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Imagined map of the Book of Mormon Lands by Tyler Griffin, Taylor Halverson, and Seth Holladay, BYU.
Alma 22:32
KnoWhy #130
June 27, 2016
Why Did Mormon Give So Many Details About Geography?
"The Anti-Nephi-Lehies Burying Their Swords." Image via lds.org
Alma 23:17
KnoWhy #131
June 28, 2016
Why Did Converted Lamanites Call Themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies?
"Christian Converts" by Minerva Teichert
Alma 24:12
KnoWhy #132
June 29, 2016
What is the Symbolism of the Stained Swords of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies?
The Plan of Salvation by Travis Washburn. See more at helamangallery.com
Alma 24:14
KnoWhy #272
February 8, 2017
Where Can You Best Learn about God’s Plan of Salvation?
Resurrection Dawn by Annie Henrie Nader
Alma 24:14
KnoWhy #360
September 1, 2017
Why Does God Sometimes Send Angels to Help People?
The Purifying Path of Obedience, Sacrifice, and Consecration by Dan Burrr. Image via Gospel Media Library.
Alma 24:15
KnoWhy #567
June 30, 2020
Why did the Ammonites Covenant Not to Take Up Arms?
Still Image from Footage by Daniel Smith
Alma 26:3
KnoWhy #556
April 7, 2020
Why Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Secure the Book of Mormon Copyright in Canada?
"Molitmoz" by Gonzalo Kenny
Alma 26:8
KnoWhy #133
June 30, 2016
Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?
Image via Adobe Stock.
Alma 27:22
KnoWhy #134
July 1, 2016
Why Was Jershon Called a Land of Inheritance?
Batalla del Rio Sidon by Jorge Cocco
Alma 27:24
KnoWhy #274
February 13, 2017
Why were the People of Ammon Exempted from Military Duty?
Photograph of David Whitmer
Alma 27:27
KnoWhy #395
January 2, 2018
Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling?
Just like the Nephites of old, warfare today is always accompanied by death and mourning. The funeral procession of Sgt. 1st Class Nathan R. Chapman, the first U.S. soldier killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Alma 28:6
KnoWhy #135
July 3, 2016
Why Did Fasting and Prayer Accompany Nephite Mourning?
"Calling the Church to Prophetic Awareness" Image via P2ALM
Alma 29:1
KnoWhy #136
July 5, 2016
Why Did Alma Wish to Speak “with the Trump of God”?
Alma the Younger rejoiced in the Atonement so much that he wished that he could share it with the world with the power and influence of heaven. "Abridging the Plates" by Annie Henrie
Alma 29:3
KnoWhy #137
July 6, 2016
Why Was Alma’s Wish Sinful?
Stela from Quirigua from Latin American Studies
Alma 29:4
KnoWhy #346
July 31, 2017
Was Chiasmus Known to Ancient American Writers?
“Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law” by John Rogers Herbert.
Alma 30:3
KnoWhy #568
July 7, 2020
Why Does the Book of Mormon Use So Many Different Terms for “Law”?
Image from “All Things Denote There Is a God” via Gospel Media Library
Alma 30:37–38
KnoWhy #532
September 19, 2019
Was Korihor Really an Atheist?
In ancient courts, curses as punishment were not uncommon. Image via lds.org
Alma 30:50
KnoWhy #138
July 7, 2016
Why Was Korihor Cursed with Speechlessness?
Still Image from “The Zoramites and the Rameumpton” via LDS Media Library
Alma 31:25
KnoWhy #458
August 14, 2018
How is the Name Zoram Connected with Pride?
Artwork by Jody Livingston
Alma 31:26
KnoWhy #139
July 8, 2016
Why Did Alma Repeat the Lord’s Name Ten Times While in Prayer?
Zoramites and the Rameumptom by Jerry Thompson via lds.org
Alma 31:28
KnoWhy #283
March 6, 2017
Why did Mormon Emphasize the Zoramites’ Costly Apparel?
Still Image from Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration via Gospel Media Library
Alma 32:21
KnoWhy #555
March 31, 2020
Did Joseph Smith’s Mother Believe He Could Have Written the Book of Mormon?
“Come Let Us Rejoice (The Foundation of the Relief Society)” by Walter Rane
Alma 32:23
KnoWhy #433
May 15, 2018
How Have LDS Women Shared the Book of Mormon?
Image via stpeterslist.com
Alma 32:40
KnoWhy #140
July 11, 2016
Why Did Alma Use Creation Imagery in His Sermon on Faith?
As Alma taught about faith he finished with what is now know as the “Nephite Creed”. “Set Upon Gold” by Annie Henrie.
Alma 33:22
KnoWhy #141
July 12, 2016
What Are the Nephite Articles of Faith?
The Tree of Life by Kaitlin Acosta. Submitted to the 2018 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.
Alma 33:23
KnoWhy #569
July 14, 2020
Why Did Alma Talk about Planting a Seed in the Heart?
Image via Book of Mormon Central
Alma 34:9
KnoWhy #340
July 16, 2017
How Did Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Authors Use Chiasmus?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
Alma 34:9–10
KnoWhy #317
May 24, 2017
Why Would Mankind “Unavoidably Perish” without the Atonement of Jesus Christ?
"Mayan Sacrifice" Artwork by Thomas Hall
Alma 34:12
KnoWhy #142
July 13, 2016
Why Must There be an Infinite and Eternal Sacrifice?
Image featuring The Crucifixion by Harry Anderson and illustration by 2dmolier via Adobe Stock
Alma 34:14
KnoWhy #424
April 12, 2018
How the Law of Moses Teaches about the Atonement
Image via lds.org
Alma 35:11
KnoWhy #143
July 14, 2016
Why Was the Zoramite Defection So Disastrous?
Angel Appears to Alma and the Sons of Mosiah by Jerry Thompson
Alma 36:6–7
KnoWhy #264
January 20, 2017
Why Are there Multiple Accounts of Joseph Smith's and Alma's Visions?