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title: Who Wrote the Peace Maker Pamphlet?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/who-wrote-the-peace-maker-pamphlet
pubDate: June 21, 2022
description:
KnoWhy #634
Doctrine and Covenants 42:22
author: Scripture Central
guid: 888
image:
![Cover of the Peace Maker pamphlet via Archive.org. Cover of the Peace Maker pamphlet via Archive.org.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/06/main/knowhy-634-peacemaker-pamphlet-joseph-smith-polygamy-nauvoo.jpg)
title: Why Were Violent Acts like the Mountain Meadows Massacre Committed by Latter-day Saints?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-were-violent-acts-like-the-mountain-meadows-massacre-committed-by-latter-day-saints
pubDate: June 14, 2022
description:
KnoWhy #633
Doctrine and Covenants 98:34
author: Scripture Central
guid: 887
image:
![Covered wagons traveling in Utah shortly before the Mountain Meadows Massacre, September 1857. Portraits of John D. Lee (left) and Brigham Young (right). Covered wagons traveling in Utah shortly before the Mountain Meadows Massacre, September 1857. Portraits of John D. Lee (left) and Brigham Young (right).](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/06/main/knowhy-633-why-were-violent-acts-like-the-mountain-meadows-massacre-committed-by-latter-day-saints.jpg)
title: Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Assassinate Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/did-joseph-smith-attempt-to-assassinate-missouri-governor-lilburn-boggs
pubDate: May 31, 2022
description:
KnoWhy #632
Doctrine and Covenants 127:1
author: Scripture Central
guid: 886
image:
![Portraits of Joseph Smith and Lilburn Boggs. Portraits of Joseph Smith and Lilburn Boggs.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/05/main/knowhy-634-did-joseph-smith-assassinate-governor-lilburn-boggs.jpg)
title: Why Were Particular Plagues Sent against Egypt?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-were-particular-plagues-sent-against-egypt
pubDate: March 31, 2022
description:
author: Scripture Central
guid: 885
image:
![A red algae bloom in the wetlands of Parco delle Cave. Image via Milano Today. A red algae bloom in the wetlands of Parco delle Cave. Image via Milano Today.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/03/main/knowhy-631-why-were-particular-plagues-sent-against-egypt-red-blood-nile-algae-bloom.jpg)
title: Why Did Abraham and Sarah Receive New Names and Tokens?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-abraham-and-sarah-receive-new-names-and-tokens
pubDate: February 22, 2022
description:
KnoWhy #630
1 Nephi 15:18
author: Scripture Central
guid: 884
image:
![Pondering God's Promise by Courtney Vander Veur Matz.Image via Church of Jesus Christ. Pondering God's Promise by Courtney Vander Veur Matz.Image via Church of Jesus Christ.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/02/main/knowhy-630-abraham-sarah-new-names-tokens-pondering-gods-promise-courtney-vander-veur-matz.jpg)
title: Why Is the Story of Noah and the Ark So Repetitive?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-is-the-story-of-noah-and-the-ark-so-repetitive
pubDate: February 1, 2022
description:
KnoWhy #629
Genesis 8:1
author: Scripture Central
guid: 883
image:
![Noah's Offering by Jan van 't Hoff. Noah's Offering by Jan van 't Hoff.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/01/main/knowhy629-why-is-the-story-of-noahs-ark-so-repetitive-hoff_noahs_offering.jpg)
title: Why Did Joseph Smith Produce a New Translation of the Bible?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-joseph-smith-produce-a-new-translation-of-the-bible
pubDate: January 18, 2022
description:
KnoWhy #628
1 Nephi 13:28
author: Scripture Central
guid: 882
image:
![Photo of a bible by kiwihug via Unsplash. Photo of a bible by kiwihug via Unsplash.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/01/main/knowhy-628-joseph-smith-translation-bible-kiwihug-unsplash.jpg)
title: Why Were Man and Woman Created in the Image of God?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-were-man-and-woman-created-in-the-image-of-god
pubDate: January 11, 2022
description:
author: Scripture Central
guid: 881
image:
![The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Image via Wikimedia Commons. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Image via Wikimedia Commons.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/01/main/knowhy-627-image-of-god-adam-eve-god-michelangelo3.jpg)
title: Why Did the Nauvoo City Council Order the Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor Press?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-the-nauvoo-city-council-order-the-destruction-of-the-nauvoo-expositor-press
pubDate: January 7, 2022
description:
author: Scripture Central
guid: 880
image:
![Nauvoo Expositor Destruction by Anthony Sweat. Nauvoo Expositor Destruction by Anthony Sweat.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2022/01/main/626-nauvoo-expositor-destruction-anthony-sweat.jpg)
title: Why Did Emma Smith Remain in Nauvoo after the Death of Joseph Smith?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-emma-smith-remain-in-nauvoo-after-the-death-of-joseph-smith
pubDate: November 30, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #625
Doctrine and Covenants 25:5–6
author: Scripture Central
guid: 879
image:
![Portrait of Emma Hale Smith. Oil on canvas, David Rogers, 1842. Image via the Joseph Smith Papers. Portrait of Emma Hale Smith. Oil on canvas, David Rogers, 1842. Image via the Joseph Smith Papers.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/11/main/knowhy-625-emma-hale-smith-stay-in-nauvoo.jpg)