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The Whole Armor of God

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The other week, we had some friends over for FHE. We talked about the significance of each piece of clothing in the whole armor of God. I liked these quotes that we discussed:

The Whole Armor of God
“It is time to give ourselves to the Master and allow Him to lead us into fruitful fields where we can enrich a world filled with darkness and misery. Each of us, no matter who we are, no matter where we serve, must arise and make the most of each opportunity that comes. We must follow the counsel given by the Lord and His servants and make our homes houses of prayer and havens of security and safety. We can and must deepen our faith by increasing our obedience and sacrifice. Sometimes it may seem difficult to rise above the world to that level of righteousness. But as we strive to “take unto [ourselves] the whole armor of God,” we will “be able to withstand in the evil day (Smoot, Mary Ellen, “Rejoice, Daughters of Zion,” Ensign, Nov. 1999, 94).

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How to Put on the Armor
President N. Eldon Tanner (1898–1982), First Counselor in the First Presidency, observed that “those who are clothed in such armor, which means keeping all the commandments of God, are able to withstand the adversary.”
He continued: “Are we studying the scriptures so that we can increase our knowledge and faith and testimony regarding the gospel? … Are we honest and truthful in our dealings? Do we keep the Sabbath day holy? Do we observe the Word of Wisdom? Do we pay an honest tithing? … Are we virtuous and clean and pure in heart and mind and deed?
“Do we fight against the evils around us…? Do we have the courage to stand up for our convictions? Can we truly say we are not ashamed of the gospel of Christ? Do we live peaceably with our neighbors and avoid gossip and backbiting and spreading unfounded rumors? Do we truly love our neighbors as ourselves?
“If we can answer yes to these questions, then we will have on the whole armor of God, which will protect us from harm and preserve us from our enemies” (‘Put on the Whole Armor of God,'Ensign, May 1979, 44, 46).

It was lots of fun!  We played a silly dress up game and had dessert.  We found various props to represent each piece of the whole armor like sandals for the feet, a plastic sword, a hat for the helmet, etc.  Then, we passed around a tray with dice in it.  If you rolled 7, 11, or doubles, you started dressing up and tried to get the whole armor of God on before the next person could roll 7, 11, or doubles.  The first person to get completely dressed up won.  Super funny to watch. :)

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