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Does the Parable of the Ten Virgins Represent Endowed Members Only?

April 18, 2011 – 9:52 am

I had a reader ask me: I have tried to find a statement or quote about the parable of the 10 virgins that says the parable is about endowed members of the church.  [Some General Authorities] say it has to do with members, not necessarily endowed.  On the web there are a few folks who [...]

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Temple Imagery in the Parables of Matthew 25 – Part 1

March 6, 2008 – 2:40 pm

In a recent June 2007 Ensign article entitled “Oil in Our Lamps” Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the Seventy wrote an excellent commentary on the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25 and its connection with our latter-day temple worship and worthiness. As Elder Robbins notes, one way to “liken [these parables] unto us” [...]

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