WRL Letterhead

                                                     December 30, 1997



VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:      Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
                  WRL Series Life Account
                  WRL Freedom Wealth Protector
                  File No. 33-69138

Dear Commissioners:

         On behalf of  Western  Reserve  Life  Assurance  Co. of Ohio  ("Western
Reserve")  and the WRL Series  Life  Account  (the  "Account"),  we are filing a
certification  pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of
1933.  In this  regard,  we  certify  that the form of  Prospectus  for  certain
deferred  variable life policies  offered by Western Reserve through the Account
otherwise  required to be filed under  paragraph  (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed  from the form of  Prospectus  contained  in the Form S-6  registration
statement  for the Account  (the  "Registration  Statement").  The  Registration
Statement was filed  electronically  with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 19, 1997 via EDGAR.

                                                     Sincerely,


                                                     /s/ Priscilla I. Hechler
                                                     Priscilla I. Hechler
                                                     Assistant Vice President
                                                     and Assistant Secretary

cc:      Thomas E. Pierpan, Esq.
         Stephen E. Roth, Esq.
         Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik, Esq.