Today it was my pleasure to join Barbara Morgan Gardner and Daniel Becerra on BYUtv’s Come Follow Up to talk about Doctrine & Covenants 27-28. We discussed the sacrament, putting on the armor of God, and how to have an eye single to the glory of God.
In the segment about the armor of God, I made a passing reference to a passage in my forthcoming book, Real vs. Rumor. Here is a little more:
The authors of antagonistic materials hope people will abandon their faith and leave the Church. Antagonists are also generally pleased when defenders try to respond to every criticism raised. Beyond departure or rebuttal, I prefer a third approach, drawn from the Book of Mormon. When thieves scattered King Lamoni’s flock, Ammon did not join them, nor did he attempt to engage each bandit in a series of gentlemanly duels. No–he just cut off their arms (see Alma 17:35–37). By extension, we need not read and respond to every online criticism; once we perceive the author’s intent and distortions, we can simply close the browser. Other scriptures teach that our faith can “quench . . . the fiery darts” (Eph. 6:16) of the adversary. The critics’ darts don’t find a target, nor are they dodged; they are simply extinguished.
Real vs. Rumor: How to Dispel Latter-day Myths (Deseret Book, 2021), 161.
Here’s the segment on “An Eye Single to His Glory”
Watch the full episode online.
Episode Info: “Things Must be Done in Order.” Keith Erekson, director of the Church History Library, joins the moderators and studio audience to discuss several topics from the Doctrine and Covenants. They talk about how “things must be done in order,” putting on the armor of God, and keeping an eye single to His glory. The panel discusses how the armor of God can be used both on the defensive and the offensive to combat the adversary.
