Elder James J. Hamula
“Reserved to come forth in these last days and labor for our
Father and His Son are some of the most valiant and noble of our Father’s sons
and daughters. Their valiance and nobility were demonstrated in the pre-earth
struggle with Satan.
“With God’s kingdom restored to the earth and your entry
into the world, Satan knows that ‘he hath but a short time’ [Revelation 12:12].
Therefore, Satan is marshalling every resource at his disposal to entice you
into transgression. He knows that if he can draw you into transgression, he may
prevent you from serving a full-time mission, marrying in the temple, and
securing your future children in the faith, all of which weakens not only you
but the Church. He knows that nothing can overthrow God’s kingdom ‘save it [be]
the transgression of [his] people’ [Mosiah 27:13]. Make no mistake about it—the
focus of his war is now on you” (“Winning the War against Evil,” Ensign or
Liahona, Nov. 2008, 50, 51).
