Unity of the Faith

Paul writes of one Lord, one faith, one baptism and one Father. Christ appointed apostles, prophets, and teachers to help unify and perfect the saints. http://mormonchannel.org/bible-videos

Ephesians 4:1-15

Your Spiritual Sword

How do we know when the Holy Ghost is speaking to us? Learning the language of the spirit is like learning a language and it needs to be learned/practiced - give yourself enough opportunities to have the spirit with you to learn how to feel the spirit whether it be when you study the scriptures, pray, etc. Practice - are you getting repeated messages, 2 Tim 1:7 not a spirit of fear, vs. D&C 9 stupor of thought, involve the Lord in the process, he will not send doubt, fear, in the last minute. Trust your feelings along the way- I will move forward unless I get a no (don't stop moving). The Lord trusts us and loves us enough to let us make our own choices. One part of armor that is offensive, not defensive - keep the spirit with you always.

Strap On Your Helmet

Strap on your helmet of salvation - you have 7 holes in your head you have to filter what goes in them. Media needs to be filtered, the man of God will always look away. Suffer these things not to enter into my heart. Condition your heart to be offended, don't become desensitized. On the positive side 1 Sam 16:29. Pornography in images, books, etc. needs to be acknowledged, get help, you can feel when the spirit leaves. Satan works in the dark, Jesus works in the light. If you feel like you need to hide something....that is your big hint.

Sheilds Up!

Shield of Faith - the shield is above all. Put your faith in Jesus Christ, in God's will - don't put your faith in outcomes. Have faith not only knowing the things that God can do, but true faith is in knowing why He doesn't always do it. Faith is a principle of action, power, moving forward, engaging, putting your heart into it.

Put On Your Gospel Shoes

The Gospel can Direct, Protect, Project, the direction of your feet. Ponder the direction of your feet, The word is a lamp to thy feet, patriarchal blessings are a map for the road of life that your feet will travel, the gospel leads you to the fertile places of life. Gospel leads you to peace.

The Bullet-proof Breastplate

Scripture study - even from the living prophets, study for a time frame not number of chapters - ponder the words, study journal, read with a question, why was this put in the scriptures?, understand-identify a principle-how can I use this principle, look for:Sonday-Sunday; Missionary-Monday; Testimony-Tuesday; One-word Wednesday; Thorough-Thursday; 5 Word-Friday; Standard-Saturday, pray and ask the Lord how long you should pray,

The Loincloth That Counts

Armor Up! is a compact yet powerful book from six of today's most beloved youth speakers explaining how wearing spiritual armor can not only help youth face difficult challenges in life, but also conquer them. The Loincloth that Counts = The Law of Chastity