[Readers: I got this note in April, but am just having the opportunity to post it now. Even though the author references Spring, it's no less important a statement now that it's summer.]
Hey Brother Johnston!
I wasn't sure where to email you, but you emailed me on here once, so I thought here would work! As you may have noticed, spring is here! I absolutely LOVE spring! But there is one thing that I dislike intensely about it...immodesty! It's EVERYWHERE! I'm in Utah and it's bad. So I was just wondering if you could send a reminder to all your readers that despite the nice weather, remember your standards and be modest!
Thanks!
D
Dear D,
I’ll do better than that; I’ll post it as a Bonus Column!
Sisters, we men are visual creatures, and while we admit that works to give you an advantage over us, we humbly request that you help us keep our thoughts pure. As the weather gets warmer we know the amount of clothing worn will get fewer, and while our prurient selves are not complaining, please remember that if we’re ogling you we’re not thinking “she sure is a sweet girl; I’d like to introduce her to my parents”.
We want to stay friends with God, and when you're not wearing much it makes it easy to forget how he feels about the Natural Man.
We know this is more our problem than yours, but you're so . . . enjoyable to look at . . . we sure could use a little help.
Thank you,
- Bro Jo (on behalf of The Good Guys)
As a good guy from the east coast, I would definitely second this
ReplyDeleteIt's a great point - but I hate the argument that girls need to dress modestly to save men from themselves. Yes, I know that it is a valid point, but it is not the only, or in my opinion the main reason! Do it because your body is a temple and should be treated as such. That should be good enough reason to cover up.
ReplyDeleteAnd dressing modestly applied to boys too. In FTSOY there are dress standards for boys too!
OK, boys, pull up your pants and put a shirt on.
ReplyDelete- Bro Jo
I just saw this and wanted to say for other sisters like myself, we are Gods creations and he is our Father, and wearing skimpy clothing is not saying that we recognize that we are daughters of God.
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