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Relief from a 2nd century Roman sarcophagus depicting a traditional Roman marriage. Image via the British Museum.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Psalm 73:23–24; KnoWhy #642
Why Does the Psalmist Speak about Grasping God’s Hand?
Christ of Saint John on the Cross by Salvador Dali.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Psalm 22:16; KnoWhy #641
Does Psalm 22 Really Say “They Pierced My Hands and My Feet”?
Job praying by Gary Kapp. Image via Church of Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Job 42:5; KnoWhy #640
How Can the Book of Job Teach Us about the Temple?
Image of women gleaning in a field. Artist unknown.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Proverbs 31:10; KnoWhy #639
Why Were Women Important in Ancient Israel?
Solomon's prayer at the consecration of the temple. Artist unknown.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Nehemiah 8:6; KnoWhy #638
Why Did Ancient Israelites Lift Their Hands in Praise?
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70. Painting by David Roberts, 1850 via Wikimedia Commons.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
1 Nephi 17:43; KnoWhy #637
Why Did the Lord Allow Jerusalem to Be Destroyed?
Illustration to the Bible: Angel brings food and drink to the prophet Elijah by Gustave Dore, 1877.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Alma 8:18; KnoWhy #636
Why Did Ancient Prophets Follow Literary Patterns?
3D Rendering of Gold Plates by Laci Gibbs. Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
1 Nephi 1:2; KnoWhy #635
How Does the Book of Mormon Text Reflect a Seventh-Century-BC Israelite Writing Style?
Cover of the Peace Maker pamphlet via Archive.org.
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Doctrine and Covenants 42:22; KnoWhy #634
Who Wrote the Peace Maker Pamphlet?
Covered wagons traveling in Utah shortly before the Mountain Meadows Massacre, September 1857. Portraits of John D. Lee (left) and Brigham Young (right).
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Doctrine and Covenants 98:34; KnoWhy #633
Why Were Violent Acts like the Mountain Meadows Massacre Committed by Latter-day Saints?
Portraits of Joseph Smith and Lilburn Boggs.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Doctrine and Covenants 127:1; KnoWhy #632
Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Assassinate Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs?
A red algae bloom in the wetlands of Parco delle Cave. Image via Milano Today.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Exodus 7:3, 5; KnoWhy #631
Why Were Particular Plagues Sent against Egypt?
Pondering God's Promise by Courtney Vander Veur Matz.Image via Church of Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
1 Nephi 15:18; KnoWhy #630
Why Did Abraham and Sarah Receive New Names and Tokens?
Noah's Offering by Jan van 't Hoff.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Genesis 8:1; KnoWhy #629
Why Is the Story of Noah and the Ark So Repetitive?
Photo of a bible by kiwihug via Unsplash.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
1 Nephi 13:28; KnoWhy #628
Why Did Joseph Smith Produce a New Translation of the Bible?
The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Ether 3:15; KnoWhy #627
Why Were Man and Woman Created in the Image of God?
Nauvoo Expositor Destruction by Anthony Sweat.
Friday, January 7, 2022
Doctrine and Covenants 135:7; KnoWhy #626
Why Did the Nauvoo City Council Order the Destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor Press?
Portrait of Emma Hale Smith. Oil on canvas, David Rogers, 1842. Image via the Joseph Smith Papers.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 25:5–6; KnoWhy #625
Why Did Emma Smith Remain in Nauvoo after the Death of Joseph Smith?
Painting of Carthage Jail by Al Rounds. Painting of The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins.
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 135:1, 7; KnoWhy #624
Why was Joseph Smith Murdered?
Painting of the "Steamboat Heroine" of 1832 by Peter Rindlisbacher. Image via The Oklahoman and The Oklahoma History Center.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 104:78; KnoWhy #623
Why Did Joseph Smith File for Bankruptcy?
Painting of the Heber C. Kimball home in Nauvoo by Al Rounds. Image of the Nauvoo Charter from the Library of Congress.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 134:1; KnoWhy #622
Why Was the Nauvoo City Charter Important for Protecting the Saints?
Windows at Liberty by Andrew Knaupp. Submitted to the 2021 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 121:1; KnoWhy #621
Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail?
Cold Missouri Night by Joseph Brickey
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 121:6; KnoWhy #620
Why Were the Saints Driven from Missouri in the Fall of 1838?
Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 110:1; KnoWhy #619
Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?
Doctrine and Covenants 88 and 109 via The Joseph Smith Papers. Image of the Kirtland Temple via Kenneth Mays
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 109:6; KnoWhy #618
Why Was Doctrine and Covenants Section 88 Quoted in Section 109?
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.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 107:27; KnoWhy #617
Why Must There Be Unity within the Presiding Quorums of the Church?
Jurors Listening to Counsel, Supreme Court, New York City Hall, New York. Drawn by Winslow Homer, 1869. Image via Met Museum.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Joseph Smith—History 1:33; KnoWhy #616
Why Did Joseph Smith File a Legal Complaint against Doctor Philastus Hurlbut?
Image of U.S. Constitution via Pixabay.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 101:77; KnoWhy #615
What Are the “Just and Holy Principles” of the US Constitution?
Statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Image via Church of Jesus Christ.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 135:4; KnoWhy #614
Why Was Hyrum Faithful to His Witness of the Book of Mormon?
Judith and Holofernes by Jan de Bray. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Doctrine and Covenants 91:1, 4–5; KnoWhy #613
Why Study Ancient Apocryphal Literature?