Sunday Best is Not Going to the Beach

"We used to speak of 'best dress' or 'Sunday dress' and maybe we should do so again. ... [W]e have always be invited to present our best selves inside and out. Our clothing or footwear need never be expensive, indeed should not be expensive, but neither should it appear that we are on our way to the beach... We should be recognizable in appearance as well as in behavior that we truly are disciples of Christ... [and] that we truly desire the Savior's Spirit to be with us always."

Jeffrey R. Holland

The Pattern of the Sabbath

“As we consider the pattern of the Sabbath and the sacrament in our own lives, there appear to be three things the Lord requires of us: first, to keep ourselves unspotted from the world; second, to go to the house of prayer and offer up our sacraments; and third, to rest from our labors.

“It is a glorious thing to be a Christian and to live as a true disciple of Christ. Of us He said, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” To keep ourselves unspotted from the world, He expects us to avoid such worldly distractions of businesses and recreational facilities on the Sabbath day.

“I believe He also desire us to dress appropriately. Our youth may think the old saying “Sunday best” is outdated. Still, we know that when Sunday dress deteriorates to everyday attire, attitudes and actions follow.”

Elder L. Tom Perry, “The Sabbath and the Sacrament,” Ensign, May 2011, 6-9.