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Thursday, September 15, 2016
3 Nephi 1:15; KnoWhy #188
How was There a Night Without Darkness?
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?
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?”
Temples in Palenque. Image via Adobe Stock.
Friday, August 26, 2016
Helaman 3:7; KnoWhy #174
When Did Cement Become Common in Ancient America?
The Ship of Hagoth, Minerva Teichert
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Alma 63:8; KnoWhy #171
Why Did Mormon Mention Hagoth?
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?
Painting by James Fullmer.
Monday, August 8, 2016
Alma 51:37; KnoWhy #160
Why Did Teancum Slay Amalickiah on New Year’s Eve?
Nephite Fortifications by Jody Livingston
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Alma 50:6; KnoWhy #158
What Was the Nature of Nephite Fortifications?
Moroni and the Title of Liberty, Minerva Teichert.
Friday, July 29, 2016
Alma 46:24; KnoWhy #154
Why Did Moroni Quote the Patriarch Jacob about a Piece of Joseph’s Coat?
Helaman, James Fullmer with Rocky Mountain Landscape, Albert Bierstadt
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Alma 45:23; KnoWhy #153
How Did Seeking a King Get in the Way of Sustaining a Prophet?
Captain moroni and the Title of Liberty by Jeremy Winborg
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Alma 43:17; KnoWhy #151
Why Was Moroni’s Young Age an Advantage?
"His Father Rejoiced" by Walter Rane
Friday, July 15, 2016
Alma 36:21; KnoWhy #144
Why Was Alma Converted?
Image via lds.org
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Alma 35:11; KnoWhy #143
Why Was the Zoramite Defection So Disastrous?
"Mayan Sacrifice" Artwork by Thomas Hall
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Alma 34:12; KnoWhy #142
Why Must There be an Infinite and Eternal Sacrifice?
"Christian Converts" by Minerva Teichert
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Alma 24:12; KnoWhy #132
What is the Symbolism of the Stained Swords of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies?
Imagined map of the Book of Mormon Lands by Tyler Griffin, Taylor Halverson, and Seth Holladay, BYU.
Monday, June 27, 2016
Alma 22:32; KnoWhy #130
Why Did Mormon Give So Many Details About Geography?
"King Lamoni's Father" by Minerva Teichert
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Alma 20:8; KnoWhy #128
What Did it Mean to be “King Over All the Land”?
Mayan Art depicting a royal entry. Image via the Maya Vase database
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Alma 18:9; KnoWhy #126
What is the Nature and Use of Chariots in the Book of Mormon?
"Defending the Flocks" by Brrian C. Hailes
Monday, June 20, 2016
Alma 17:39; KnoWhy #125
Why Did the Servants Present Lamoni with the Arms of His Enemies?
Alma and Amulek in Prison by Gary L. Kapp
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Alma 14:29; KnoWhy #121
What Kind of Earthquake Caused the Prison Walls to Fall?
Image by H. Tom Hall.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Alma 10:7; KnoWhy #117
Why is Amulek’s Household Significant?
The execution of Nehor. Image via lds.org.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Alma 1:15; KnoWhy #108
Why Did Nehor Suffer an “Ignominious” Death?
Nephite Judges by Jody Livingston
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Mosiah 29:39; KnoWhy #107
How Were Judges Elected in the Book of Mormon?
Conversion of Alma the Younger by Gary L. Kapp
Monday, May 23, 2016
Mosiah 27:11; KnoWhy #105
Why Did the Angel Speak to Alma With a Voice of Thunder?
Representation of a new fire ceremony. Image from Codex Borbonicus via Wikimedia Commons.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Mosiah 17:13; KnoWhy #96
Why was Abinadi Scourged with Faggots?
The First Vision by Del Parson
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Mosiah 15:2; KnoWhy #92
How is Christ Both the Father and the Son?
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
Mosiah 11:15; KnoWhy #88
Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention Wine, Vineyards, and Wine-presses?
Stalk of Barley via Wikimedia commons.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Mosiah 9:9; KnoWhy #87
How Can Barley in the Book of Mormon Feed Faith?
Rogier van der Weyden. The Descent from the Cross. (c.1435) Museo del Prado, Madrid via Wikipedia.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Mosiah 4:2; KnoWhy #82
Why Does King Benjamin Emphasize the Blood of Christ?