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Basilica of S. Lawrence stained glass window of Malachi by Wolfgang Sauber

Why Did Jesus Give the Nephites Malachi's Prophecies?

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Isaiah Window at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Charleston, SC

Why Would Jesus Call Isaiah’s Words Great?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Dawn on the Land of Desolation, James Fullmer

Why Did Jesus Quote All of Isaiah 54?

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

3 Nephi 22:5; Isaiah 54:5

My Servant via Book of Mormon Central

Who is the Servant Spoken of by Christ?

Monday, October 24, 2016

Oberwinkling St. Wolfgang, Mattana

Why Did Jesus Mix Together Micah and Isaiah?

Friday, October 21, 2016

Christ Praying with the Nephites, Ted Henniger

Why Is 3 Nephi Important for Understanding the Godhead?

Thursday, October 20, 2016

3 Nephi 19:23, cf. v. 29

One of the Ketef Hinnom scrolls.

Why Did Jesus Allude to the Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6?

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The Sacrament Mural by Minerva Teichert

Why Did the Savior Emphasize His Risen Body in the Nephite Sacrament?

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

I Am the Light of the World by James Fullmer

Why Has 3 Nephi Been Called the Crown Jewel of the Book of Mormon?

Monday, October 17, 2016

Christo en America, Jorge Cocco Craquelure

Why Did Jesus Minister to the People One by One?

Friday, October 14, 2016

The Sermon on the Mount, Carl Heinrich Bloch.

Why is the Sermon at the Temple Echoed throughout the Rest of 3 Nephi?

Thursday, October 13, 2016

The Good Sheperd via lds.org

Why Did Jesus Say That There Were “Other Sheep” Who Would Hear His Voice?

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

3 Nephi 15:21; cf. John 10:16

The Holy of Holies, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible

What Makes 3 Nephi the Holy of Holies of the Book of Mormon?

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

3 Nephi 14:13-14

The Last Judgment by John Scott

Why Did Jesus Say that Some Well-Intentioned People Will Be Told to Depart?

Monday, October 10, 2016

Image via Adobe Stock

Why Is the Lord's Prayer Different in 3 Nephi?

Friday, October 7, 2016

3 Nephi 13:9; Matthew 6:9; cf. Luke 11:2

Sermon on the Mount, Henrik Olrik

Why Did Jesus Deliver a Version of the Sermon on the Mount at the Temple in Bountiful?

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Jesus Sanando by Jorge Cocco

Why Did the People Fall Down at the Feet of Jesus?

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Jesus by James Fullmer

Why Has 3 Nephi Been Called “the Focal Point, the Supreme Moment” in the Book of Mormon?

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Image via Adobe Stock

Why Did Jesus Christ Compare Himself to a Hen?

Monday, October 3, 2016

Image via lds.org

Is there Precedent for General Conference in the Book of Mormon?

Friday, September 30, 2016

Image via Adobe Stock

Why Did Jesus Tell All People to Sacrifice a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit?

Thursday, September 29, 2016

3 Nephi 9:19-20

Eruption of the Cordón Caulle Volcano in central Chile in 2011, via Reuters

What Caused the Darkness and Destruction in the 34th Year?

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Las aguas de mormon by Jorge Cocco

How Was Nephi, Son of Nephi, Similar to John the Baptist?

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

3 Nephi 7:23-24

Jesus Heals the Sick by Carl Bloch

Why Did the “Pride Cycle” Destroy the Nephite Nation?

Monday, September 26, 2016

Mormon 4 by Jorge Cocco

Why Did Mormon Introduce Himself in 3 Nephi 5?

Friday, September 23, 2016

Reno Nevada Temple Angel Moroni

Why Did Moroni Deliver the Plates on September 22?

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith, front of 2013 edition of the Book of Mormon; cf. Joseph Smith—History 1:59

Adaptation of Zemnarihah Hung by James Fullmer

Why Did the People Cut Down the Tree after Hanging Zemnarihah?

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The Gadianton robbers and their lamb-skin. Image by Book of Mormon Central.

Why Did the Gadianton Robbers Wear a Lamb Skin?

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Ultimas Paginas by Jorge Cocco

Why was Giddianhi So Polite?

Monday, September 19, 2016

Rattlesnake by James Fullmer

Why Were Many Nephites So Quick to Disbelieve the Signs of Christ’s Coming?

Friday, September 16, 2016

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