Oh, I have family who wouldn't think of missing church no matter what. In fact, a couple of Sundays ago, they went to one sacrament meeting with one relative and then sped over across town and went to one with another relative! Sheesh!
LOL! It was really tough in Hawaii, visiting the great-grandparents in their condo. I had to tell the children that they couldn't go to the beach on Sunday, and I had to iron the wrinkles out of the "crisp, white shirts", because it was so humid. Sunday clothes don't pack well.
My body was so damp in the humidity, that my panty hose would not slide on, so I had to go without, which met with everyone's disapproval. They had no idea that my husband and I had left our garments at home. How do they tolerate garments in the tropics?
I hadn't really thought about Hawaii being humid before reading this post! Wowsy.
Have a relative who lives on Maui, who with every picture I've seen of her on Facebook is always without pantyhose. Always (except the rare occasions she goes to the opera or symphony, or such.)
A woman at the last ward I worshiped at where I live now is from Hawaii. Even in the dead of winter (and winter can be really rough in upstate NY,) she never wore pantyhose to Sacrament meetings, not once. Not leggings. Not tights. Always bare legs. I just chalked it up to she was from Hawaii and it was more likely the custom/culture she was used to. After reading your post, it makes perfect sense why she would opt to go without, and for her it became her fashion sense.
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I remember in high school for our band trip. A group of Mormons went to a nearby church on Sunday. I was asked if I wanted to go. I didn't and enjoyed my last day on the trip
Even I'm guilty of this. When travelling in Germany while stationed there in the AF, we'd bring church clothes to see how Mormons went to church in Austria or Denmark. It was stupid, and my kids (even the ones who remained active) hated it.
My parents were fanatical fundamentalists polygamy sympathizers who harbored a "prophet" and some of his wives on our farm. Still, they didn't expect to bring church clothes or temple clothes on trips.
I think most TBM families are strict about certain commandments and lax about others, making a wide range of "typical" TBM family behaviors.
Whenever we traveled--moved, actually--my idiot father would insist on attending the nearest Mormon church for Sunday meetings. Hours among strangers was how I spent the better part of my childhood, always among strangers.
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When I was in the singles ward and I traveled with some friends to the Grand Canyon, they wanted to go to church on Sunday and they actually had a meeting there at the lodge. But that is the only time I've ever gone to church when traveling.
I took note of Cheryl saying that tbm families can be strict about certain commandments and lax about others. There's my answer. My parents were never that strict about any of the commandments, though my mother expected us to go to our meetings and she had a family prayer every night, but that was about it.
Me, I decided to take it to the next level. Though my parents were disappointed and argued over whose fault it was that 4 of their 6 children weren't active mormon anymore, thank god they were never that TBM.