What is different about these scriptures is that I feel like they go deeper into why clothing is important from a spiritual perspective. It isn't something you really think about or notice on a regular basis, but can clothing be spiritually significant? Just a little blurb on clothing, I was told as a teenager that how you dressed was a reflection of how you felt about yourself and other people. In the church's pamphlet on standards For the Strength of Youth under the section on Dress and Appearance it states:
"Your body is God's sacred creation. Respect it as a gift from God, and do not defile it in any way. Through your dress and appearance, you can show the Lord that you know how precious your body is. You can show that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ."
The first scripture in this section describes the first clothing ever used, and that was by Adam and Eve in the garden in their attempt to cover themselves (Genesis 3:7). They had partaken of the fruit, and knew that they were naked and did not want the Lord to see them that way. This brings up questions in my mind such as "What made them care now?" and "Why do they think God would care now?" I don't know the answer, but I do know that they acted because of how they felt. That is where we can begin.
What came next was God clothing them himself before sending them out into the untamed world (Genesis 3:21). The pattern I want to point out is that clothing came when there Adam and Eve got their knowledge, and that Adam and Eve's attempts to clothe themselves was not enough. They had to be cover by Christ.
In D&C 29:34 it says that there are no temporal laws but that all laws are spiritual. I believe this is true, and I believe that how we dress has a direct impact on our spirits.
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