1. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Read the parable of the wheat and tares in Matthew 13:24–30. Then use Matthew 13:36–42 and D&C 86:1–7 to find the meanings of the various parts of the parable.

2. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares)

3. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) The world (v. 38) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares)

4. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) The world (v. 38) The world (v. 2) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares)

5. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) The world (v. 38) Jesus (v. 37) The world (v. 2) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares)

6. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) The world (v. 38) Jesus (v. 37) The Apostles (v. 2) The world (v. 2) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares)

7. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) The world (v. 38) Jesus (v. 37) Children of the kingdom (v. 38) The Apostles (v. 2) The world (v. 2) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares)

8. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) The world (v. 38) Jesus (v. 37) Children of the kingdom (v. 38) The devil (v. 39) The Apostles (v. 2) The world (v. 2) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares)

9. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Field (v. 24) Sower of good seed (v. 24) Good seed (v. 24) (wheat) The enemy (v. 25) (sower of tares) The world (v. 38) Jesus (v. 37) Children of the kingdom (v. 38) The devil (v. 39) The Apostles (v. 2) Satan (v. 3) The world (v. 2)

10. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The tares (v. 25) Wheat grows with tares (v. 30) The reapers (v. 30) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7

11. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The tares (v. 25) Wheat grows with tares (v. 30) The reapers (v. 30) Children of the wicked one (v. 38) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7

12. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The tares (v. 25) Wheat grows with tares (v. 30) The reapers (v. 30) Children of the wicked one (v. 38) Babylon, persecutor of the Church, drives the Church into the wilderness (v. 3) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7

13. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The tares (v. 25) Wheat grows with tares (v. 30) The reapers (v. 30) Children of the wicked one (v. 38) Young wheat is tender, weak (vv. 4–7) Babylon, persecutor of the Church, drives the Church into the wilderness (v. 3) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7

14. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The tares (v. 25) Wheat grows with tares (v. 30) The reapers (v. 30) Children of the wicked one (v. 38) Young wheat is tender, weak (vv. 4–7) Babylon, persecutor of the Church, drives the Church into the wilderness (v. 3) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Angels, or heavenly messengers (v. 39; JST, v. 40)

15. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The tares (v. 25) Wheat grows with tares (v. 30) The reapers (v. 30) Children of the wicked one (v. 38) Angels, or heavenly messengers (v. 39; JST, v. 40) Young wheat is tender, weak (vv. 4–7) Angels (v. 5) Babylon, persecutor of the Church, drives the Church into the wilderness (v. 3) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7

16. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The harvest (v. 30) Gather the tares (v. 30); first gather the wheat (JST, v. 29) Gather the wheat (v. 30); tares are bound in bundles (JST, v. 29) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Time of the harvest (v. 30)

17. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The harvest (v. 30) Gather the tares (v. 30); first gather the wheat (JST, v. 29) Gather the wheat (v. 30); tares are bound in bundles (JST, v. 29) End of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 39; JST, v. 39) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Time of the harvest (v. 30)

18. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The harvest (v. 30) Gather the tares (v. 30); first gather the wheat (JST, v. 29) Gather the wheat (v. 30); tares are bound in bundles (JST, v. 29) End of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 39; JST, v. 39) First gather out the wheat (v. 7) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Time of the harvest (v. 30)

19. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The harvest (v. 30) Gather the tares (v. 30); first gather the wheat (JST, v. 29) Gather the wheat (v. 30); tares are bound in bundles (JST, v. 29) End of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 39; JST, v. 39) Tares are gathered and burned (v. 40) First gather out the wheat (v. 7) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Time of the harvest (v. 30)

20. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The harvest (v. 30) Gather the tares (v. 30); first gather the wheat (JST, v. 29) Gather the wheat (v. 30); tares are bound in bundles (JST, v. 29) End of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 39; JST, v. 39) Tares are gathered and burned (v. 40) First gather out the wheat (v. 7) Tares are bound in bundles (v. 7) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Time of the harvest (v. 30)

21. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The harvest (v. 30) Gather the tares (v. 30); first gather the wheat (JST, v. 29) Gather the wheat (v. 30); tares are bound in bundles (JST, v. 29) End of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 39; JST, v. 39) Tares are gathered and burned (v. 40) First gather out the wheat (v. 7) Tares are bound in bundles (v. 7) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Time of the harvest (v. 30) So shall be the end of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 40; JST, v. 41)

22. PARABLE OF THE WHEAT AND TARES The harvest (v. 30) Gather the tares (v. 30); first gather the wheat (JST, v. 29) Gather the wheat (v. 30); tares are bound in bundles (JST, v. 29) End of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 39; JST, v. 39) Tares are gathered and burned (v. 40) First gather out the wheat (v. 7) Tares are bound in bundles (v. 7) Matthew 13:24–30 Matthew 13:36–42 D&C 86:1–7 Time of the harvest (v. 30) So shall be the end of the world, or the destruction of the wicked (v. 40; JST, v. 41) The field remaineth to be burned (v. 7)