Parable

A story that teaches a lesson, or principle. Most people associate parables with the Bible. However, parables appear also in the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants. Following are links to some parables found outside the Bible.

• Parable of the olive tree found in the Book of Mormon
• The vision of Lehi and Nephi recorded in the Book of Mormon is a parable.
• The parables of the watchtower, the wheat and the tares, and the unjust judge in the Doctrine and Covenants
• The parables of the fig tree and the unwise virgins as recounted in the Doctrine and Covenants
• The parable of the kingdoms and the master in the Doctrine and Covenants