Comments on: Mormons Can’t Have Beards

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:15:47 +0000

I have grown a beard multiple times, and have never been asked to shave. I grew one while YM president, EQP, and Executive Secretary, so having a beard has never prevented me from getting callings.

By: Sb

Sb — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:03:15 +0000

hahahaha.. Good one..!

By: Sb

Sb — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:30 +0000

And Jesus had a full beard… who is going to tell him that he is in the wrong path?…. oh boy..

By: Sergio Bernabeu

Sergio Bernabeu — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:51:44 +0000

Been out of the church for all this stupid new rules and reasons. They can’t blame someone for having a bearded face when historicly they were the first with one. I have a bearded face and for me seems ridiculous and inmature from an organization. Shame to bring the issue as a faith issue… (having a bearded face and a mormon calling has nothing to do with being faithfull)…
I am glad I am out of that brainwash..

By: Evan Schulte

Evan Schulte — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:50:40 +0000

I don’t even think they shaved very much 2000 years ago. With the advent of tools and technology, our progression it has become the norm to shave. Now I think it should be left up to individual consideration. Respectfully I don’t believe facial hair makes one moral or non moral.

By: thatgal

thatgal — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:54:27 +0000

I really wish I knew who “BeardGuy” is. We moved to his same stake this year and are now fighting this issue on the principle of the matter. We have seen abuse of authority go much farther and serious than this, so we don’t stand for it. Our local leader questions it and we have a new area authority I believe since 2008, so maybe it’ll go differently for us. There is no rule against facial hair for callings, and we are able to attend the temple just fine with it -did last week. Local leaders are not allowed to make up their own policies. Recommendations and suggestions from inspiration, yes, but not rules.

In our old stake, the bishop suggested my husband shave his goatee after being called to the YM pres. He said he would take it into consideration, but didn’t. They then called a Pres with one too. He served in EQ there too, which is where we are now having the issue here.

It is our family decision for him to have it. He shaved it temporarily for a job change. He looks better with it, I like it better and he doesn’t cut my face after work every day.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 12 May 2011 06:36:27 +0000

Wow. Wouldn’t it be nice if there simply were no stigma, i.e. as long as people kept their hair neatly trimmed and groomed, no issue — regardless of calling. After all, that’s what everyone’s talking about — most likely a desire to have facial hair and not feel guilty or misjudged. I can understand and relate to that. I’ve grown and shaved within 7 days so many times I can’t count — or grown and borne through Sundays all to last maybe a month at best. It’s crazy.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:32:48 +0000

I didn’t know that mormons have policy about the facial hair or beards. Maybe that’s why my neighbor didn’t is always clean-shaven as far as I could remember. Anyway, I have seen Brigham Young, who is American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, with a beard. I wonder if he is exempted with no beard policy.

By: jcs

jcs — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:32:42 +0000

I retract my statement after reading the talk in its entirity. My apologies.

By: jcs

jcs — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:24:37 +0000

In response to the comments on the dallin h oaks talk given 40 years ago, or whenever it was. Just because a talk/direction was given that long ago does not make it less valid. It was spoken by a Prophet. The end. (p.s. I am also bearded)