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Eruption of the Cordón Caulle Volcano in central Chile in 2011, via Reuters
3 Nephi 8:20
KnoWhy #197
September 28, 2016
What Caused the Darkness and Destruction in the 34th Year?
Simon Dannhauer via Adobe Stock
3 Nephi 9:7
KnoWhy #429
May 1, 2018
Is There Evidence of Sunken Cities in Ancient America?
Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego via the Associated Press
3 Nephi 9:9
KnoWhy #530
September 6, 2019
Is there evidence for great destruction in the land northward at the death of Christ?
Image via Adobe Stock
3 Nephi 9:19–20
KnoWhy #198
September 29, 2016
Why Did Jesus Tell All People to Sacrifice a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit?
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3 Nephi 10:4
KnoWhy #200
October 3, 2016
Why Did Jesus Christ Compare Himself to a Hen?
“Jesus Sanando” by Jorge Cocco
3 Nephi 10:18
KnoWhy #481
November 1, 2018
Why Is So Little Said about the Timing of Christ’s Temple Ministry?
Image via lds.org
3 Nephi 11:1
KnoWhy #199
September 30, 2016
Is there Precedent for General Conference in the Book of Mormon?
The First Vision by Jorge Cocco, submitted to the 2017 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.
3 Nephi 11:7
KnoWhy #578
September 15, 2020
Why Does the Father Say “Hear Ye Him”?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
3 Nephi 11:10–11
KnoWhy #341
July 19, 2017
What Can We Learn from the Savior’s First Words at Bountiful?
Jesus by James Fullmer
3 Nephi 11:10
KnoWhy #201
October 4, 2016
Why Has 3 Nephi Been Called “the Focal Point, the Supreme Moment” in the Book of Mormon?
Jesus Sanando by Jorge Cocco
3 Nephi 11:17
KnoWhy #202
October 5, 2016
Why Did the People Fall Down at the Feet of Jesus?
John the Baptist Baptizing Jesus by Harry Anderson
3 Nephi 11:24–25
KnoWhy #279
February 24, 2017
Why Did Joseph and Oliver Seek Authority to Baptize?
Christ and the Nephites by John Zamudio
3 Nephi 11:24
KnoWhy #282
March 3, 2017
Why Did the Lord Quote the Book of Mormon When Reestablishing the Church?
The First Vision by Gary E. Smith
3 Nephi 11:27
KnoWhy #266
January 25, 2017
How Are the Book of Mormon’s Teachings About the Godhead Unique?
I Am the Light of the World by James Fullmer
3 Nephi 11:39
KnoWhy #257
January 4, 2017
Why Doctrinal Mastery?
Sermon on the Mount, Henrik Olrik
3 Nephi 12:6
KnoWhy #203
October 6, 2016
Why Did Jesus Deliver a Version of the Sermon on the Mount at the Temple in Bountiful?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
3 Nephi 12:48
KnoWhy #335
July 5, 2017
What Does It Mean to Be Perfect?
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3 Nephi 13:9
KnoWhy #204
October 7, 2016
Why Is the Lord's Prayer Different in 3 Nephi?
The Holy of Holies, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible
3 Nephi 14:13–14
KnoWhy #206
October 11, 2016
What Makes 3 Nephi the Holy of Holies of the Book of Mormon?
Image by Elias_Sch via Pixabay.com
3 Nephi 14:15
KnoWhy #527
August 2, 2019
Why Must We Beware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?
The Last Judgment by John Scott
3 Nephi 14:21
KnoWhy #205
October 10, 2016
Why Did Jesus Say that Some Well-Intentioned People Will Be Told to Depart?
The Good Sheperd via lds.org
3 Nephi 15:21
KnoWhy #207
October 12, 2016
Why Did Jesus Say That There Were “Other Sheep” Who Would Hear His Voice?
The Sermon on the Mount, Carl Heinrich Bloch.
3 Nephi 16:6
KnoWhy #208
October 13, 2016
Why is the Sermon at the Temple Echoed throughout the Rest of 3 Nephi?
I Am the Light of the World by James Fullmer
3 Nephi 17:17
KnoWhy #210
October 17, 2016
Why Has 3 Nephi Been Called the Crown Jewel of the Book of Mormon?
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple via lds.org
3 Nephi 17:17–18
KnoWhy #372
October 12, 2017
Why is Joy Associated with Temple Work in the Scriptures?
Christo en America, Jorge Cocco Craquelure
3 Nephi 17:21
KnoWhy #209
October 14, 2016
Why Did Jesus Minister to the People One by One?
The Sacrament Mural by Minerva Teichert
3 Nephi 18:7
KnoWhy #211
October 18, 2016
Why Did the Savior Emphasize His Risen Body in the Nephite Sacrament?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
3 Nephi 18:15, 18:20–21
KnoWhy #344
July 26, 2017
Why Does Jesus Say that “Ye Must Watch and Pray Always”?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
3 Nephi 18:15, 18:20–21
KnoWhy #344
July 26, 2017
Why Does Jesus Say that “Ye Must Watch and Pray Always”?
Family kneeling in prayer. Photo via ComeUntoChrist.org
3 Nephi 18:21
KnoWhy #579
October 6, 2020
Why Should You Have Family Prayer?
Mongolian Family via lds.org
3 Nephi 18:21
KnoWhy #285
March 10, 2017
Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Teachings on the Family?
Words of Mormon by Normandy Poulter and the BYU Virtual Scriptures Group. Used with permission.
3 Nephi 18:37
KnoWhy #510
April 11, 2019
Why Should Readers Pay Attention to the Book of Mormon’s Editorial Promises?