwear?

I could post about what garments never prevented me from doing, but the post would get sent down to telestial at least.

[_Harold Lee]

Wearing sleeveless shirts. I had forgotten how not wearing sleeves can knock off 10 degrees and can look a lot better. Missed sleeping commando too.

Speaking of "that", garments would stain easily and I'd always feel the need to compulsively buy a new set of garment bottoms (or tops lol) whenever those stains would get on them. It got expensive pretty quickly. Always felt less worthy wearing garments that were "blemished".

The logistics of changing in and out of garments, or having them exposed (or having to wear them there) also made one thing very difficult that Mormons are notoriously bad about- going to the gym. Most Mormons look like they've never seen the inside of a gym and garments create an extra step of planning. Plus there's little incentive to molding your body into shape if the only person that'll ever see it (ideally) is a person you've been sealed to for eternity already.

[Guest]

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[_kairos]

unless your garment wearing wife is a real babe,it would seem to be near impossible for her to be a temptress and seduce you. and garment wearing guys don't seem to look so hot either.

maybe that's why a garment wearing couple has the world record for stripping down and hitting the covers -world record 1 sec, held before by an amish couple ,5sec -it was those damn hats that had to wear to bed that caused the delay.



just sayin

[_just me]

Garments made shopping for clothes a bitch. Made me self-conscious of them showing. Always having to tug and adjust. Mortified me in front of a doctor once.

Other than that...

[_The Mighty Builder]

Good Question. The Mormon Jesus underwear designers have gone to great lengths to try and un-weird the weird.

Male one piece Mormon Jesus Jumpers were/are very distinct and alert non-Mormons to weirdness. Whereas the new two piece with a crew neck top look a lot like the athletic were that Jockey sells. If the marks are not noticed one can pass them off as such.

Whereas, Female one piece Mormon Jesus Jumpers are often mistaken for camisoles or other frilly underwear. But on the opposite the two piece look frumpy and distinct to once again alert non-Mormons to weirdness.

[_zeezrom]

They kept me from wearing awesome short(er) shorts. What the hell is up with these long shorts?! they have been in style for ages. They just won't go away. Damn you, long shorts!