Modest Prom Dress!

In our Stake Monroe Ut.(meaning several wards or church houses within an area) puts on the Modest Prom Dress Fashion Show every year. The girls who have or are going to attend Junior Prom are allowed to show off their dresses if it is Modest enough to be worn within the Temple. Not that the colorful dresses would be worn there since everyone wears white to that sacred place, but it helps girls to choose to wear dresses that give a message to all that modesty is important even when choosing their prom dresses.

Z boy willingly gave Jo a break and wore the skirt on his shoulders so that I could keep sewing the bottom of the prom dress skirt which is to long for our short 4ft girl in prepration for the show.

The cosmetology college in town was willing to send girls over to do the modelers hair up into all kinds of twists and curls so our Pretty Girl Jo sits patiently while she has her curls made, wonder what it will look like in the end.

The theme of the Fashion show. This was even on our invitations that were given to us mothers at church. The young activity girls were also invited to come along and see the modest dresses that can be chosen to wear at a prom.

Two of Jo's friends helped her to put her shoes on because after getting the bodice on she couldn't bend over to lace the shoe up. Tosh and pretty blue dressed Rach. Aren’t they just so cute? Jo wore 7inch heels to get her as high as all the other girls and to help stop the dress drag that was still long after I scalloped it up.

The stage was set and a slid show was presented at that beginning. This presentation was the video shown at the Young Women General Church Meeting with Pres. Monson telling the girls to ask for answers by getting on bended knee. Click here to view his written presentation.

Our Pretty girl showing off her modest prom dress. Let me tell you a little bit about it. She found it in a store that sold used and new items, it was just so pretty and only 100.00 dollars that she was able to pay all with her own money. It has the most amazing sequins that are sewn in the shape of petals making it look like little flowers everywhere. She had me sew the scallop on the bottom as it was too long. So with every scallop I made a little sequin flower that matched the ones on the bodice and then added some to the whole skirt to make a bit more of a sparkle on the dress.

The whole goal of a modest dress is to get to the end goal so that a girl can wear a modest wedding dress like this and be married in the Temple for Time and all Eternity to the man of her dreams. By being dressed modestly at all times and in all places even to the Prom gives a message to every guy that a girl comes in contact with. It helps him to know that she values herself and her body and the goals that she desires to be kept special forever not just for a short time here on the earth.

A bevy of beautiful modest girls that were in the show with our Pretty girl Jo.
Every girl received a red rose from the young men who escorted them off the stage at the end of their fashion walk.

This is our most modest and precious girl who stated that the value of "Choice and Accountability" helps her to make and choose clothing that sends a message to all she meets that her body is sacred and special and she wants to be cherished always"

These two beautiful girls on either side of her are Jo's cousins and I hope they choose like her when the time comes to pick a beautiful modest Prom dress just like their older cousin Jo.