Putting on the Armor

This blog is about a realization I had of the parallels of "Sleeping Beauty" and the gospel.

In the movie "Sleeping Beauty" there is a scene in which the three good fairies come and free Prince Phillip out of the dungeon of the evil Maleficent. They give him some tools after he gets out. The first tool he gets from them is a Sword of Truth, and then he receives the Shield of Virtue.

In this picture Phillip uses the

sword of truth to kill Maleficent.



If you watched the movie you remember that as Prince Phillip is escaping the castle, Maleficent spots him and they get into a final battle. She puts a curse around Stefan's castle with a huge thicket of thorns. Prince Phillip cuts all the thorns out of the way with his sword. Eventually Maleficent turns into a humongous dragon and tries to kill him herself. He blocks her flames with his shield many times and gets backed up to a wall of stone where a fairy tells him to climb up the wall. Its really awesome because he is totally untouched when she breathes her flames at him. He throws the sword at her and she dies.

       As I was thinking about this story and applying it to life I saw some interesting parallels.

Phillip is a prince, he got ambushed and was taken prisoner by Maleficent the evil witch. He was rescued by the three good fairies who give him these tools (the sword and the shield), that are more powerful than Maleficent's attacks.

       Today we have been given armor and weapons to fight the battle against the devil or Satan.

The apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 6:

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

14 Stand therefore, having your 1loins girt about with truth, and having on the 2breastplate of righteousness;

15 And your feet 3shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the 4shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17 And take the 5helmet of salvation, and the 6sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Take the armor of God and fight the good fight with all your might. With His help you can conquer all. He will deliver you out of every temptation and danger. The only power Satan has over you is the power you give him. Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Ephesians 6:10.

You are a child of God, a prince or princess of the most high King! In His strength you can do all things! As Lehi has said in the Book of Mormon "Awake! and arise from the dust.... Awake, my sons; put on the armor of righteousness. Shake off the chains with which ye are bound, and come forth out of obscurity, and arise from the dust." As you awake from your slumber may you put on the Armor of God and go forth fighting against every buffeting of Satan that comes your way. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.