I worked last summer as a carhop at a drive-in. This year the management has provided all of the girls with uniforms having mini miniskirts. All of the other girls think the new outfits are super. Frankly, I look just as cute in them as anybody else. I’m the only Mormon, and I don’t want to seem extreme or a prude. What should I do?

“If the question ever comes up and I have to decide what to do in a circumstance like this, I will just think about what I would do if the bishop ever came to the drive-in. If I could proudly walk out to take his order, I would keep the job. But if I felt like I would have to get one of my girl friends to go out and wait on him, I would quit my job and look for a more respectable one.”

Doreen Casey, Age 15
Audubon, New Jersey

“When I first began looking for a job in hopes of paying my college expenses, the only available jobs seemed to be as carhops. In this city a carhop’s character is usually very questionable; so I declined the jobs. Shortly I found work in a nursing home, caring for old people. The work is demanding but my services are needed, and the self-satisfaction I receive is the most beautiful reward I could ask for. I also feel I am serving the Lord as I go about my work. Until now I had never been aware of the blessings that come from following these words of the Savior: ‘Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.’”

Anne Campbell, Age 18
Albuquerque, New Mexico

“You should quit the job. I’m sure that if you worked well last summer, the boss will give you a good recommendation, and you will be able to get a good job elsewhere. Besides, the other employees probably expect you to stand up for your beliefs and standards even if they don’t outwardly show it.”

Christine Evans, Age 14
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

“Often we fail to seek the advice of our parents and our local bishop or branch president. Knowing that styles are forever changing, you would not look out of place if you wore a pantsuit. It would be worth approaching the manager and explaining your situation, stating that you believe in modesty and would not care to appear in the uniform that has been provided. You may even go so far as to offer to pay for a new, more modest uniform. You may get some ribbing from the other girls for a short time, but it might be that they too would prefer a different outfit but are afraid to speak up because of group pressure.”

Barry Barge, Dorsey Sweat, Debra Bond, Deborah Cook, Janice Millsapp
Atlanta, Georgia