“That We May Labor in the Vineyard”

Brant Gardner

Literary: The structure of the allegory creates multiple sets of promise/fulfillment pairs. Actions are declared, and then we see them fulfilled. The repetition of the elements serves not only to move the story, but to emphasize the faithfulness of the Lord's promise/fulfillment. That is, through the repeated examples of fulfilled promises, we may learn to expect that the Lord will continue to fulfill promises he makes to (and with) us.

Multidimensional Commentary on the Book of Mormon

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