The Wheat and the Tares | Scripture Story Sketch Notes | Printable PDF

A hand-drawn, doodle-style study of the parable of the wheat and the tares, built around the Savior’s words: “Let both grow together until the harvest” (Matthew 13:30).

Follow a numbered map across the field from sowing to harvest, then see what each picture means in the Savior’s own explanation. Context and a Greek word help, while the focus stays on the Savior.

What's Inside

• Cover with a numbered map and a contents list
• The story, plainly: four scenes, “Look to Him” notes, the hard King James words explained, and a draw-and-write page
• What it means: nine cards on the Sower, the field, the good seed, the tares, the enemy, tangled roots, the harvest, the barn and the shining sun
• Where are you in the field? Wondering why evil is here, ready to pull weeds, feeling tangled, or looking to the harvest, with check-ins
• He explained it: write the Savior’s meaning for each picture, with answers
• Their world, their words: what tares are, waiting for harvest, the Prophet Joseph Smith’s teaching, Doctrine and Covenants 86, and the Greek word for “tares”
• Look to Him: what prophets have taught, with the latter-day witness
• Seek Him today: the Savior’s words, a seven-day tracker, talk-about questions and verses to hold
• Go deeper: summaries and links for adult and deeper study
• Sources: every quotation and gloss cited with links (scripture first, then Church sources, then labeled outside sources)

Perfect For

• Personal and family Come, Follow Me study of Matthew 13, lessons on patience, judging and the gathering, and youth or Primary classes any year
• Family home evening
• Primary, Sunday School, youth and seminary teachers
• Adults who want a deeper, well-sourced study

The interactive version, with the map tour and the “He explained it” matching game, is on the The Wheat and the Tares page. This download is the printable study set.

Details

• Instant digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• 1 PDF file, 11 pages
• US Letter, 8.5 × 11 in. For A4, choose “Fit to page” when printing.
• Prints well in color or black and white, at home or at any print shop.

Terms Of Use

Personal, family and single-classroom use. Print as many copies as you need for your own family or class. Please don't resell, share or post the files.

Illustrations were created by Weak Things using digital and AI-assisted tools, then reviewed and edited by hand. The Savior is shown only as light, from behind or at a distance.

This is an independent study companion. It is not made, approved or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Scripture quotations are from the King James Version. Every quotation is cited, with links, on the sources page.

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