Sister Carol F. McConkie recently spoke about modesty at the BYU Women's Conference in May. She said:
Modesty in dress, appearance, thought and behavior is an individual, personal witness to the Lord that we honor Him and that we delight in the covenants that we have made in sacred priesthood ordinances.
Modesty is an attitude of humility and decency in dress, grooming, language and behavior. If you are modest you do not draw attention to yourself. Instead you seek to glorify God in your body, and in your spirit.
Jesus Christ is the perfect example of modesty. His perfect compliance with the plan of His Father, His birth into humble circumstances and His willingness to to be obedient to the Father's will all set a perfect example of modesty.
Sisters, when we consider the standard of modesty, may we remember the humility, the obedience and sacrifice of our Lord. May we lift our sights to the things of God and reverence Him in dress, appearance, thought and behavior.
Modesty is an indication that our hearts are set upon the things of God.
It is so naive to think that our appearance, dress and behavior do not send messages about who we are and what we stand for. Modesty sends a message to those around us that we believe in Christ and that we keep our covenants, that we are, in fact, examples of the believers, "in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
When we are filled with the Spirit of the Lord our daily choices are not about us. We turn outward and seek to love and lift others just as the Savior would if He were here to minister to the people.
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