Modesty. It's whats for dinner.

There is a Mormon myth that has been passed down from generation to generation about a band called Yellowcard.

The legend says these modern minstrels experienced every kind of beauty that the world had to offer.  However, when they journeyed to the exotic land of the Salt Lake City they believed they had at last arrived in paradise.

The lead singer, Ryan Key, was taken aback by all of the wonders contained in the Jell-o belt. During a concert he announced that although he had been all over the world he had never seen so many beautiful girls.

Maybe he was just trying to please the crowd? Maybe he was looking to score a casserole or Temple Square tour, but Key has never said anything like that to one of his audiences before or since.
This anecdote may or may not be true, either way the principal is.

Why are Salt Lake gals the cream of the crop? Maybe attractive people are drawn to salty water and the extensive bee-keeping knowledge that Salt Lake-ites are famous for. Maybe it is the laws-of-nature-defying teased hair?

I would submit the high density of attractive people could be attributed to the Mormon-saturated environment.  Salt Lake has bathed in church culture since before the actual Salt Lake was anything besides a puddle in the middle of the desert.

Church members are encouraged to seek after things “praiseworthy and of good report.” Modesty of thought and dress contribute to a well-kept exterior.

Good for you, Salt Lake — you’re da bomb. I wish we could say the same here in Rexburg.
As I walk around campus I am shocked by females who employ odious and immodest fashion choices.
Their eyes reflect a hollowness that bellows the misunderstanding of the Honor Code, the gospel and their own worth.

 Is it true that men on a carnal level appreciate such displays? Absolutely. However,  in case you successfully avoided every standards night, every talk by a CES speaker and your mom, I’m here to tell you — the good guys appreciate modest girls.

However, these “good guys” are being held to such a low standard that “good” has become relative to things like ramen or blind dates.

Rexburg is full of great guys. Great guys like great girls, so be a great girl.

Obviously, there is blame on both sides of the spectrum. Should guys keep it together? Duh.

Do the “good guys” ask the immodest girls out sometimes? Duh, but how good are they really if they are not seeking for a companion with an equal dedication to the gospel?

Unless women begin to display excellence in their appearance, how can a man understand his capacity to appreciate such divinely appointed beauty?

Ladies, get it together. You are more than a short skirt and a low-cut top, and you are making it impossible for BYU-Idaho to reach its potential as a university divinely appointed by the Lord to teach and guide.

Maybe a man did invent fire or the wheel, but I promise that if there was not a woman involved, the idea would never have gone anywhere.

Women can set the standard of quality, and recently I have seen too many examples of women giving up and succumbing to the pursuit of men who cannot resist their vulgar thoughts.

Girls, live up to your potential. Trade in your miniskirt for greater access to who you are meant to be.