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Jun 5, 2007 · This parable is found in section 101 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Let me summarize what happened in this parable: A loving nobleman had 12 olive trees he wished to protect. He instructed his servants to guard them. They built a hedge to protect against any intrusion. They were also to build a tower where a watchman could watch for the enemy.
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“The olive trees are 12 stakes which are yet to be built not the Temple in Jackson as some suppose for while the 12 olive stakes are being built we will be at peace” (Joseph Smith Papers, 19 July 1840) Proving that the majority of this parable was to take place in futurity from that time. So I ask the question.
In the parable, the servants start building a tower but then decide that “there is no need” for one (Doctrine and Covenants 101:49). But because they do not build the tower, they have no warning when an enemy breaks in and destroys the vineyard. A nobleman instructs his servants to plant a vineyard and build a hedge around the trees and a ...
The Parable of the Nobleman and the Olive Trees Doctrine and Covenants 101:44–64 “It would seem that the parable is to be interpreted in this way: the nobleman is the Lord, whose choice land in His vineyard is Zion in Missouri. The places where the Saints live in Zion are the olive trees. The servants are the Latter-day Saint settlers, and the
The Lord gives the parable of the nobleman and the olive trees. A parable is “a simple story used to illustrate and teach a spiritual truth or principle. A parable is based on comparing an ordinary object or event to a truth” (Guide to the Scriptures, “Parable,” scriptures.lds.org). You probably remember parables the Savior taught ...
Doctrine and Covenants 101:43–62. The Lord gives the parable of the nobleman and the olive trees. Implied principles. Many principles are not stated directly in the scriptures but are instead implied. Implied principles can often be discovered by looking for cause-and-effect relationships.
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Nov 28, 2010 · Parable of the Trees - Judges 9:8-15. We come to look at a parable, the parable of the trees. Most likely, when we talk about parables, our thoughts immediately go to the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, the yeast, the pearl, the sower etc. etc. – all those stories that Jesus told that provide so much of how we understand our faith. And, of ...
