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2 Nephi 25:29
KnoWhy #467
September 13, 2018
Why Does the Book of Mormon Say We Must Worship God with Our Whole Soul?
Helping the Martin Handcart Company across the Sweetwater River, by Clark Kelley Price via lds.org
2 Nephi 26:8
KnoWhy #339
July 14, 2017
What Did the Book of Mormon Teach the Early Saints about Enduring Persecution?
The Book of Mormon in Ukrainian
2 Nephi 26:13
KnoWhy #483
November 8, 2018
The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Ukrainian
"Moroni Burying the Plates" by Tom Lovell
2 Nephi 26:16
KnoWhy #491
December 6, 2018
How Are the Words of the Book of Mormon Like “One That Hath a Familiar Spirit”?
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?
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2 Nephi 26:22
KnoWhy #551
February 25, 2020
Why Did Nephi Say the Devil Leads Sinners by a “Flaxen Cord”?
Composite Image of Forged Artifacts by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 26:23
KnoWhy #493
December 13, 2018
Why Should Latter-day Saints Beware Fraudulent Artifacts?
Healed Man Gives Thanks via lds.org
2 Nephi 26:24
KnoWhy #422
April 5, 2018
Why the Book of Mormon’s Depiction of a Loving God Fits with the Old Testament
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
2 Nephi 26:33
KnoWhy #391
December 19, 2017
Why Are So Few Women Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 26:33
KnoWhy #278
February 22, 2017
Why Did Nephi Say That All Are Alike Unto God?
Image of Emma Smith via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:6
KnoWhy #386
November 30, 2017
How Did Emma Smith Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?
Worth More Than Its Weight in Gold via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:9
KnoWhy #270
February 3, 2017
How Important was Oliver Cowdery in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon?
A portion of the gold plates was sealed as depicted in the rendering here. Image via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:10
KnoWhy #53
March 14, 2016
Why Would a Book Be Sealed?
Eight Witnesses View the Book of Mormon Plates by Dale Kilbourn
2 Nephi 27:12–13
KnoWhy #54
March 15, 2016
Who Are the "Few" Who Were Permitted to See the Plates?
Image by Book of Mormon Central. Features The Prophet Joseph Smith by Alvin Gittins via the LDS Media Library
2 Nephi 27:13
KnoWhy #399
January 16, 2018
Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon?
Image of Lucy Mack Smith via LDS Church History
2 Nephi 27:14
KnoWhy #379
November 7, 2017
How Can We Be Strengthened by Lucy Mack Smith's Testimony of the Book of Mormon?
“Mary Whitmer and Moroni” by Robert T. Pack
2 Nephi 27:14
KnoWhy #455
August 2, 2018
What Does Mary Whitmer Teach Us About Enduring Trials?
Martin Harris pageant via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:15
KnoWhy #291
March 24, 2017
How Did Martin Harris Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?
Martin Harris visiting Charles Anthon via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:15
KnoWhy #514
May 7, 2019
Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon?
Still Image from Roman Plates Exhibit
2 Nephi 27:17
KnoWhy #541
December 12, 2019
Why Was the Heavenly Book Sealed with Seven Seals?
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
2 Nephi 27:19
KnoWhy #397
January 9, 2018
Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon?
Translation setting in the restored home of Joseph and Emma Smith via Church History Website
2 Nephi 27:23
KnoWhy #273
February 10, 2017
Why Did the Book of Mormon Come Forth as a Miracle?
Agreement with Isaac Hale from the Joseph Smith Papers
2 Nephi 27:26
KnoWhy #506
March 15, 2019
Why Is the Timing of the Book of Mormon’s Translation So “Marvelous”?
“Joseph with the Seer Stone” by Gary Ernest Smith via foursquareart.com
2 Nephi 27:26
KnoWhy #538
October 31, 2019
Did a “Magic World View” Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?
Prospect of the City of New York. Image via the JCB Library.
2 Nephi 28:3–4
KnoWhy #589
January 5, 2021
Why was it Easy to Join a Church in Joseph Smith’s Day?
The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain by Duccio di Buoninsegna
2 Nephi 28:21
KnoWhy #55
March 16, 2016
How Does the Devil Lead Us Astray?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 28:30
KnoWhy #292
March 27, 2017
Why Did Nephi Say That People Had to Learn Things Line Upon Line?
“Translating with Martin” by Anthony Sweat
2 Nephi 29:8
KnoWhy #542
December 19, 2019
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 9: Above All, Were These Words Given by the Gift and Power of God?
The Prophet Ezekiel holding the records of two nations. Artwork by Lyle Beddes, via LDS Seminary Files.
2 Nephi 29:8
KnoWhy #56
March 17, 2016
Why Is There a Need for the Testimony of Two Nations?
Romania Sister Missionaries via lds.org
2 Nephi 30:3
KnoWhy #288
March 17, 2017
What Role Does the Book of Mormon Play in Missionary Work?
First Gabon Baptisms, photo by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
2 Nephi 30:6
KnoWhy #57
March 18, 2016
What Does it Mean to be a White and Delightsome People?
Elder Alma Taylor, Heber J. Grant, and Fellow Missionaries via Gospel Media Library
2 Nephi 30:8
KnoWhy #524
July 12, 2019
The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese