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“The Empty Tomb” by Clark Kelley Price via lds.org
Saturday, April 20, 2019
2 Nephi 9:6; KnoWhy #511
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?
Replica of the Copper Scroll. Photo via TimesofIsrael.com
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Jacob 4:2; KnoWhy #512
Is the Book of Mormon Like Other Ancient Metal Documents?
Replica of the gold plates with reformed Egyptian characters via Church News
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Mormon 9:32; KnoWhy #513
Why Did Mormon and Moroni Write in Reformed Egyptian?
Martin Harris visiting Charles Anthon via lds.org
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
2 Nephi 27:15; KnoWhy #514
Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon?
“Caracters Document” via the Community of Christ
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Mosiah 8:12; KnoWhy #515
What Do We Know About the “Anthon Transcript”?
Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush by Domenico Zampieri via The Met
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Mosiah 11:27; KnoWhy #516
Why Does the Book of Mosiah Refer to the Exodus Narrative?
“Whom Do Men Say That I the Son of Man Am?” via Gospel Media Library
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Moroni 10:32; KnoWhy #517
What Does It Mean to Love God with “All Thy Mind”?
Image of raw gold via Adobe Stock.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Jacob 2:18; KnoWhy #518
Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn Against Seeking after Riches?
A painting depicting gold plates by Jerry Thompson. Image via Gospel Media Library.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Title Page; KnoWhy #519
Why Is the Book of Mormon Called an “Abridgment”?
Gethsemane by J. Kirk Richards.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Mosiah 3:7; KnoWhy #520
Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?
“Early Church Witnesses” by Book of Mormon Central
Thursday, June 20, 2019
3 Nephi 28:15; KnoWhy #521
Did the Book of Mormon Witnesses Really See What They Claimed?
Seeking Christ. Image via Gospel Media Library.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Mormon 9:24; KnoWhy #522
Why Does Part of the Long Ending of Mark Show Up in the Book of Mormon?
Detail of a gypsum wall relief from Nimrud, Iraq via Wikimedia Commons
Friday, July 5, 2019
Alma 2:2; KnoWhy #523
What Was One of the Main Causes of Warfare in the Book of Mormon?
Elder Alma Taylor, Heber J. Grant, and Fellow Missionaries via Gospel Media Library
Friday, July 12, 2019
2 Nephi 30:8; KnoWhy #524
The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese
“Sermon on the Mount: The Higher Law” via Gospel Media Library
Friday, July 19, 2019
2 Nephi 3:12; KnoWhy #525
Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon?
“Jonah Cast on Shore by the Fish” by Antonius Wierix II via The Met Collection
Friday, July 26, 2019
Ether 3:2; KnoWhy #526
How Were Jonah and the Brother of Jared Able to Find Comfort?
Image by Elias_Sch via Pixabay.com
Friday, August 2, 2019
3 Nephi 14:15; KnoWhy #527
Why Must We Beware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?
“My Other Sheep” by John Zamudio
Thursday, August 22, 2019
3 Nephi 5:12-13; KnoWhy #528
Why do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 2: The Resurrected Jesus as the Source
“Angel Appears to Alma and the Sons of Mosiah” by Jerry Thompson via Gospel Media Library
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Alma 7:9; KnoWhy #529
Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show up in the Book of Mormon? Part 3: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as a Source (Part A)
Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego via the Associated Press
Friday, September 6, 2019
3 Nephi 9:9; KnoWhy #530
Is there evidence for great destruction in the land northward at the death of Christ?
“The Apocalypse of Saint John the Evangelist” by Jan Massijs
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Helaman 10:7; Matthew 16:19; KnoWhy #531
Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 4: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as the Source (Part B)
Image from “All Things Denote There Is a God” via Gospel Media Library
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Alma 30:37–38; KnoWhy #532
Was Korihor Really an Atheist?
“Lehi and the Brass Plates” by Jerry Thompson via Gospel Media Library
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Jacob 1:7; cf. Hebrews 3:8; Psalm 95:8; KnoWhy #533
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 5: How Often Were Scriptures on the Plates of Brass the Common Source?
Image from Book of Mormon Stories: Jacob and Sherem via Gospel Media Library
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Jacob 7:15; KnoWhy #534
What Do We Learn About Ministering from the Account of Sherem?
Stumbling Block via bycommonconsent.com
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Jacob 4:15-16; KnoWhy #535
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 6: Why Do Similar Clusters of Old Testament Texts Appear in Both?
El rey Benjamin by Jorge Cocco.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Mosiah 3:8; KnoWhy #536
Why Did Benjamin Give Multiple Names for Jesus at the Coronation of his Son Mosiah?
“Sons of Mosiah Praying” via Gospel Media Library
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Words of Mormon 1:1–2; KnoWhy #537
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 7: How Often Did These Commonalities Come through the Hand of Mormon or Moroni?
“Joseph with the Seer Stone” by Gary Ernest Smith via foursquareart.com
Thursday, October 31, 2019
2 Nephi 27:26; Isaiah 29:14; KnoWhy #538
Did a “Magic World View” Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?
“Samuel the Lamanite” via thisweekinmormons.com
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Helaman 13:31; KnoWhy #539
Why Did Samuel Say the Wealth of Some Nephites Would Become “Slippery”?
“Emma as Scribe” by Robert T. Pack
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Introduction to the Book of Mormon; KnoWhy #540
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith's Linguistic Toolbox?