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Jesus Sanando by Jorge Cocco
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Helaman 15:4; KnoWhy #186
Why Did Samuel Say the Lord “Hated” the Lamanites?
Composite He aqui soy Jesucristo and Samuel en la muralla by Jorge Cocco
Monday, September 12, 2016
Helaman 14:1; KnoWhy #185
Why did Samuel Rely So Heavily on the Words of Past Prophets?
Composite image of Samuel en la Muralla and Samuel en la Muralla 2, by Jorge Cocco, withe Mayan Calendar added by Book of Mormon Central
Friday, September 9, 2016
Helaman 13:5; KnoWhy #184
Why Did Samuel Make Such Chronologically Precise Prophecies?
Sunset in Orbit by Romolo Tavani
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Helaman 12:7; KnoWhy #183
Why Did Mormon Say the Children of Men are Less than the Dust of the Earth?
“Death by Hunger” by Vasyl Krychevsky
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Helaman 11:4; KnoWhy #182
How Did Nephi Use the Power to Seal on Earth and in Heaven?
Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari gazing into the Empyrean Light by Gustave Doré
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Helaman 10:8; KnoWhy #181
Why is There Temple Imagery in Helaman 10?
Seantum by Briana Shawcroft
Monday, September 5, 2016
Helaman 9:35–36; KnoWhy #180
Why Could Seantum be Convicted Without Any Witnesses?
2 Nephi 31 by Jorge Cocco
Friday, September 2, 2016
Helaman 8:22; KnoWhy #179
Why Did Nephi Rely on Earlier Testimonies of Christ?
Aztec market of Tlatelolco by Diego Rivera
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Helaman 7:10; KnoWhy #178
Why Did Nephi Prophesy Near “the Highway Which Led to the Chief Market?”
Image via Book of Mormon Central
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Helaman 6:10; KnoWhy #177
Why Was Chiasmus Used in Nephite Record Keeping?
Portrait of Jesus Christ via lds.org
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Helaman 5:12; KnoWhy #176
Why Did Helaman Compare Christ to a Rock?
James Fullmer collage by Book of Mormon Central
Monday, August 29, 2016
Helaman 4:25; KnoWhy #175
How Did the Nephites Become Weak in Such a Short Time?
Temples in Palenque. Image via Adobe Stock.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Helaman 3:7; KnoWhy #174
When Did Cement Become Common in Ancient America?
Kishkumen by James Fullmer
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Helaman 2:9; KnoWhy #173
Why was Helaman’s Servant Justified in Killing Kishkumen?
After the successive deaths of the Nephites’ most prominent leaders, their government fell and war broke out again. Image by Joge Cocco
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Helaman 1:2; KnoWhy #172
How Was a Void in Leadership Dangerous for the Nephites?
The Ship of Hagoth, Minerva Teichert
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Alma 63:8; KnoWhy #171
Why Did Mormon Mention Hagoth?
Teancum by James Fullmer
Monday, August 22, 2016
Alma 62:36; KnoWhy #170
Why Was Teancum Captured and Killed?
Romans looting the Jerusalem Temple, located on Arch of Titus, www.uni.edu
Friday, August 19, 2016
Alma 60:23; KnoWhy #169
Why Did Moroni Refer to Vessel Impurity in Condemning the Central Government?
Image of Captain Moroni by Jody Livingston
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Alma 59:3; KnoWhy #168
Why Was Moroni’s Correspondence with Pahoran Significant?
Image via lds.org
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Alma 58:37; KnoWhy #167
How Did Helaman’s Army Maintain Faith While Being Cut Off from Provisions?
The chiasm found in Mosiah 5 by John W. Welch
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Mosiah 5:10–12; KnoWhy #166
Why Is the Presence of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon Significant?
It's True, Sir, All Present and Accounted For, by Clark Kelley via lds.org
Monday, August 15, 2016
Alma 57:21; KnoWhy #165
Why Did the Stripling Warriors Perform Their Duties “With Exactness”?
Nephites' Last Battle, Harold T. (Dale) Kilbourn
Friday, August 12, 2016
Alma 56:30; KnoWhy #164
How Realistic are Nephite Battle Strategies?
Moroni's Prisoners by James Fullmer.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Alma 55:2; KnoWhy #163
Why Did Moroni Change His Mind about Exchanging Prisoners with Ammoron?
Painting by James Fullmer
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Alma 54:16; KnoWhy #162
Why Was Ammoron Determined to Avenge the Blood of His Brother?
Two Thousand Young Warrios by Arnold Friberg
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Alma 53:20; KnoWhy #161
How Old Were the Stripling Warriors?
Painting by James Fullmer.
Monday, August 8, 2016
Alma 51:37; KnoWhy #160
Why Did Teancum Slay Amalickiah on New Year’s Eve?
Soon after Pahoran had been appointed as the chief judge.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Alma 51:3; KnoWhy #159
Why Would Pahoran Not Allow the Law to Be Amended?
Nephite Fortifications by Jody Livingston
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Alma 50:6; KnoWhy #158
What Was the Nature of Nephite Fortifications?
The Battle at the Sidon River, James Fullmer.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Alma 49:9; KnoWhy #157
Why are There So Many War Chapters in the Book of Mormon?