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title: Why was Joseph Smith Murdered?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-joseph-smith-murdered
pubDate: November 25, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #624
Doctrine and Covenants 135:1
author: Scripture Central
guid: 878
image:
![Painting of Carthage Jail by Al Rounds. Painting of The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins. Painting of Carthage Jail by Al Rounds. Painting of The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/11/main/knowhy-624-why-was-joseph-smith-murdered-carthage-jail-al-rounds.jpg)
title: Why Did Joseph Smith File for Bankruptcy?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-joseph-smith-file-for-bankruptcy
pubDate: November 4, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #623
Doctrine and Covenants 104:78
author: Scripture Central
guid: 877
image:
![Painting of the "Steamboat Heroine" of 1832 by Peter Rindlisbacher. Image via The Oklahoman and The Oklahoma History Center. Painting of the "Steamboat Heroine" of 1832 by Peter Rindlisbacher. Image via The Oklahoman and The Oklahoma History Center.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/11/main/knowhy-623-joseph-smith-file-bankruptcy-peter-rindlisbacher-oklahoman.jpg)
title: Why Was the Nauvoo City Charter Important for Protecting the Saints?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-the-nauvoo-city-charter-important-for-protecting-the-saints
pubDate: October 26, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #622
Doctrine and Covenants 134:1
author: Scripture Central
guid: 876
image:
![Painting of the Heber C. Kimball home in Nauvoo by Al Rounds. Image of the Nauvoo Charter from the Library of Congress. Painting of the Heber C. Kimball home in Nauvoo by Al Rounds. Image of the Nauvoo Charter from the Library of Congress.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/10/main/622-nauvoo-charter.jpg)
title: Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-joseph-write-his-famous-letter-from-liberty-jail
pubDate: October 19, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #621
Doctrine and Covenants 121:1
author: Scripture Central
guid: 875
image:
![Windows at Liberty by Andrew Knaupp. Submitted to the 2021 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest. Windows at Liberty by Andrew Knaupp. Submitted to the 2021 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/10/main/knowhy-621-joseph-smith-liberty-jail-letter-andrew-knaupp-windows-at-liberty.jpg)
title: Why Were the Saints Driven from Missouri in the Fall of 1838?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-were-the-saints-driven-from-missouri-in-the-fall-of-1838
pubDate: October 12, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #620
Doctrine and Covenants 121:6
author: Scripture Central
guid: 874
image:
![Cold Missouri Night by Joseph Brickey Cold Missouri Night by Joseph Brickey](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/10/main/knowhy-620-1838-cold-missouri-night-joseph-brickey.jpg)
title: Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-is-the-pentecostal-season-in-kirtland-believable
pubDate: October 5, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #619
Doctrine and Covenants 110:1
author: Scripture Central
guid: 873
image:
![Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library. Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/10/main/619-pentecostal-season-kirtland-temple-jesus-christ-joseph-smith.jpg)
title: Why Was Doctrine and Covenants Section 88 Quoted in Section 109?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-doctrine-and-covenants-section-88-quoted-in-section-109
pubDate: September 28, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #618
Doctrine and Covenants 109:6
author: Scripture Central
guid: 872
image:
![Doctrine and Covenants 88 and 109 via The Joseph Smith Papers. Image of the Kirtland Temple via Kenneth Mays Doctrine and Covenants 88 and 109 via The Joseph Smith Papers. Image of the Kirtland Temple via Kenneth Mays](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/09/main/kw618.jpg)
title: Why Must There Be Unity within the Presiding Quorums of the Church?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-must-there-be-unity-within-the-presiding-quorums-of-the-church
pubDate: September 21, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #617
Doctrine and Covenants 107:27
author: Scripture Central
guid: 871
image:
![The Twelve Apostles and First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Rome, Italy Temple Visitor Center. Image via Church of Jesus Christ. The Twelve Apostles and First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the Rome, Italy Temple Visitor Center. Image via Church of Jesus Christ.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/09/main/617-unity-quorums-twelve-apostles.jpg)
title: Why Did Joseph Smith File a Legal Complaint against Doctor Philastus Hurlbut?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-joseph-smith-file-a-legal-complaint-against-doctor-philastus-hurlbut
pubDate: September 14, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #616
Joseph Smith—History 1:33
author: Scripture Central
guid: 870
image:
![Jurors Listening to Counsel, Supreme Court, New York City Hall, New York. Drawn by Winslow Homer, 1869. Image via Met Museum. Jurors Listening to Counsel, Supreme Court, New York City Hall, New York. Drawn by Winslow Homer, 1869. Image via Met Museum.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/09/main/616-doctor-philastus-hurlbut-joseph-smith-lawsuit.jpg)
title: What Are the “Just and Holy Principles” of the US Constitution?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-are-the-just-and-holy-principles-of-the-us-constitution
pubDate: September 7, 2021
description:
KnoWhy #615
Doctrine and Covenants 101:77
author: Scripture Central
guid: 869
image:
![Image of U.S. Constitution via Pixabay. Image of U.S. Constitution via Pixabay.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2021/09/main/kw-615-us-constitution.jpg)