LDS garment origin

[jane_doe]

I’d maybe venture a guess and say initials of Joseph (A.) Smith, but no clue what the guy’s middle name was (if he had one).

Joseph Smith Jr did not have a middle name.

 

[lax16]

I never said I worked out in it, or wore it to the gym. I said it wouldn’t be unheard of in a gym locker room, or changing room, whatever. The garment has to be worn at all times except for the 4 S’s, sweat (the gym, strenuous exercise, etc), swimming, showering (or bathing, whatever) and sex. What I meant was that I would go to the changing room, change out of the garment, into gym clothes, and exercise, then shower and change back into street clothes when I am done.

Also, I know many many people who wear undergarments very similar to the LDS garment. My grandfather’s and father’s boxers and white tshirts would be almost indistinguishable except for the markings on the garment. (They are Baptist). Over time, society has moved more and more towards skimpy underwear (whitey tighties, etc), but it isn’t universally that way.

Different cultures certainly have different ways of dressing.
Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Marie5890]

Hmm…I have heard of these but never realized there were markings/symbols on them. In looking at one of the links, it looks like the old so-called “pig-pen cipher” that was used by the Masons - comes from a popular cipher used around the Civil War, I believe.

“Reading” them from upper left to right and assuming the line on the left leg and the dot at the crotch are connected by a line (the inseam of the leg perhaps) - you end up with “A - S - J”.

I’d maybe venture a guess and say initials of Joseph (A.) Smith, but no clue what the guy’s middle name was (if he had one).

The markings are the Masonic compass and square. One over one breast, the other over the other breast.
The markings over the navel and knee are just a small stitch making a “__”

Smith was a Mason. The temple ritual is Masonic with it’s handshakes etc