Let all thy garments be plain..

So as we replaced some of the clothing we had thrown out this scripture seemed permanently branded into my mind and heart.

D&C 42:40-42

And again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments be plain, and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands;

And let all things be done in cleanliness before me.

Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer.

Our denim jeans seemed to really nag at me and although they were cotton I knew they needed to go.  My daughters and I were left with mainly skirts and dresses and the Spirit confirmed that was the direction we were to go.  All the flashy stitching and bright colors seemed to scream for the wrong kind of attention.  So we stuck with the counsel in the passage above and kept our color scheme plain and simple.  Now each of us have about 6 or 7 dresses (or skirt and top combinations) and that is plenty.  The men and boys in our family have mostly khaki and some dark corduroy pants.  Their shirts are mostly all cotton button-ups.

A few of our skirts and dresses I have sewn myself.  I am definitely still working on improving that skill and plan to keep working at it until we are fully obedient to the counsel to produce it with our own hands.  I removed the tags from our other clothing because I felt that there were many 'name-brands' that were not to be brought into Zion.

As I searched for shoes made from natural materials I came across the concept of Earthing or Grounding and again felt the Spirit.  I had not ever considered the healing and energizing benefits of being connected to this amazing planet that was created for us.  Now most of our shoes have soles made with natural materials so we can still receive those benefits of being in touch with the earth.  We also spend a lot more time just going barefoot.  

Click here to watch an introduction to grounding.  I have not even watched the full-length of this movie.  I just felt the Spirit when I came across it and knew God was showing me the kind of footwear we should purchase.