https://aboutmormons.org/3293/mormon-missionaries-not-always-in-dark-suits Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Speaking Up on Things that Matter Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:31:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://aboutmormons.org/3293/mormon-missionaries-not-always-in-dark-suits#comment-84698 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:54:17 +0000 http://en.elds.org/aboutmormons-org/?p=3293#comment-84698 As a senior missionary in Sierra Leone Freetown mission from 2010-2011, I remember several times people came to us because they recognized the white shirts, dark pants, and ties as a curiosity–they wanted to know who we were and why we were dressed like that. The elders were a jolt in the hot African son busy with all kinds of things to see. The elders stand out because of their dress standards and the sisters do too–clean, dignified and modest.
It is a great advertisement. So I hope that this never changes. Perhaps a bright tie and for the sisters, an orange sweater, may be a little nod to becoming relevant, but still may we always value the iconic dress of LDS missionaries.

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