First Presidency comments on the proper design of garments.

Date
Jul 20, 1938
Type
Letter
Source
First Presidency
LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Reprint
Reference

First Presidency (Heber J. Grant, J. Reuben Clark, and David O. McKay) to Hyrum B. Calder and counselors, July 20, 1938 in Devery Anderson, The Development of LDS Temple Ceremonies (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2011), 251.

Scribe/Publisher
Signature Books
People
First Presidency
Audience
Hyrum B. Calder
Transcription

The material used shall be of such texture as to constitute a 'covering' of the body. (Transparent nets and similar materials not permitted.). The pattern shall in general conform to that of the ceremonial garment used in the Temple with the following express modifications thereof permitted: the legs of the garment may be shortened from ankle length to a length extending merely below the knee. The sleeves may be shortened from wrist length to [short-sleeved]. Collars, as provided for the ceremonial garment, may be eliminated. Buttons and other acceptable fasteners may be substituted for strings. The crotch may be closed. Side-leg or shoulder openings may be provided instead of front and back openings or any combination of these openings is permissible.

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