What is the magical Mormon underwear or garment

[Heather]

This youtube video is excellent. Does a great job of explaining "Mormon Underwear." I wish there were more video makers like this on Youtube.

YouTube - What is the magical Mormon underwear or garment?

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[Moksha]

Thanks for posting this video.

[Abraham]

A good way, and by the way I did not see the U-tube video, to think of the garment is that many churches wear their garb (not a negative term by the way) on the outside as it reminds them and in this case others of their convenants or position. For Latter-Day Saints we wear ours on the inside, close to our heart to remind us of the covenants that we have made. They are called mysterious becasue they are kept from view of the world (most of the time) and are quiet, reverant, symbols of who we are, and who we may become.

When on my mission an Israeli Colonel was staying in a room adjacent to ours. He came to breakfast and I noticed a tassle sticking out of his uniform. I asked him about it, and he was a little bit embarrassed but being the gentleman he was explained some things about the Jewish garment for military servicemen. Being the gentleman I am I did not pursue it or ask if it was worn by the general population, or Israeli women. At the same time it was a very interesting conversation.

If the so-called 'world' would look into the history of the Bible, and Chritianity they would find that we are keeping with tradition, among other things, by wearing clothing that keeps our minds on our duty(s).

Don't get sucked into a fight over the garment. It is not worth it, and only stirs up more curiousity.

Abraham

[Heather]

That is exactly what the YouTube video shows. It's not a matter of getting stuck in an argument over garments. It's a matter of doing what we can to make sure that all those who want to find out things about the LDS faith do not only find the misconceptions and false information that is spreading rampantly through the Internet. The curiosity is there and the disgusting videos are there too. There is nothing we can do about that. It's nice to see a spark of light amidst all lies that the rest of the world is seeing about our faith. I for one think this film maker needs to be commended for his efforts.

There's no way missionaries can do what they do now and shoulder the burden of finding. We're going to have to do the finding using new media. And then, because new media can't baptize, teach, convert, and testify, we're going to have to feed that funnel, the product of that funnel, to the missionaries so they can do what they do best. Wouldn't it be great if my grandson goes…on his mission…and gets to just teach nonstop because media and the Internet have finally picked up their rightful role and are funneling people who want to know. Scott Swafford, Media Director of the Missionary Department. LDS Newsroom Podcast. "Truth Restored" Campaign. © Intellectual Reserve. Oct 26 2007.

There are a lot of people today who would like to know more about our faith but they are concerned about having their privacy invaded. They want to look at things in their own time and in their own way. They do not want to feel like they have any pressure…. We feel that the Internet and the privacy that it affords people is a wonderful way to do that…. There are a lot of people who are just not going to call a number…. But they will go to the Internet and look into it and we think that's happening on a significant scale. Elder Quentin L. Cook, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. LDS Newsroom Podcast. "Truth Restored" Campaign. © Intellectual Reserve. Oct 26 2007.

[Dale]

Anti-Mormon's like to call it magic underwear so they can mock the wearing of them. I have briefly met a few popular LDS critic's. I met Ed Decker, and some of his type's. I am not LDS. The Community of Christ/RLDS members do not have temple practice. So we do not have our own garments. But after meeting such people i would rather be in a room with ten moral LDS people wearing grament's over ten snooty non-garment wearing critic's.

[acglass]

It's not just simply anti-Mormon’s who refer to it as magic underwear. I found that as I was joining the church almost 20 years ago my dad asked me about the "magic underwear" and it turned out to be a reference from his time in the military, since the LDS boys had their special green under garments that was often the subject of discussion due to the fact that they were not standard military issue.

So the phrase "magic underwear" doesn't necessarily denote a derogatory claim, rather often times it's simply a misunderstood topic.

[Elgama]

I usually say fancy being so interested in my underwear its not even coloured - what colour knickers do you have on:) cuts most arguments short either that or refer to the scripture in Exodus which describes Aaron's knickers.

-Charley

[the_jason]

I wish when people explain the purpose of the garment that they'd mention the spiritual purpose rather than the physical purpose. Elder Marriott mentioned his garments protecting him in the boating accident. While that is true, it is not the most important reason for wearing the garment. Steve Young talked about taking his garments off when he played football, but didn't mention the true purpose either.

The real purpose of the garment is a symbol of the covenants that are made in the temple. Not a symbol to the world, but a symbol to yourself. They serve as a reminder of the sacredness of the covenants and your commitment to live up to them. People don't mention this enough and only speak of the physical reasons. This gives the impression of the garment being "magical underwear."