For the Strength of the Youth - 1965

[Jeff Lebowski]

A friend of mine found this gem:

http://www.barncow.com/mormon/youth-1965.html

I especially liked this quote from the section on dancing:

Members of the Church should be good dancers and not contortionists. Extreme body movements should be avoided, and emphasis should be placed more on styling and footwork.

I suppose even then they couldn't just come right out and say "Don't dance like negroes."

[Art Vandelay]

A friend of mine found this gem:

http://www.barncow.com/mormon/youth-1965.html

I especially liked this quote from the section on dancing:



I suppose even then they couldn't just come right out and say "Don't dance like negroes."

Or Mark Madsen?

[Commando]

ha ha! I've read that too. Wouldn't the Brethren be horrified at where dancing has gone over the past 45 years??

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[falafel]

ha ha! I've read that too. Wouldn't the Brethren be horrified at where dancing has gone over the past 45 years??

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I don't know. Those guys demonstrate some serious styling and footwork.

[Donuthole]

A friend of mine found this gem:

http://www.barncow.com/mormon/youth-1965.html

I especially liked this quote from the section on dancing:



I suppose even then they couldn't just come right out and say "Don't dance like negroes."

Some real winners in there.

Few girls or women ever look good in backless or strapless dresses. Such styles often make the figure look ungainly and large, or they show the bony structures of the body.

So if you're too fat or too skinny, don't bother. But if you happen to be built just right . . .

[San Juan Sun]

A friend of mine found this gem:

http://www.barncow.com/mormon/youth-1965.html

I especially liked this quote from the section on dancing:



I suppose even then they couldn't just come right out and say "Don't dance like negroes."

Maybe they were talking about not dancing like hippies.

[TripletDaddy]

Girls cant wear pants to go grocery shopping....or to cafeterias!

Also, "knee knockers?" I think many of the women in my current ward are currently sporting knee knockers....

[Jeff Lebowski]

Girls cant wear pants to go grocery shopping....or to cafeterias!

Your wife doesn't dress up to go grocery shopping? Weird.

[Commando]

I don't know. Those guys demonstrate some serious styling and footwork.

Yeah, but would you eat a doughnut that had some dog crap on it?

[falafel]

Yeah, but would you eat a doughnut that had some dog crap on it?

No.

[Art Vandelay]

while traveling to and from the beach or swimming pools, young men and shuold be fully dressed, or at least their swimming suits be covered with outer clothing

???

[Pheidippides]

And my wife wonders why I look at the current version with a skeptical eye and refuse to acknowledge that it is doctrine.

[Moliere]

And my wife wonders why I look at the current version with a skeptical eye and refuse to acknowledge that it is doctrine.

Our standards do not change!

[TripletDaddy]

Straps: check
back: check
Good footwork and style: CHECK

Approved!

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[Art Vandelay]

And my wife wonders why I look at the current version with a skeptical eye and refuse to acknowledge that it is doctrine.

I'm sure there will be changes, but the new version seems more broad based without as many clear examples of does and don'ts. I find the current FSY quite helpful in interviewing youth--we read a section together and talk about what challenges they are or are not having in relation to it.