How to put on the Whole Armor of God

HOW TO PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD
President N. Eldon Tanner Stated
“those who are clothed in such armor, which means keeping all the commandments of God, are able to withstand the adversary.”

Daily Spiritual Renewal
Lucile Johnson of Orem Utah now in her 80s, learned early in life to don her spiritual “armor” at the beginning of each day.
She remembers “arising early in the morning, before my husband and children were up.
I found that kneeling in the stillness of my living room, I could begin pleading with our Father for my needs for that day.
This brought me great peace,
I learned that He was my helper and protector.
Then I would open my scriptures and partake of their inspiration and guidance.

1. SCHEDULE
Schedule a time to search the scriptures daily.
Our spirits should never be deprived of the much-needed spiritual nourishment which comes from scripture study.
Without this spiritual food our spirits become starved and weakened to temptation.
President Kimball taught the principle that “no father, no son, no mother, no daughter should get so busy that he or she does not have time to study the scriptures and the words of modern prophets.” (Ensign, May 1976, p. 47.)
2. PRAY
We should begin and end each study session with prayer. We must invite the Spirit to teach us.
Nephi taught that: “the mysteries of God shall be unfolded … by the power of the Holy Ghost.”
(1 Ne. 10:19.)

3. SEARCH
To search is to seek,
to explore,
to examine carefully.
As we study we should do so with purpose,
searching for specifics
We must search for principles, doctrines, for answers to questions, and solutions to problems.

4.PONDER
To ponder is to meditate,
to think,
to feast,
to treasure.
It is a mental method,
it is a spiritual striving to obtain and to understand truth.
We should follow the process taught by the Savior to the Nephites
He then instructed them to “Go ye unto your homes, and ponder upon the things which I have said,
and ask of the Father, in my name, that ye may understand, and prepare your minds for the morrow.” (3 Ne. 17:3.)
We should ponder the meanings of the things we learn from our search of the scriptures.
The Apostle Paul instructed the Philippian Saints to “think on these things.” (Philip. 4:8.)
To think involves forming mental images in the mind and focusing intently upon that which has been discovered.
Nephi counseled to “feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.” (2 Ne. 32:3.)
To feast is to consume,
to digest,
to absorb.
As we ponder, we should follow the counsel of the Savior when he said,
“Treasure up in your minds continually the words of life.” (D&C 84:85).
This implies that we should repeat in our minds the principles we have learned and draw upon them in each of our decisions.

5. RELATE
Nephi has counseled to
“liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.” (1 Ne. 19:23.)
We must read as if the Lord were speaking directly to us in a personal manner.

6.APPLY
President Marion G. Romney counseled:
“Learning the gospel from the written word …
is not enough.
It must also be lived. …
One cannot fully learn the gospel without living it.” (Ensign, Sept. 1980, p. 4.)
As we learn a principle, we must make a real effort to apply and to live it in our life.