Modesty!!!! It's important, so do it!!!

*In fact, modesty is fundamental to being worthy of the Spirit. To be modest is to be humble, and being humble invites the Spirit to be with us. – Elder Robert D. Hales

*Modesty is at the center of being pure and chaste, both in thought and deed. Thus, because it guides and influences our thoughts, behavior, and decisions, modesty is at the core of our character. Our clothing is more than just covering for our bodies; it reflects who we are and what we want to be, both here in mortality and in the eternities that will follow.- Elder Robert D. Hales

*Our clothing is equally important. It is the “landscaping” for presenting our bodies as temples. Just as the temple grounds portray the sacredness and reverence for what takes place inside the temple, our clothing portrays the beauty and purity of our inner selves. – Elder Robert D. Hales


*Imagine that you are watching a play. An actor comes on stage dressed as a clown but starts playing the serious part of the lead. You might react by thinking that this is inappropriate—there must be some mistake in the costuming or casting. – Elder Robert D. Hales

*Just as we are to “put on” the armor of God, we are to “put on” our clothes as protection for us and others. Clothing ourselves with modest dress and modest actions—mercy, kindness, humility, patience, and charity—will invite the companionship of the Spirit and will positively affect those around us- Robert D. Hales

*For Latter-day Saints, the way we dress demonstrates our understanding of and commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ. – Silvia H. Allred

*When we better understand the doctrine behind the principles of modesty, we realize that modesty is the virtue that guides and moderates action. – Silvia H. Allred

*As grateful recipients, we acknowledge this gift by treating our bodies as He has asked us to. – Silvia H. Allred

*As modesty becomes the virtue that regulates and moderates action in our lives, we too will find an increased sense of self-worth. – Silvia H. Allred

*A mannequin wears whatever the world is selling. Your standards are higher than that. – Silvia H. Allred

*If it’s too tight, too short, or too revealing, it doesn’t fit Church standards. Don’t stretch your standards to fit the worlds. – Silvia H. Allred

*There is no substitute under the heavens for personal virtue.- President Gordon B. Hinckley

*I am not asking you to be prudish. I am asking you to be virtuous, and I think there is a vast difference between the two.- President Gordon B. Hinckley

*Suppose that a female angel were to come into your house and you had the privilege of seeing her, how would she be dressed? … She would be neat and nice, her countenance full of glory, brilliant, bright, and perfectly beautiful, and in every act her gracefulness would charm the heart of every beholder. There is nothing needless about her. None of my sisters believe that these useless, foolish fashions are followed in heaven. Well, then, pattern [your lives] after good and heavenly things, ... – Brigham Young

*Young women, modesty in dress and manner will assist in protecting against temptation. It may be difficult to find modest clothing, but it can be found with enough effort. I do not hesitate to say that you can be attractive without being immodest. You can be refreshing and buoyant and beautiful in your dress and in your behavior. Your appeal to others will come of your personality, which is the sum of your individual characteristics. – President Gordon B. Hinckley

*As immodest dress dishonors the body—God’s most sacred creation—immodest, casual, or sloppy dress and grooming at sacred times and places mocks the sacredness of the Lord’s house and what is taking place. – Elder D. Todd Christofferson

*I believe that it is what’s inside a person that truly counts, but that’s what worries me. Casual dress at holy places and events is a message about what is inside a person. – D. Todd Christofferson

*You are a Saint of the great latter-day dispensation—look the part. – Elder D. Todd Christofferson

*We pray for a generation of girls who will display their wit, their intelligence, their modest charm, their integrity, their loveliness rather than their bodies. – Spencer W. Kimball

*On the other hand, those who do not appreciate holy things will lose them. – Elder D. Todd Christofferson

Modesty is the standard for LDS youth, no matter where they are. – Julia Woodbury

I do plead with the mothers of Zion to undertake modesty in dress. We may like to follow the fashion, but let us follow it in modesty. The most precious thing that a girl has is her modesty and if she preserves this in dress, in speech, in action, it will arm, and protect her as nothing else will. But let her lose her modesty, and she becomes a victim of those who pursue her, as the hare is of the hound; and she will not be able to stand unless she preserves her modesty. – Elder Melvin J. Ballard

The girl who chooses to be modest chooses to be respected. – Howard W.
Hunter

Young women, please understand that if you dress immodestly, you are magnifying this problem by becoming pornography to some of the men who see you. – Dallin H. Oaks

No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness. – Mark E. Peterson

Modesty in dress is one of the identifying characteristics of true saints. – Bruce R. McConkie

Is there any reason why Latter-day Saints, nearly three million strong, have to go around like sheep, following the disgusting fashions of the world? Why should Latter-day Saint women and girls expose themselves by immodest dress, either in short skirts or tight blouses or however else you want to mention it. – Mark E. Peterson

if you tempt others by exposing yourself, God will hold you to account for it... – Mark E. Peterson

You can recognize women who are grateful to be a daughter of God by their outward appearance- Margaret D. Nadauld

All Israel are looking to my family and watching the example set by [them] – Brigham Young

What the Non- LDS have said:

Modesty in a woman is the sign that Jesus Christ dwells in her heart. It is a sweet perfume of edification, which she is called upon to diffuse. - Fatima Crusader

No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness of living, in exact modesty of dress. – William Law

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable. – Richard Steele

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty. – Roger Moore

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. – Jean Rostand

Modesty is not only an ornament, but a guard to virtue- Joseph Addison

Modesty is the color of virtue – Diogenes of Sinope