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The Passover Supper by Brian Call

Were Nephite Prophets Familiar with the Passover Tradition?

Thursday, March 29, 2018

olku via Adobe Stock

What the Exodus Teaches Us about the Atonement

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Compilation of Brother Joseph by David Lindsley and Moses and the Tablets by Jerry Harston

How Lehi Likened the Scriptures to Himself

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Replica made by Brian Westover, photo by Daniel Smith

Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim?

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers by Ted Henninger

How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Mormon termina compendio by Jorge Cocco

Why Did Nephite Authors Use Repetitive Resumption?

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Rebecca and Eliezer by Bartolome Esteban Murillo via Wikimedia Commons

How Does the Book of Mormon Use an Ancient Storytelling Technique?

Thursday, March 8, 2018

The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins via lds.org

How Can We Know What to Believe about Joseph Smith’s Personal Character?

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Abraham Taking Isaac to be Sacrificed by Del Parson

How Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac Illuminates the Atonement

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Detail of Battle in the Sidon by James Fullmer

Why Was the Sword of Laban So Important to Nephite Leaders?

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Words of Mormon 1:13

Meeting of Jacob and Joseph by William Hole

What Parts of the Old Testament Were on the Plates of Brass?

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Replica made by David A. Baird, photo by Daniel Smith

Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate?

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

The March of Abraham, painting by József Molnár via Brittanica

How Can We Receive the Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant?

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Etruscan Gold Book, dating to 600 BC via templestudy.com

Are There Other Ancient Records Like the Book of Mormon?

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Abinadi and King Noah by James Fullmer

How Does The Book of Mormon Use a Hebrew Pun on King Noah's Name?

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Liahona by Mike Wallace

Why Were the Three Witnesses Shown the Liahona?

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Tree of Life by Krista Maureen Jones

What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream?

Thursday, February 1, 2018

1 Nephi 12:16–17

Photograph by Laci Gibbs via ladylacecreative.com

Are the Accounts of the Golden Plates Believable?

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Testimony of the Eight Witnesses

Photo by Andrey Grinkevich on Unsplash

Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait

Thursday, January 25, 2018

1 Nephi 8:13–14

Vered Jericho Sword of Ancient Israel 600bc Steel by Shad Brooks

What Was the Sword of Laban Like?

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Photo by NASA on Unsplash

Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation?

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Image by Book of Mormon Central. Features The Prophet Joseph Smith by Alvin Gittins via the LDS Media Library

Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon?

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash

How a Tangent About Foreordination Helps Explain Repentance

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon?

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Image of Draper Utah Temple via lds.org

How Do the Book of Moses and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Endowment?

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Photograph of David Whitmer

Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling?

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Photograph by Book of Mormon Central

Did the Nephites Have a “Holiday Season” Like We Do Today?

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Photo by Catherine McMahon on Unsplash

How Can the Book of Mormon Survivors Give Us Hope?

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Gold Frankincense and Myrrh by Marilyn Barbone via Adobe Stock

Why Did the Wise Men Give Jesus Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

Why Are So Few Women Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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