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Joseph Smith received the gold plates as prophesied by Nephi. Image via lds.org
2 Nephi 26:16, Isaiah 29:4
KnoWhy #52
March 11, 2016
Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy?
A painting depicting gold plates by Jerry Thompson. Image via Gospel Media Library.
Title Page
KnoWhy #519
June 6, 2019
Why Is the Book of Mormon Called an “Abridgment”?
The Title Page of the 1830 Edition of the Book of Mormon. Image via history.lds.org.
Title Page
KnoWhy #507
March 22, 2019
Was Joseph Smith the “Author” of the Book of Mormon?
Editions of the Book of Mormon
Title Page
KnoWhy #3
January 4, 2016
Are There Mistakes in the Book of Mormon?
DNA via pixabay.com
Introduction
KnoWhy #280
February 27, 2017
Why Hasn’t Lehi’s DNA Been Found?
“Emma as Scribe” by Robert T. Pack
Introduction
KnoWhy #540
November 21, 2019
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith's Linguistic Toolbox?
“Early Missionaries” by Robert Barrett
Testimony of Eight Witnesses
KnoWhy #600
March 30, 2021
Why Was Peter Whitmer Jr. Chosen to Witness the Gold Plates?
Portrait of John Whitmer and text of D&C 15. Images via Joseph Smith Papers.
Testimony of Eight Witnesses
KnoWhy #602
April 27, 2021
Why Did John Whitmer Continue to Testify of the Book of Mormon?
Image of Hiram Page Grave Site by Kenneth Mays.
Testimony of Eight Witnesses
KnoWhy #599
March 16, 2021
Why Did Hiram Page Remain Faithful to the Book of Mormon?
Photograph by Laci Gibbs via ladylacecreative.com
Testimony of Eight Witnesses
KnoWhy #403
January 30, 2018
Are the Accounts of the Golden Plates Believable?
Reno Nevada Temple Angel Moroni
Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
KnoWhy #193
September 22, 2016
Why Did Moroni Deliver the Plates on September 22?
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay
Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith
KnoWhy #590
January 12, 2021
Why Could Joseph Smith Testify in Court at Age 13?
Prophecy of Christ via LDS Media Library
1 Nephi 1:1
KnoWhy #324
June 9, 2017
Why Is It Good to Seek Both Spiritual and Secular Learning?
Stone Panel from the Central Palace of Tiglath-Pilesar III via the British Museum
1 Nephi 1:1
KnoWhy #476
October 16, 2018
Why Does Nephi Begin by Saying “I, Nephi . . .”?
Lehi en el desierto by Jorge Cocco
1 Nephi 1:1
KnoWhy #445
June 28, 2018
What Is So Good about Nephi’s Name?
Hieratic Ostracon from Arad
1 Nephi 1:2
KnoWhy #4
January 5, 2016
Did Ancient Israelites Write in Egyptian?
The Bremner-Rhind Papyrus (305 BC) via The British Museum
1 Nephi 1:3
KnoWhy #443
June 21, 2018
Why Did Book of Mormon Authors Use Colophons?
Lehi Prophesying in Jerusalem via LDS Media Library
1 Nephi 1:4
KnoWhy #441
June 14, 2018
Who Were the “Many Prophets” in Jerusalem During Lehi’s Time?
The Assumption of the Virgin by Botticini
1 Nephi 1:8
KnoWhy #459
August 16, 2018
Why Are Lehi’s First Visions So Similar to Much Later Apocalyptic Writings?
Painting by Robert T. Barrett. Image via LDS Media Library
1 Nephi 1:11–12
KnoWhy #469
September 20, 2018
Why Are Lehi’s Visions Like Those of Other Prophets in His Day?
Ancient Records by James H. Fullmer
1 Nephi 1:17
KnoWhy #461
August 23, 2018
Where Is the Narrative Transition in 1 Nephi?
“Nefi ora con Liahona” by Jorge Cocco
1 Nephi 1:20
KnoWhy #447
July 5, 2018
How Can We Be Delivered through the Lord’s Tender Mercies?
Hacia el desierto by Jorge Cocco
1 Nephi 2:2
KnoWhy #362
September 7, 2017
Why Does Zion Flourish in the Wilderness?
“Lehi’s Family Leaving Jerusalem” by Scott Snow via LDS Media Library
1 Nephi 2:5
KnoWhy #465
September 6, 2018
How Many Others Traveled with Lehi to the Promised Land?
Two images of Wadi Tayyib al-Ism via lds.org
1 Nephi 2:6
KnoWhy #286
March 13, 2017
Have the Valley of Lemuel and the River Laman Been Found?
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
1 Nephi 2:6–7
KnoWhy #384
November 23, 2017
How Can We Be Thankful During Times of Hardship?
Lehi in the desert
1 Nephi 2:9–10
KnoWhy #5
January 6, 2016
Did Lehi Use the Poetry of the Ancient Bedouin?
Mount Sinai, Egypt via lds.org
1 Nephi 2:12–13
KnoWhy #363
September 12, 2017
How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon?
“The Flight of the Prisoners,” by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
1 Nephi 2:13
KnoWhy #451
July 19, 2018
Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed?
The Liahona by Arnold Friberg via lds.org
1 Nephi 2:16
KnoWhy #260
January 11, 2017
Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge: Act in Faith
Paradise by Carlo Saraceni
1 Nephi 2:16
KnoWhy #442
June 19, 2018
Why Did Nephi Want to Know the Mysteries of God?
Mary Fielding Smith and Joseph F. Smith Crossing the Plains, by Glen S. Hopkinson via lds.org
1 Nephi 2:20
KnoWhy #357
August 25, 2017
How Was Lehi’s Journey Similar to the Mormon Pioneers’ Trek West?