Halloween and the quality of Worthiness

[moksha]

I was thinking of Halloween earlier tonight.

Was remembering back to a Church dance in which the Dance Authorities (they do use that title, right?) threw such a fit because the lady with the best costume at the dance wore a mask. They made her remove it which spoiled the costume. Why? Because they said Church officials were against it. Bandits and Mexican wrestlers wore masks and so it displeased those Church officials enough that they condemned it. Perhaps it was revealed to them that bandits and Mexican wrestlers were less than valorous in the pre-existence.

Anyway, all it would take is for those same Authorities to express their displeasure with Halloween costumes and it would become part of Church doctrine to condemn any LDS participation in this event. Members would become less than worthy if they admitted to participating in any Halloween activities. No one could pass the Sacrament if they wore an orange tie. Pumpkins would become verboten in the Word of Wisdom. Children whose parents participated in Halloween would be denied membership until they turned 18, had the written permission of the First Presidency, and renounced their parents as witches and warlocks. The streets of Provo would be empty from 6 PM on October 31 till 6 AM on November 1.

[moksha]

The streets of Provo would be empty from 6 PM on October 31 till 6 AM on November 1.

You say that like it is a bad thing. Provo could set itself apart with this peculiarity on an international basis by having a mandatory curfew for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Family Home Evenings. Much better seeking to be a peculiar people via this curfew than bringing back polygamy.

[Hagoth]

One year I came to a ward party dressed as a wizard and a member of the bishopric asked me to stay away from windows and doors because he was worried that people passing by would assume that we were performing ritualistic abuse.

[LaMachina]

I know this, if the Church leaders ever felt the need to declare all out war on Halloween, they would lose the young faster than with almost any other tactic.

Halloween probably just edges out Christmas as my kids favorite time of year. I occasionally threaten that we will become JWs and forget all this paganist worship of the dead and I am met with howls of protest.