Many of the Latter-day Saint women surveyed about wearing temple garments said they fully embrace the symbolic gesture but quietly struggle with practical considerations.
showed “just 14% of millennial church members said they believed it was acceptable to remove the garments if they were uncomfortable.”
For those 5,340 who identified as “active” Latter-day Saints, the positive aspects of wearing garments included reminder of temple covenants, modesty, spiritual and/or physical protection, a chance to express a religious identity, and a feeling of being obedient. Women “want to feel validated in their experience,” she said. “They want autonomy in how they wear garments and how they relate to them.”
Some traditional members expressed concern that the narrative would be dominated by former members, so she reached out to those on websites for believers, including Young Women and women’s Relief Society leaders.“When I first started wearing garments, I was pregnant and it took a little while to get used to the additional clothing. After a very short time, wearing them was really like a second skin. I feel nearly naked without them.
“Now that I no longer wear them, I have regained self-confidence in my body,” one ex-member wrote. “I’m somewhat overweight, and the way garments fit me was a consistent reminder throughout the day as to where I carry that weight And how often I would have to shift at them and adjust them. Simply not having that factor has helped my self-esteem tremendously.
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