Live It.

"The girl who chooses to be modest chooses to be respected.  A boy who is honest with himself will admit that he likes a girl who is modest in speech, conduct, and dress.  Modesty is one of the great virtues he looks for in the girl he hopes to marry.  Most of us know what is modest, and most of us know when modesty ends and immodesty commences.  We know that nothing detracts from the loveliness of a young lady more than immodesty in speech or immodesty in conduct.  A girl fools only herself if she thinks she isimpressing a boy by immodest conduct.  The young lady who dresses in an immodest manner ceases to be attractive and embarrasses the young man.  She has called his attention to the person rather than the personality.  The girl who chooses to be modest, chooses to be respected."

-Howard W. Hunter, Teachings of Howard W. Hunter, Pg 123.

Being modest really isn't that hard. If you struggle in being modest...then stop buying immodest clothes! Common sense. Since I'm going to be going through the temple in...a month and a day {{WOO!!}} I've been having to give away some of my clothes :( and it's not like they are super immodest or anything but they just aren't going to be appropriate to wear anymore. It has been SOOO HARD! I've seriously given some of my roommates my favorite clothes...ugh, it's been hard to let go. But, it's a part of growing up. It's a part of realizing what's really important: clothes or eternal progression. 

One of the two reasons why I was so hesitant on joining the church right before my senior year was because of modesty. I know, ridiculous. But really! I loved my daisy duke shorts, my mini skirts and my low top shirts. I also pictured my senior ball dress being super skin tight, low in the front {{push up bra required}}, an open low back, and unbelievably gorgeous. I was devastated to lose sight of that dream of mine since I was in elementary school. So instead, I wore a modest dress. And to be quite honest, even though I was a member at that point I was still super bummed I chose to wear it. That night, senior ball, as I was getting out of the car I saw the designer of my dress...Jessica McClintock and another lady. Apparently they were there to look at the dresses the girls chose to wear to get an idea of the style to go for for the following year. I did NOT want to get out of the car because I added sleeves to her dress and haha I was scared she was going to say something!! Welp, I got out of the car, made eye contact with her, she looked me up and down, looked back at me, and at that point I was practically at the entrance for the dance. Talk about major intimidation. 

That same night I got to go up on stage and slow dance {{to a song I had previously chosen the week before thanks to the suggestion by DJ High Top}} with Paul for our 10 month. As I was on stage, I realized how grateful I was that I had chosen to wear a modest dress. Everyone knew that I had just became Mormon and how embarrassing would it of been to be standing in front of my ENTIRE class and then some wearing something that they knew I shouldn't of been wearing. If there is one thing I've learned is that people watch what we do. They watch how we act, how we talk, and what we wear. I remember another day in high school during my senior year when I chose to wear this sweater vest with a tank top underneath because it was a hot day. I knew it was immodest but I figured that because I just recently joined the church I didn't have to be "held accountable." Pshhh - so wrong. That day, I had at least 7-8 people come up to me asking me if I'm allowed to wear the outfit I was wearing. I was mortified. I was so embarrassed!! And every single person that came up to me weren't a member. I could of gone home and changed but I decided to suck it up and go through the embarrassment and suffer the consequences. I learned that day that people really did watch everything I did. 

I guess all of this is on my mind because of Pinterest. I have two boards: one for the mish and one for modest fashion. For both, I only post modest pictures and modest apparel {{with the exception of maybe one or two photos and hence the word "modest"}}. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I am modest every day. That would be a lie. But I can say that I try my very hardest to be modest every single day. And you should too.

♥ The Girl Who Loved Devotional