1/
This thread is for the purpose of giving my dear sisters a sincere bit of counsel that I& #39;ve given many times to individual men:

If you are single and noticeably overweight or obese, your number one priority, both spiritual and temporal, *must* be to get in shape. #DezNat
2/
I& #39;m not saying this because I think being overweight is a great moral failing, or because I hate fat people, or to make fun of them.

I& #39;m saying it because it& #39;s true, and because if you take it to heart it will *change your life*.
3/
How many times do I hear someone say, "My friend/daughter/sister just never seems to get asked out," followed by a ritual denunciation of feckless young men?

And how many times is the woman in question 30+ pounds overweight?
4/
"Wow, guys like skinny girls, very profound."

Let me put it another way: If you are single and noticeably overweight, this is *the single biggest obstacle to you being able to marry in the temple and raise children in the Church.*

Are you listening now?
5/
"Are you saying fat girls don& #39;t deserve celestial marriage?"

No, I& #39;m saying that the reality is they are far less likely to obtain it. If you don& #39;t believe me compare the women who got married from your YSA ward last year v the ones that didn& #39;t."
6/
Again, lest you think I& #39;m just blaming the victim for kicks, let me tell you something:

I have four sisters. All have had weight problems ranging from "kinda chunky" to severely obese. None are married in the temple. None are married to a guy who didn& #39;t knock them up first.
7/
I was a front row spectator to their spiritual journeys, and I can tell you that if they had been able to attract the attention of active LDS men, 3 of the 4 would probably have happily married in the temple. As it is only one is even active.
8/
We don& #39;t talk about this as a people because it makes you sound like a total jerk, or makes fat people feel like outcasts. But it& #39;s like we& #39;re letting people LARP as eligible singles when their chances of marrying are very slim, and no one is giving it to them straight.
9/
"You think I don& #39;t know how hard it is to date as a fat girl?"

I don& #39;t know what you know. What I know is that, if you are single and noticeably overweight, and your no. 1 focus in life is your job/friends/school, or going on a mission, your priorities are screwed up.
10/
"I& #39;ve tried to lose weight."

Have you tried taking a semester off from school or quitting your job to work on it full time? This is how dead serious I am about No. 1 priority.

You& #39;ll put everything on hold for 1.5 yrs for a mission, but not for a temple marriage?
11/
"You don& #39;t know how hard it is to lose a lot of weight."

I sure as hell do. DM me for details.
12/
"Not all guys care about weight/my friend is fat and she got married."

In other words, exceptions disprove the rule, right? Look around you. The supply of overweight single women (and men) greatly exceeds demand.
13/
"Latter-day Saint men should care more about a woman& #39;s spirituality than her weight."

There isn& #39;t anything magical about fat women that makes them more spiritual. You are competing (yes) with women who are also active in the gospel but are not overweight.
14/
"My weight is a result of my depression/anxiety and you aren& #39;t helping."

You cannot wake up in the morning and decide "I will not be depressed today." You can, however, decide "no matter how I feel emotionally, I will work out and eat right." Gotta start somewhere.
15/
I would never trivialize your challenges. I know that this is VERY VERY HARD. It& #39;s because I know how hard it is that I don& #39;t believe it can be a 2nd or 3rd place priority. If it isn& #39;t number 1, you will fail.
16/
But something funny happens when you make losing weight your number 1 priority: the other stuff sorta takes care of itself.

Your career is more successful when you aren& #39;t overweight. Your emotions improve. Your relationships improve.
17/
That& #39;s probably enough for now. Again, the DMs are open, but since you are single I believe the JP rule means you need your father& #39;s permission.
You can follow @JReubenCIark.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: