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Arco roto by Jorge Cocco
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
1 Nephi 16:23; KnoWhy #421
Why Did Nephi Include the Story of the Broken Bow?
The Passover Supper by Brian Call
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Mosiah 13:30; KnoWhy #420
Were Nephite Prophets Familiar with the Passover Tradition?
olku via Adobe Stock
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Alma 36:28; KnoWhy #419
What the Exodus Teaches Us about the Atonement
Compilation of Brother Joseph by David Lindsley and Moses and the Tablets by Jerry Harston
Thursday, March 22, 2018
2 Nephi 3:18; KnoWhy #418
How Lehi Likened the Scriptures to Himself
Replica made by Brian Westover, photo by Daniel Smith
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Alma 37:24; KnoWhy #417
Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim?
Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers by Ted Henninger
Thursday, March 15, 2018
1 Nephi 18:18; KnoWhy #416
How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt?
Mormon termina compendio by Jorge Cocco
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Alma 19:36; KnoWhy #415
Why Did Nephite Authors Use Repetitive Resumption?
Rebecca and Eliezer by Bartolome Esteban Murillo via Wikimedia Commons
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Alma 17:24-25; KnoWhy #414
How Does the Book of Mormon Use an Ancient Storytelling Technique?
The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins via lds.org
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
3 Nephi 8:1; KnoWhy #413
How Can We Know What to Believe about Joseph Smith’s Personal Character?
Abraham Taking Isaac to be Sacrificed by Del Parson
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Jacob 4:5; KnoWhy #412
How Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac Illuminates the Atonement
Detail of Battle in the Sidon by James Fullmer
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Words of Mormon 1:13; KnoWhy #411
Why Was the Sword of Laban So Important to Nephite Leaders?
Meeting of Jacob and Joseph by William Hole
Thursday, February 22, 2018
1 Nephi 5:10; KnoWhy #410
What Parts of the Old Testament Were on the Plates of Brass?
Replica made by David A. Baird, photo by Daniel Smith
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Ether 4:5; KnoWhy #409
Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate?
The March of Abraham, painting by József Molnár via Brittanica
Thursday, February 15, 2018
3 Nephi 20:25; KnoWhy #408
How Can We Receive the Blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant?
Etruscan Gold Book, dating to 600 BC via templestudy.com
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Mormon 8:16; KnoWhy #407
Are There Other Ancient Records Like the Book of Mormon?
Abinadi and King Noah by James Fullmer
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Mosiah 11:6; KnoWhy #406
How Does The Book of Mormon Use a Hebrew Pun on King Noah's Name?
Liahona by Mike Wallace
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Alma 37:38; KnoWhy #405
Why Were the Three Witnesses Shown the Liahona?
Tree of Life by Krista Maureen Jones
Thursday, February 1, 2018
1 Nephi 12:16–17; KnoWhy #404
What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream?
Photograph by Laci Gibbs via ladylacecreative.com
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Testimony of the Eight Witnesses; KnoWhy #403
Are the Accounts of the Golden Plates Believable?
Photo by Andrey Grinkevich on Unsplash
Thursday, January 25, 2018
1 Nephi 8:13–14; KnoWhy #402
Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait
Vered Jericho Sword of Ancient Israel 600bc Steel by Shad Brooks
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
1 Nephi 4:9; KnoWhy #401
What Was the Sword of Laban Like?
Photo by NASA on Unsplash
Thursday, January 18, 2018
2 Nephi 2:22; KnoWhy #400
Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation?
Image by Book of Mormon Central. Features The Prophet Joseph Smith by Alvin Gittins via the LDS Media Library
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
2 Nephi 27:13; KnoWhy #399
Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon?
Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Alma 13:3; KnoWhy #398
How a Tangent About Foreordination Helps Explain Repentance
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
2 Nephi 27:19; KnoWhy #397
Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon?
Image of Draper Utah Temple via lds.org
Thursday, January 4, 2018
1 Nephi 11:1; KnoWhy #396
How Do the Book of Moses and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Endowment?
Photograph of David Whitmer
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Alma 27:27; KnoWhy #395
Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling?
Photograph by Book of Mormon Central
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Mosiah 2:4; KnoWhy #394
Did the Nephites Have a “Holiday Season” Like We Do Today?
Photo by Catherine McMahon on Unsplash
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Mormon 8:3; KnoWhy #393
How Can the Book of Mormon Survivors Give Us Hope?
Gold Frankincense and Myrrh by Marilyn Barbone via Adobe Stock
Thursday, December 21, 2017
2 Nephi 2:7; KnoWhy #392
Why Did the Wise Men Give Jesus Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?