The Whole Armor

Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins, and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand. Doctrine & Covenants 27:15

The apostle Paul taught the Ephesian Saints to put on the whole armor of God, “that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11). The doctrine of morality and the principles of chastity and virtue have been given to assist us and our posterity to remain free from moral taint. We fend off the blows of the evil one through personal righteousness and stand among those whose feet are considered beautiful because they proclaim the message of salvation. Our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ empowers us to withstand and overcome temptation (Alma 37:33). We fight against orchestrated evil by wielding the sword of the Spirit, cultivating that sacred influence in our life that directs our path and cleanses our soul. The helmet of salvation, or, more specifically, the helmet of the hope of salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:8), is the sweet assurance that our lives are in order and we are on course to gain eternal life. (Robert L. Millet and Lloyd D. Newell. Draw Near Unto Me: Daily Reflections on the Doctrine and Covenants. 77)