Personal Narrative: My Personal Shield Of Religion

When a warrior is fighting in a battle it is essential that he be provided with a shield to protect him from harms way. As college students it is crucial that we are carrying a shield of faith with us throughout our everyday lives, adding more layers to that shield, making it stronger. In Ephesians 6:16 it states, “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” There is much wickedness that dwells throughout the world. We need to constantly have our shield of faith accessible, so we are prepared during the times we get pummeled with the evils of the earth. If we have our personal shield of faith to be with us always we will be protected by the fiery darts of the wicked. In a general conference talk L. Tom Perry speaks of a personal experience where he uses his shield to protect himself, he states, …show more content…
It wasn’t until after we were on our way that I discovered this was not the best of company to be in. It was then that I found out the reason they had invited me. It was because they knew of my standards. They knew that I would be sober when it was time to return to the base, and I could guide them back.
As the story continues he parts his way from his marine buddies and finds members of the Church to spend time with that night. Instead of spending the night surrounded by alcohol and an unpleasant environment, he spent time at a ward social strengthening his shield of faith. It is easy to get caught up in the evils of the world and get trapped in Satan’s web of lies. Constantly we all have darts of evil being shot at us trying to tare us down. We have the world telling us that we should lie, cheat, drink, smoke, look at pornography, watch inappropriate movies, or do other damaging things that will weaken our individual spirit and shield of