Adios, Swedish Knit.

[Topper]

Germany Munich. A LONG time ago.

I have it on very good authority that Elder Uchtdorf and his family in Germany have a penchant for Diet Pepsi...

We were asked not to drink beer. We were told some of the members might object. Diet Coke was served at Zone Conferences.

[creekster]

Our rule was easy: En la capital, suits on Sunday and to Zone Conference. Outside the cap, no suits, period.

Ours was very objective: 20 degrees Celsius or below required a suit coat. 21 C or above no suit coat required.

[statman]

We were asked not to drink beer. We were told some of the members might object. Diet Coke was served at Zone Conferences.

My very first action as a real missionary was to be taken by my training comp to my first missionary Branch President's house for an introduction - and I had my first and only alkoholfreies Bier. NASTY. I had a couple companions who routinely got cases of the stuff though...

[Lost Student]

Ours was very objective: 20 degrees Celsius or below required a suit coat. 21 C or above no suit coat required.

And if the temp was between 20 and 21 degrees?

[Non Sequitur]

In Ecuador we never wore jackets. The day before a particular mission conference, we had a meet and greet in the mission home for all the zone leaders with Bruce R. McKonkie. I was the only one that apparently didn't get the memo that we would be wearing our jackets. I swear the guy was giving me the stink eye all afternoon.

[il Padrino Ute]

In Ecuador we never wore jackets. The day before a particular mission conference, we had a meet and greet in the mission home for all the zone leaders with Bruce R. McKonkie. I was the only that apparently didn't get the memo that we would be wearing our jackets. I swear the guy was giving me the stink eye all afternoon.

Perhaps it was because it had been revealed to him what path you would choose later in life. You know, that slippery slope thing.

[Backslidercoug]

In Sweden in the late '90s, there was a hierarchy of rules.
1- companionships had to dress the same in regards to number of layers.
2- no sweater unless wearing suit coat over it and could not take suit cost off.
3- always a suit coat in any meeting, from Zone Conference to Sacrament meeting.
4- no short sleeves under costs or sweaters.
5- no skipping of layers. If you wanted to wear a winter coat you had to also wear a suit coat. Exception was sweater. You didn't have to wear a sweater if you preferred not to.
6- if you wanted short sleeves then both had to wear short.
7- could only remove suit coat with permission at meetings. Never at church.
8- could only remove suit cost in a home after asking the host for permission.

Needless to say, many of the rules were not followed. Especially wearing suit coat under winter coat.

[The_Douger]

Who made all that crap up?

[Pelado]

In Sweden in the late '90s, there was a hierarchy of rules.
1- companionships had to dress the same in regards to number of layers.
2- no sweater unless wearing suit coat over it and could not take suit cost off.
3- always a suit coat in any meeting, from Zone Conference to Sacrament meeting.
4- no short sleeves under costs or sweaters.
5- no skipping of layers. If you wanted to wear a winter coat you had to also wear a suit coat. Exception was sweater. You didn't have to wear a sweater if you preferred not to.
6- if you wanted short sleeves then both had to wear short.
7- could only remove suit coat with permission at meetings. Never at church.
8- could only remove suit cost in a home after asking the host for permission.

Needless to say, many of the rules were not followed. Especially wearing suit coat under winter coat.

Bolded are the only rules I remember on suit coats.

[MarkGrace]

Our rule was easy: En la capital, suits on Sunday and to Zone Conference. Outside the cap, no suits, period.

Ours was also easy: suit on the flight down, suit on the flight back up. Lebowski was giving me shit but I was just a rule abiding missionary.

[Jeff Lebowski]

In Sweden in the late '90s, there was a hierarchy of rules.
1- companionships had to dress the same in regards to number of layers.
2- no sweater unless wearing suit coat over it and could not take suit cost off.
3- always a suit coat in any meeting, from Zone Conference to Sacrament meeting.
4- no short sleeves under costs or sweaters.
5- no skipping of layers. If you wanted to wear a winter coat you had to also wear a suit coat. Exception was sweater. You didn't have to wear a sweater if you preferred not to.
6- if you wanted short sleeves then both had to wear short.
7- could only remove suit coat with permission at meetings. Never at church.
8- could only remove suit cost in a home after asking the host for permission.

Needless to say, many of the rules were not followed. Especially wearing suit coat under winter coat.

That's funny. I am sorry you had a nutjob for a mission president.

[Donuthole]

Ours was also easy: suit on the flight down, suit on the flight back up. Lebowski was giving me shit but I was just a rule abiding missionary.

Yeah, I actually expected our rule to be the same based on some conversations I'd had with RMs who had served in Guatemala. However, as it turned out, the MP when I arrived was a real ball buster and had a 50 page addendum to the white bible.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

In Sweden in the late '90s, there was a hierarchy of rules.
1- companionships had to dress the same in regards to number of layers.
2- no sweater unless wearing suit coat over it and could not take suit cost off.
3- always a suit coat in any meeting, from Zone Conference to Sacrament meeting.
4- no short sleeves under costs or sweaters.
5- no skipping of layers. If you wanted to wear a winter coat you had to also wear a suit coat. Exception was sweater. You didn't have to wear a sweater if you preferred not to.
6- if you wanted short sleeves then both had to wear short.
7- could only remove suit coat with permission at meetings. Never at church.
8- could only remove suit cost in a home after asking the host for permission.

Needless to say, many of the rules were not followed. Especially wearing suit coat under winter coat.

All but #6 also existed in Sacramento 97-98.

[Uncle Ted]

That's funny. I am sorry you had a nutjob for a mission president.

It sounds like a number of MPs were former graduates of the IBM sales executive school.

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[myboynoah]

In Sweden in the late '90s, there was a hierarchy of rules.
1- companionships had to dress the same in regards to number of layers.
2- no sweater unless wearing suit coat over it and could not take suit cost off.
3- always a suit coat in any meeting, from Zone Conference to Sacrament meeting.
4- no short sleeves under costs or sweaters.
5- no skipping of layers. If you wanted to wear a winter coat you had to also wear a suit coat. Exception was sweater. You didn't have to wear a sweater if you preferred not to.
6- if you wanted short sleeves then both had to wear short.
7- could only remove suit coat with permission at meetings. Never at church.
8- could only remove suit cost in a home after asking the host for permission.

Needless to say, many of the rules were not followed. Especially wearing suit coat under winter coat.

#4 goes without saying.