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| Warrior Battle Shout |
As some of you know, my first character in WoW was a warrior. One of the unique things about the class is that buffs (changes that make your character stronger) are applied using shouts. Some examples of warrior shouts are Commanding Shout, Piercing Howl, Demoralizing Shout, and Battle Shout. Today while I was reading my scriptures I came across a story that I felt related quite well to these shouts, especially Battle Shout.
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| Captain Moroni + War Chapters |
So in the Book of Mormon, there are these chapters that are commonly referred to as the war chapters (read another blog about the war chapters). Within them two groups of people, the Nephites (good guys), and the Lamanites (bad guys) are duking it out. In this long drawn out war, the Lamanites are fighting for power and to conquer the Nephites, whereas the Nephites are mainly fighting to protect their lives, families, and freedoms. Within one of the first battles of this war, the Nephites are pretty much owning it up, then as they surround their enemies they start to fight with much fierceness and anger. Seeing this, the Nephite commander Moroni rallys his soldiers and inspires them with thoughts of what their fighting for (v.48). Then in Alma 43:49-50 the story continues:
49. And it came to pass that they turned upon the Lamanites, and they cried with one voice unto the Lord their God, for their liberty and their freedom from bondage.
50. And they began to stand against the Lamanites with power; and in that selfsame hour that they cried unto the Lord for their freedom, the Lamanites began to flee before them...
As the Nephites face fierce opposition the scripture says that they all "cried with one voice unto the Lord their God" (v.49). How awesome would it be to have the power to not only shout and make ourselves stronger in game, but cry unto the Lord for help in our time of need?
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| Prayer |
Prayer is how we communicate with our Heavenly Father. In our prayers we start by addressing Him, then expressing the thoughts and desires of our hearts, and closing "in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen". We do not necessarily need to kneel to pray, but we can cry to God at all times and in all things, and in all places. Quite frequently I find myself saying a prayer in my heart to ask for help when I need it. I know that prayer has helped me in my life, and that it can be a help for all people. It can be a Shout in the heat of a battle when we are in need.
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