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title: When Did Cement Become Common in Ancient America?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/when-did-cement-become-common-in-ancient-america
pubDate: August 26, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #174
Helaman 3:7
author: Scripture Central
guid: 209
image:
![Temples in Palenque. Image via Adobe Stock. Temples in Palenque. Image via Adobe Stock.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/cement.jpg)
title: Why was Helaman’s Servant Justified in Killing Kishkumen?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-helamans-servant-justified-in-killing-kishkumen
pubDate: August 25, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #173
Helaman 2:9
author: Scripture Central
guid: 208
image:
![Kishkumen by James Fullmer Kishkumen by James Fullmer](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/kishkumen.jpg)
title: How Was a Void in Leadership Dangerous for the Nephites?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-was-a-void-in-leadership-dangerous-for-the-nephites
pubDate: August 24, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #172
Helaman 1:2
author: Scripture Central
guid: 207
image:
![After the successive deaths of the Nephites’ most prominent leaders, their government fell and war broke out again. Image by Jorge Cocco After the successive deaths of the Nephites’ most prominent leaders, their government fell and war broke out again. Image by Jorge Cocco](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/void.jpg)
title: Why Did Mormon Mention Hagoth?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-mormon-mention-hagoth
pubDate: August 23, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #171
Alma 63:8
author: Scripture Central
guid: 206
image:
![The Ship of Hagoth, Minerva Teichert The Ship of Hagoth, Minerva Teichert](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/hagoth.jpg)
title: Why Was Teancum Captured and Killed?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-teancum-captured-and-killed
pubDate: August 22, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #170
Alma 62:36
author: Scripture Central
guid: 205
image:
![Teancum by James Fullmer Teancum by James Fullmer](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/teancum.jpg)
title: Why Did Moroni Refer to Vessel Impurity in Condemning the Central Government?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-moroni-refer-to-vessel-impurity-in-condemning-the-central-government
pubDate: August 19, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #169
Alma 60:23
author: Scripture Central
guid: 203
image:
![Romans looting the Jerusalem Temple, located on Arch of Titus, www.uni.edu Romans looting the Jerusalem Temple, located on Arch of Titus, www.uni.edu](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/vesselpurity.jpg)
title: Why Was Moroni’s Correspondence with Pahoran Significant?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-was-moronis-correspondence-with-pahoran-significant
pubDate: August 18, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #168
Alma 59:3
author: Scripture Central
guid: 204
image:
![Image of Captain Moroni by Jody Livingston Image of Captain Moroni by Jody Livingston](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/angry_0.jpg)
title: How Did Helaman’s Army Maintain Faith While Being Cut Off from Provisions?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/how-did-helamans-army-maintain-faith-while-being-cut-off-from-provisions
pubDate: August 17, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #167
Alma 58:37
author: Scripture Central
guid: 202
image:
![Image via lds.org Image via lds.org](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/provisions.jpg)
title: Why Is the Presence of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon Significant?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-is-the-presence-of-chiasmus-in-the-book-of-mormon-significant
pubDate: August 16, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #166
Mosiah 5:10–12
author: Scripture Central
guid: 201
image:
![The chiasm found in Mosiah 5 by John W. Welch The chiasm found in Mosiah 5 by John W. Welch](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/chiasmusday.jpg)
title: Why Did the Stripling Warriors Perform Their Duties “With Exactness”?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-the-stripling-warriors-perform-their-duties-with-exactness
pubDate: August 15, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #165
Alma 57:21
author: Scripture Central
guid: 200
image:
![It's True, Sir, All Present and Accounted For, by Clark Kelley via lds.org It's True, Sir, All Present and Accounted For, by Clark Kelley via lds.org](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/exactness.jpg)