Parables

17¶And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
18Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19And when he saw a fig tree ain the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no bfruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And cpresently the fig tree withered away.
This relates to Jewish leaders because they have nothing for people to find that will lead them back to Jesus.

28¶But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go awork to day in my vineyard.
29He answered and said, aI will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and awent bnot.
31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32For John came unto you in the way of arighteousness, and ye bbelieved him not: but the cpublicans and the harlots believed him: dand ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
This makes me think about the willingness of leaders to follow the Lord’s commandment. For example, it’s hard to find a leader like Nephi who would be willing to kill a man because he was commanded by God.

The last parable talks about the man who didn’t have a wedding garment. The King had him bound and cast into outer darkness. I think about the different religions. I was thinking about in our religion, if someone had gone to the temple without the proper clothes, people would be helping this person find exactly what they need. Or if someone had come to church in less then Sunday best, no one would treat them any differently.