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title: Why Do the Authors on the Small Plates Follow a Pattern?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-do-the-authors-on-the-small-plates-follow-a-pattern
pubDate: April 8, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #74
Jacob 7:27
author: Scripture Central
guid: 109
image:
![Ancient Records by James Fullmer Ancient Records by James Fullmer](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/mandate.jpg)
title: Why Did Sherem Die?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-sherem-die
pubDate: April 7, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #73
Jacob 7:7
author: Scripture Central
guid: 108
image:
![Sherem went about teaching that Jacob was a false prophet and that there would be no Messiah. Image via lds.org. Sherem went about teaching that Jacob was a false prophet and that there would be no Messiah. Image via lds.org.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/sherem.jpg)
title: Was the Book of Mormon Used as the First Church Administrative Handbook?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/was-the-book-of-mormon-used-as-the-first-church-administrative-handbook
pubDate: April 6, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #72
3 Nephi 27:21–22
author: Scripture Central
guid: 107
image:
![Scriptures and Manuals via LDS.org Scriptures and Manuals via LDS.org](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/churchadmin_0.jpg)
title: Why Did Zenos Give So Many Details about Raising Good Olives?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-zenos-give-so-many-details-about-raising-good-olives
pubDate: April 5, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #71
Jacob 5:9–10
author: Scripture Central
guid: 106
image:
![Olive Grove via surfingbird.ru Olive Grove via surfingbird.ru](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/botany.jpg)
title: What are the Roots of Zenos's Allegory in the Ancient World?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/what-are-the-roots-of-zenoss-allegory-in-the-ancient-world
pubDate: April 4, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #70
Jacob 5:3
author: Scripture Central
guid: 104
image:
![Roots of Olive Trees by Jody Livingston. Roots of Olive Trees by Jody Livingston.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/roots.jpg)
title: Why Do Certain “Treasured Words” Appear So Repeatedly in General Conference Talks?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-do-certain-treasured-words-appear-so-repeatedly-in-general-conference-talks
pubDate: April 2, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #69
2 Nephi 25:26
author: Scripture Central
guid: 103
image:
![Elder Russell M. Nelson Elder Russell M. Nelson](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2016/3/main/intertextualitygc.jpg)
title: Why Do Church Leaders Frequently Testify of the Book of Mormon?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-do-church-leaders-frequently-testify-of-the-book-of-mormon
pubDate: April 1, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #68
3 Nephi 23:5
author: Scripture Central
guid: 102
image:
![LDS Conference Center by Hugh Millward via flikr.com LDS Conference Center by Hugh Millward via flikr.com](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2016/main/ga.jpg)
title: Is Anything Known of the Prophet Zenos Outside of the Book of Mormon?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/is-anything-known-of-the-prophet-zenos-outside-of-the-book-of-mormon
pubDate: March 31, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #67
Jacob 5:1
author: Scripture Central
guid: 101
image:
![Olive Orchard by Vincent van Gogh. Olive Orchard by Vincent van Gogh.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2016/3/main/cenez-zenos.jpg)
title: Why Did Jacob Share the Allegory of the Olive Tree?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-jacob-share-the-allegory-of-the-olive-tree
pubDate: March 30, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #66
Jacob 4:17
author: Scripture Central
guid: 100
image:
![Olive Trees on Thassos, Greece. Image via Wikipedia. Olive Trees on Thassos, Greece. Image via Wikipedia.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2016/3/main/jacobintertextuality.jpg)
title: Why Did Jacob Call his Record the "Plates of Jacob"?
link: https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/knowhy/why-did-jacob-call-his-record-the-plates-of-jacob
pubDate: March 29, 2016
description:
KnoWhy #65
Jacob 3:14
author: Scripture Central
guid: 99
image:
![Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob utilizing the plates. Image via Book of Mormon Central. Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob utilizing the plates. Image via Book of Mormon Central.](https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/sites/default/files/knowhy-img/2016/3/main/jacobsplates.jpg)