But this isn't a modesty post.
D'you know what it means to me that my body is a temple? It means that I am Heavenly Father's daughter, and no Earthly force is allowed to control my life.
So you could say that dressing immodestly is one way the world tries to control us. But I'm gonna focus on something else.
I have three pieces of jewelry that I wear almost 24/7. Two are CTR rings, and the third is an anklet I made recently. They're my way of claiming myself as my own. I don't wear them to draw attention. I don't wear them as a replacement for tattoos etc because I "can't" have those things. I make the choice not to have those things and my jewelry is totally unrelated.
Sidenote: For the record, even if I had never become a Mormon, I would NEVER have gotten a tattoo simply because I'm scared it would hurt. I don't do needles and I don't do pain. And multiple piercings, same reason (I do have a single set of earrings, but those are fine. By multiple piercings I mean having more than the normal standard one in each ear). Now I just have even more reasons to stay away from those things.
I wear my rings and my anklet because they have great meaning to me. I could go all English class on you and interpret each one as a symbol, but I always hated English class and these symbols aren't something you can assign a fixed meaning to. No, they represent something difficult to put into words. They're my testimony, my conversion, my struggles, my triumphs, my life. And with these inconspicuous pieces of jewelry, I claim myself before the world can claim me.
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| Sorry, my iPod camera is terrible quality :P but these are my rings! |
<3 Marie-Rose
That's a cool way to think about jewelry! I need to get a CTR ring... ;)
ReplyDeleteI think it's so cool that your jewelry is about claiming yourself as your own, and Heavenly Father's. I'm gonna totally steal this idea.
Yes! Get a CTR ring! They're awesome! And if someone comments on it, it could turn into a missionary moment! :D
DeletePlease do steal it :) that would make me happy :)
<3 Marie-Rose
This is awesome! I have a CTR ring that I never take off. I even wear it when I tumble! Great way to share your testimony without saying a word!
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I take my rings off to shower, and I didn't have them back when I was tumbling. But they don't fit perfectly, so I would worry about them falling off. I leave my anklet on all the time tho; it's a friendship bracelet made out of embroidery floss :)
Delete<3 Marie-Rose
I have a few pieces of jewelry that have great meaning to me, too! I loved hearing about yours. Thank you for sharing!
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