In the parable of the wheat and the tares, I find it interesting that the Inspired Version indicates that the wheat is gathered first and then the tares are bundled and burned. This makes so much more sense to me, even though it is only a slight difference.
I think largely because I have always studied these parables in Matthew separate from each other, I hadn't previously noticed the single message that all of them bring. The fathering of Israel, which is currently in process, is in all of these parables.
In a broader sense, I really appreciate that parables were used by Christ. Analogies really help me understand difficult concepts. I am constantly coming up with analogies in my classes to relate the material to things that I know and know well. I enjoy the different levels one can go to in parables and get more and more meaning as you dive deeper and deeper into them. My personal experience with studying the gospel through parables has shown this to me. It is nothing short of genius to think about how we can learn these parables in primary and in Gospel Doctrine 50+ years later and still find personal application to the simple framework.
I think it is interesting how the Prophets today continue to teach using analogies and/or parables. I can think of several airplane related talks from President Uchtdorf. These are often talks that I remember for a long time because I can get a good visual in my mind. This kind of proves that parables are still an effective teaching tool.
I think the parables will be something that I will always find interesting. I could always listen to talk or lesson with someone's own interpretation as to what items and parts of parables mean to them. Maybe I should take another English class, haha.
On another note, I really like the heading of the last section of this reading assignment in the "Life and Teachings of Jesus and His Apostles." A man who says he will sustain the President of the Church but not his Bishop is deceiving himself
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