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Old 06-03-2011, 08:52 AM
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I've read the posts about responding to strangers who question the garments. But what if it's your husband/wife? A snappy comeback like "you want to know about my underwear?" really won't cut it.
To be clear: The "snappy comeback" was something I used on an antagonistic stranger who clearly had no real interest in the garment or the LDS religion except to mock them. For relatives, friends, and well-meaning acquaintances, or even sincere strangers, such a response would be out of place.

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I don't have my endowment yet, but it will be soon. My wonderful husband is a nonmember. Moderately supportive of me attending Church and even Temple baptisms, partly (mostly) because I cook him a prime rib every Sunday after church.
I can see how that would be an encouragement.

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The garments are going to be a whole new territory. He's loving, but I know something like garments will seem bizarre and likely off-puting. I don't know what modern garments look like, so maybe they'll blend in with the rest of my under-stuff. Or not? What do I tell him? Can he see them as routinely as a member-husband would? Do I hide my laundry?
Nah. Just tell him what others have suggested earlier: The garment is a reminder of my covenants and a spiritual protection. Wearing it privately, underneath my clothing, demonstrates my devotion to God and my promises to him.

Honestly, if your choice in underwear is the weirdest thing about you that your husband has to put up with, he will consider himself the luckiest man on earth.
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