Do Mormons believe in makeup?

The LDS church's website has an entire section devoted to grooming and dress, complete with makeup tutorials. “You are not required to wear makeup; however, wearing makeup can help you look your best,” it reads.
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Can you wear makeup as a Mormon?

Make-up isn't required, but the guide notes it can help women look your best. If women do choose to wear cosmetics, they should be "neutral and conservative in style and color." The same goes for nail polish.
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What is not allowed in Mormonism?

Alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee and drugs

These are all specifically banned in the Word of Wisdom, except for drugs. The prophets have made it clear that drugs, other than for medical use, are also banned. Mormons are also strongly discouraged from drinking soft drinks containing caffeine.
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Do Mormons believe in condoms?

The answer is simple and obvious: No. ...
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What are the Mormon hair rules?

Choose a neat, conservative hairstyle that is easy to maintain and does not draw attention. Hair color should look natural. If you decide to color your hair, consider the time, cost, and impact on your missionary activities. Elders should always be clean-shaven.
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Do Mormons use birth control?

In keeping with the Mormon belief that heaven is full of millions of spirits awaiting an earthly body, birth control and abortion are also forbidden.
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Can Mormon show skin?

The only thing that goes against dressing in a way to show off is to respect God. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are known as Mormons and dress in traditional Mormon attire when attending church.
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What are the Mormon rules for kissing?

Members should control their thoughts and avoid pornography to maintain their “moral cleanliness.” Those single and dating should not participate in “passionate kissing” or lying on top of another person, with or without clothes.
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Can Mormons wear bras?

As a matter of practicality, an ordinary supportive bra may still be worn by a Mormon woman, but it is placed over the garment rather than under. Mormons do believe in being “in the world, but not of it,” and the garment helps in privately yet consistently setting faithful adult Mormons apart from the world.
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Is Ryan Gosling LDS?

He and his family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Gosling has said that the religion influenced every aspect of their lives.
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Can Mormons hug?

The policy of companionships staying together at all times serves to discourage these activities. While missionaries may interact with members of the opposite sex, they may never be alone with them or engage in any kind of intimate physical or emotional activity (e.g., kissing, hugging, holding hands, flirting).
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What foods do Mormons not eat?

Dietary law, fasting, and sacrament bread

It says to consume fruit seasonally, eat meat sparingly, and to eat grain, especially wheat, which is referred to as "the staff of life". The scripture prohibits consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and "hot drinks" (coffee and tea).
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Can a Mormon marry a non Mormon?

Not anyone can actually marry in the temple, but only men and women who are faithful members of the Church. Marrying a non-member is allowed, however, the marriage ceremony cannot be done in the temple.
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Can Mormons wear facial hair?

“Thankfully, the LDS Handbook and church newsroom have no negative guidelines regarding facial hair,” it states. “Leaders have long known that becoming a global church involves multiple cultures, realizing that a beard holds different meanings around the world.”
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Are Mormon girls allowed to wear pants?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints updated its dress code for missionaries. Women are still supposed to wear skirts and dresses to worship. But women at more than 400 missions worldwide may wear dress slacks at other times. It's seen as a way to ward off mosquitoes.
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Do Mormons believe in facial hair?

The Church's handbook and Newsroom do not provide any specific guidelines regarding beards or facial hair.
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Do Mormons have to shave?

Original question: Do members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have to shave their hair? No, that has never been part of our religion, although our missionaries keep clean-shaven faces.
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Do Mormons wear sunglasses?

"You may wear simple and conservative sunglasses to provide protection from the sun," the church's updated website tells prospective missionaries. "However, unless your sunglasses serve a medical purpose, you should not wear them when speaking with others or while indoors."
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Can Mormons drink hot?

Mormons are also taught not to drink “hot drinks,” meaning coffee or any tea other than herbal tea (see D&C 89:9), and not to use tobacco (see D&C 89:8).
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Can a Mormon date a non Mormon?

Date only those non-members who have high standards, who respect your standards, and in whose company you can maintain the standards of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Do Mormons have to be clean shaved?

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Utah's Brigham Young University, the Mormon Church's flagship education institution, has for the first time issued guidelines on when students may grow beards without violating its rule that men must be clean-shaven.
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Do Mormons have a dress code?

According to guidelines on dress and grooming on the church's official Web site, Mormons are discouraged from wearing immodest clothing, including “short shorts and skirts,” “tight clothing” and “shirts that do not cover the stomach.” They should “avoid extremes in clothing, appearance and hairstyle” and not “disfigure ...
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Can you wear jeans to a Mormon church?

The church did not — and does not — have any rule about clothing at church, but the cultural expectations of dresses and skirts on women have been strong and fairly uniform.
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Are Mormons allowed to dance?

Though not deemed an appropriate part of formal worship, dancing has ever after been an essential element of LDS culture. The melding of a cosmopolitan and constantly growing membership has fostered a rich tradition comprising diverse forms of folk and social dancing.
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Can a Mormon wear a cross?

We may wonder why we Latter-day Saints don't place a cross on our churches or wear a cross to show that we are Christians, thereby making it easier for others to identify in whom we believe. Is the cross important to our faith? The answer is an unequivocal yes!
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