Armor Again

As it turns out, we're not done with armor just yet. This week, the Come, Follow Me lesson is all about the War Chapters of the Book of Mormon, and of course, the first thing Captain Moroni did was equip his people with armor. I wonder if he knew what symbolism armor has in the gospel. I suppose not. Paul's letters to the Romans and Ephesians hadn't been written yet, yet I think Moroni would have thought of something similar on his own, since he was giving them armor partly so they could better defend "their rites of worship and their church" (Alma 43:45), among other things. Regardless of Captain Moroni's foresight or insight, armor is very helpful, both practically and spiritually. It helps defend us against physical and/or spiritual attacks, and while we hopefully don't suffer physical attacks very often, we suffer spiritual attacks every day. We need our armor just as much as the Nephites theirs, if not more so. We are at war every bit as much as the Nephites were. We need to make sure our defenses and armor are strong.