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King David the Poet by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Jacob 6:6
KnoWhy #439
June 7, 2018
Why Are Certain Biblical Psalms Used by Book of Mormon Authors?
Sherem went about teaching that Jacob was a false prophet and that there would be no Messiah. Image via lds.org.
Jacob 7:7
KnoWhy #73
April 7, 2016
Why Did Sherem Die?
“Sherem Talking to Others” via Gospel Media Library
Jacob 7:14
KnoWhy #554
March 17, 2020
Why Did Jacob Include the Case of Sherem?
Image from Book of Mormon Stories: Jacob and Sherem via Gospel Media Library
Jacob 7:15
KnoWhy #534
October 3, 2019
What Do We Learn About Ministering from the Account of Sherem?
Ancient Records by James Fullmer
Jacob 7:27
KnoWhy #74
April 8, 2016
Why Do the Authors on the Small Plates Follow a Pattern?
Image via Book of Mormon Central, featuring "Horses Running" by TNS Sofres on Flikr
Enos 1:21
KnoWhy #75
April 11, 2016
Why Are Horses Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
Enos by Al R. Young
Enos 1:27
KnoWhy #265
January 23, 2017
How Did Enos Liken the Scriptures to His Own Life?
Plates and Lineage via Book of Mormon Central, featuring Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell and The Gold Plates by Jerry Thompson
Jarom 1:1
KnoWhy #76
April 12, 2016
Why Were Genealogies Important to Book of Mormon Peoples?
Alma's Captains by James Fullmer
Jarom 1:7–8
KnoWhy #328
June 19, 2017
What Does Archaeology Reveal about Warfare During Early Nephite Times?
“Mosiah and Zarahemla” by James Fullmer
Omni 1:19
KnoWhy #434
May 17, 2018
Why Should Readers Pay Close Attention to the Mulekites?
Stela 5 at Takalik Abaj, El Asintal, Retalhuleu, Guatemala, showing an early example of a Long Count date. Altar 8 lies before it. Image via wikimedia Commons
Omni 1:20
KnoWhy #77
April 13, 2016
Why was Coriantumr's Record Engraved on a "Large Stone"?
“Sons of Mosiah Praying” via Gospel Media Library
Words of Mormon 1:1–2
KnoWhy #537
October 24, 2019
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 7: How Often Did These Commonalities Come through the Hand of Mormon or Moroni?
Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell
Words of Mormon 1:3
KnoWhy #78
April 14, 2016
Why is “Words of Mormon” at the End of the Small Plates?
"Samuel en la muralla" and "Ultimas paginas" by Jorge Cocco
Words of Mormon 1:4
KnoWhy #498
January 15, 2019
How Does Prophecy Shape the Book of Mormon’s Content and Structure?
Still Image from “Seer Stones and the Translation of the Book of Mormon” via LDS Church History.
Words of Mormon 1:5
KnoWhy #503
February 22, 2019
How Does the “Mosiah-First” Translation Sequence Strengthen Faith?
Photo by The Roaming Platypus on Unsplash
Words of Mormon 1:6
KnoWhy #383
November 21, 2017
How Is Prosperity Defined in Nephi’s Small Plates?
Facsimile of the Printer's Manuscript. Photograph by Book of Mormon Central
Words of Mormon 1:11
KnoWhy #388
December 7, 2017
Why Bother Studying the Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon?
Detail of Battle in the Sidon by James Fullmer
Words of Mormon 1:13
KnoWhy #411
February 27, 2018
Why Was the Sword of Laban So Important to Nephite Leaders?
Translating with Martin by Anthony Sweat
Words of Mormon 1:18, Mosiah 1:1
KnoWhy #331
June 26, 2017
What if Martin Harris Didn’t Lose all of the 116 Pages?
Translating with Martin by Anthony Sweat
Words of Mormon 1:18, Mosiah 1:1
KnoWhy #331
June 26, 2017
What if Martin Harris Didn’t Lose all of the 116 Pages?
Moroni Hides the Plates in the Hill Cumorah (Moroni Burying the Plates), by Tom Lovell
Mosiah 1:6
KnoWhy #366
September 21, 2017
Why Were the Plates Present During the Translation of the Book of Mormon?
King Benjamin's Speech by Minerva Teichert
Mosiah 1:10
KnoWhy #79
April 15, 2016
Why Is the Theme of Kingship So Prominent in King Benjamin's Speech?
Artistic replicas of the gold plates, the sword of Laban, and the Liahona by David Baird. Photo by Daniel Smith.
Mosiah 1:16
KnoWhy #557
April 14, 2020
Why Did the Nephites Preserve Some Items as “National Treasures”?
Photograph by Book of Mormon Central
Mosiah 2:4
KnoWhy #394
December 28, 2017
Did the Nephites Have a “Holiday Season” Like We Do Today?
Image of King Benjamin's Speech by Walter Rane via lds.org
Mosiah 2:6
KnoWhy #80
April 18, 2016
Why Did the Nephites Stay in Their Tents During King Benjamin’s Speech?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
Mosiah 2:17
KnoWhy #308
May 3, 2017
How Are Acts of Service Related to Wisdom?
Pandemonium by John Martin, 1841 via Wikipedia.
Mosiah 2:38
KnoWhy #81
April 19, 2016
Why Do the Scriptures Compare Hell to an Unquenchable Fire?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
Mosiah 2:41
KnoWhy #367
September 26, 2017
What Does it Really Mean to be Blessed For Keeping the Commandments?
Jesus healing a blind man. Image via lds.org
Mosiah 3:5
KnoWhy #508
March 28, 2019
Why Did Christ Perform Miracles?
Gethsemane by J. Kirk Richards.
Mosiah 3:7
KnoWhy #520
June 13, 2019
Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?
El rey Benjamin by Jorge Cocco.
Mosiah 3:8
KnoWhy #536
October 17, 2019
Why Did Benjamin Give Multiple Names for Jesus at the Coronation of his Son Mosiah?
Christ in Jerusalem via lds.org
Mosiah 3:17
KnoWhy #275
February 15, 2017
How Are Atonement, Resurrection, Judgment, and Redemption Interconnected?