The cultural stigma of beards in the church drives me batty. It's been so

Dec 3, 2018
11:12:03am

durandal Walk-on

ingrained into me, that I have to consciously fight against "beard guilt" when I grow out my beard while having certain callings.

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durandal

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Some rambling thoughts on growing a beard...

blackandblue

12/3/18 10:55am

"So you're growing a beard?"

supertux

12/3/18 10:59am

It's amazing how people percieve you with and without facial hair.

ditch

12/3/18 11:06am

The cultural stigma of beards in the church drives me batty. It's been so

durandal

12/3/18 11:12am

Second councilor in the bishopric of my ward has a super manly beard

Geldir

12/3/18 11:25am

Exactly.

durandal

12/3/18 11:29am

What kills me about this shave the beard for a calling thing

sammyh72

12/3/18 11:33am

What's he going to do, fire you?

godawgs

12/3/18 3:55pm

If only it were that easy.

sammyh72

12/3/18 5:26pm

Me too for sure.

ditch

12/3/18 11:29am

I last shaved in mid-July.

Jeffacka

12/3/18 11:13am

I have had a beard for the last 5 years

sammyh72

12/3/18 11:21am

MY BIL had a world class mustache for 50 years. Temple made him shave it.

ClackamasCoug

12/3/18 11:27am

Bummmmmmmer.

sammyh72

12/3/18 11:30am

I don't get the no facial hair movement in the Church. Nowhere in the scriptures

NorCal Cougar

12/3/18 11:51am

It was a severe overreaction to the 60's. Seriously, that's it.

SandYFan

12/3/18 11:53am

I think it was in part a reaction to the hippy movement of the 60's, but I think

durandal

12/3/18 12:06pm

No beards and mandatory neck ties are both purely cultural issues born of that

godawgs

12/3/18 3:57pm

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