The Book of Mormon is full of war stories. In preparation for one battle the people of a King named Zeniff prepared in this way:
“And it came to pass that I did arm them with bows, and with arrows, with swords, and with cimeters, and with clubs, and with slings, and with all manner of weapons which we could invent, and I and my people did go forth against the Lamanites to battle (Mosiah 9:16.”
As I read of the many weapons used I was impressed upon that perhaps I might seek out weapons even “all manner of weapons which we could invent” to go to war with feelings of anxiety and fear. The days that followed this determination have been enlightening and my list of weapons has been made, weapons that make good war on fear are those which I will keep and those that are not as effective with be set aside.
The most important weapon of all and the one I need to have to accompany all of my ideas is one that Zeniff’s people were wise to employ.
“Yea, in the strength of the Lord did we go forth to battle against the Lamanites; for I and my people did cry mightily to the Lord that he would deliver us out of the hands of our enemies… (Mosiah 9:17).”