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A temple garment, also referred to as garments, the garment of the holy priesthood, [2] [3] [4] or Mormon underwear, [5] is a type of underwear worn by adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement after they have taken part in the endowment ceremony.
Wearing the garment is viewed as "an outward expression of an inward commitment" to follow Jesus. [16] The garments contain four embroidered marks over the breasts, the navel, and the right knee, each of which has symbolic meaning to serve as reminders to the wearer of covenants made as part of the endowment.
Men and women who have undergone the endowment ceremony in church temples are instructed to wear a temple garment as undergarments for the remainder of their lives; the temple garment is intended to cover the trunk of the body from the neck [dubious – discuss] to the knees as well as the upper part of the arms.
Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives follows a group of Mormon TikTok stars.. In one scene, cast member Jen Affleck shares that she wears temple garments. She tells Women's Health about the ...
Mormon temple garment underwear for men (left) and women. [6] Adherents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and some Mormon fundamentalist groups often receive temple garments at the time of receiving their endowment, after taking part in the endowment ritual. These religious undergarments are to be worn at all times ...
The temple garment has been compared to the modern tallit katan, a sacred undershirt of Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Judaism. Both the temple garments in Mormonism and the tallit katan are meant to be worn all day under regular clothing as a constant reminder of the covenants, promises, and obligations the wearer is under. [102]
"The garment is worn underneath members’ normal clothing for the rest of their lives, serving as a daily physical reminder of their covenant relationship with God," the church explains.
1975 – The requirement for wrist and ankle length garments for in-temple use is removed. [7]: 201 1978 – The temple ban on Black people participating in most temple ceremonies was fully removed. [27]: 117 In 1979, two-piece temple garments like those shown here began to be permitted for recipients of the washing and anointing ceremony. [35]