Deciphering the Parable of the Sower

Option 3 “I have a Question Assignment.”

The question that was researched is the story of The Parable and Sower, what it represents and what the deep meaning of it is. With that being said, the process that I used to search for truth was I first prayed, and I asked Heavenly Father for help with the question I had and I then looked on lds.org and found many helpful resources. I wanted to make sure I used reliable, truthful information so I made sure I was on the church’s official website and that all the sources I gathered were doctrine. I searched in the search box “The Parable and Sower” on lds.org and many options came up. The first option that came up, that I studied was Elder Dallin H. Oaks talk, “The Parable of the Sower.” Next, the scriptures

I have never really learned about the Parable of the Sower, so I did. I also, wanted to know the deep meaning and what this parable represents. Matthew 13:3-23 tells this story, so I read it. The story talks about how a sower sowed seeds, some fell on the wayside, and birds came and ate those ones. Some fell in rocky places without much earth and sprang up, because they had no deepness of the earth. When the sun was up they were scorched, because they had no root deep in the ground. Some seeds fell on thorns, and the thorns choked them. In these scripture verses Jesus continues and teaches his disciples the meaning of this parable. He says that the one by the way side is the one who are hearers of the word but didn’t understand them, “And then cometh the wicked one.” He says the one in the stony place hears the words and has joy from it, but he has no root so when tribulation or persecution comes, he is offended. Next, the seeds in the thorns are the ones who hears the word and the cares of the world and becomes unfruitful. Jesus continues and explains the most important seeds, which are the ones planted in good ground, understand the word, and bears forth

Oaks, the seed is the “word of God” or the “Word of the kingdom, the thorns are the cares of the world, the good ground is the word of the gospel, and the roots represent out spiritual roots. He says that, “It is up to each of us to set the priorities and to do the things that make our soil good and our harvest plentiful.” He says that the seeds in the stony ground with no roots is when people are not truly concerted to the gospel of Jesus Christ and can easily wither away when oppositions come. He continues by saying the seeds in the thorns is when the riches of the world deceit us. Lastly, he discusses the good ground, how we need to set priorities and make our harvest good and plentiful. Jesus explained that “the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience” (Luke 8:15). We accomplish this by doing the small and simple things daily such as praying and reading our