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Left, a painting of Joseph in Egypt by an unknown painter. Right, a drawing of Joseph Smith by Dan Weggeland. Images courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
March 12, 2024
KnoWhy #722; 2 Nephi 27:30
How Does Nephi Connect the Name Joseph to Prophecies of the Latter Days?
Photo of Hebrew text by Ri Butov from Pixabay
March 7, 2023
KnoWhy #661; 1 Nephi 12:6–7
Why Are There Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon?
Portrait of John Whitmer and text of D&C 15. Images via Joseph Smith Papers.
April 27, 2021
KnoWhy 602; The Testimony of Eight Witnesses
Why Did John Whitmer Continue to Testify of the Book of Mormon?
The Book of Mormon with a Grandin Printing Press replica at the Crandall Printing Museum. Image by Daniel Smith.
February 25, 2021
KnoWhy 597; D&C 19:26
Why Was Martin Harris Needed to Pay for the Printing of the Book of Mormon?
Portrait of Joseph Knight. Artist Unknown.
February 9, 2021
KnoWhy 595; Doctrine and Covenants 12:6
How Was the Joseph Knight Family Important to Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon?
Replica of the gold plates by David Baird.
January 21, 2021
KnoWhy 592; 2 Nephi 11:3
Why Did Martin Want a View of the Plates in March 1829?
Still Image from Footage by Daniel Smith
April 7, 2020
KnoWhy #556; Alma 26:3
Why Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Secure the Book of Mormon Copyright in Canada?
Still Image from Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration via Gospel Media Library
March 31, 2020
KnoWhy 555; Alma 32:21
Did Joseph Smith’s Mother Believe He Could Have Written the Book of Mormon?
“Translating with Martin” by Anthony Sweat
December 19, 2019
KnoWhy #542; 2 Nephi 29:8
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 9: Above All, Were These Words Given by the Gift and Power of God?
“Emma as Scribe” by Robert T. Pack
November 21, 2019
KnoWhy #540; Introduction to the Book of Mormon
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith's Linguistic Toolbox?
“Joseph with the Seer Stone” by Gary Ernest Smith via foursquareart.com
October 31, 2019
KnoWhy #538; 2 Nephi 27:26; Isaiah 29:14
Did a “Magic World View” Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?
“Sermon on the Mount: The Higher Law” via Gospel Media Library
July 19, 2019
KnoWhy #525; 2 Nephi 3:12
Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon?
Elder Alma Taylor, Heber J. Grant, and Fellow Missionaries via Gospel Media Library
July 12, 2019
KnoWhy #524; 2 Nephi 30:8
The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Japanese
“Early Church Witnesses” by Book of Mormon Central
June 20, 2019
KnoWhy #521; 3 Nephi 28:15
Did the Book of Mormon Witnesses Really See What They Claimed?
“Caracters Document” via the Community of Christ
May 9, 2019
KnoWhy #515; Mosiah 8:12
What Do We Know About the “Anthon Transcript”?
Martin Harris visiting Charles Anthon via lds.org
May 7, 2019
KnoWhy #514; 2 Nephi 27:15
Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon?
Replica of the gold plates with reformed Egyptian characters via Church News
May 2, 2019
KnoWhy #513; Mormon 9:32
Why Did Mormon and Moroni Write in Reformed Egyptian?
The Title Page of the 1830 Edition of the Book of Mormon. Image via history.lds.org.
March 22, 2019
KnoWhy #507; Title Page
Was Joseph Smith the “Author” of the Book of Mormon?
Agreement with Isaac Hale from the Joseph Smith Papers
March 15, 2019
KnoWhy #506; 2 Nephi 27:26
Why Is the Timing of the Book of Mormon’s Translation So “Marvelous”?
Still Image from "A Day for the Eternities" via LDS Media Library
March 1, 2019
KnoWhy #504; Helaman 12:23
What Can We All Learn about Repentance from the Tragic Loss of the 116 Book of Mormon Pages?
Still Image from “Seer Stones and the Translation of the Book of Mormon” via LDS Church History.
February 22, 2019
KnoWhy #503; Words of Mormon 1:5
How Does the “Mosiah-First” Translation Sequence Strengthen Faith?
Joseph Smith translating the Book of Mormon via lds.org
February 16, 2019
KnoWhy #502; Alma 37:6
Is the Book of Mormon Like Any Other Nineteenth Century Book?
The Book of Mormon in Ukrainian
November 8, 2018
KnoWhy #483; 2 Nephi 26:13
The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Ukrainian
Replica made by Brian Westover, photo by Daniel Smith
March 20, 2018
KnoWhy #417; Alma 37:24
Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim?
Facsimile of the Printer's Manuscript. Photograph by Book of Mormon Central
December 7, 2017
KnoWhy #388; Words of Mormon 1:11
Why Bother Studying the Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon?
Image of Emma Smith via lds.org
November 30, 2017
KnoWhy #386; 2 Nephi 27:6
How Did Emma Smith Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?
Moroni Hides the Plates in the Hill Cumorah (Moroni Burying the Plates), by Tom Lovell
September 21, 2017
KnoWhy #366; Mosiah 1:6
Why Were the Plates Present During the Translation of the Book of Mormon?
Brother Joseph by David Lindsley
July 3, 2017
KnoWhy #334; 1 Nephi 3:19
How Much Could Joseph Smith Have Known about Chiasmus in 1829?
Translating with Martin by Anthony Sweat
June 26, 2017
KnoWhy #331; Words of Mormon 1:18–Mosiah 1:1
What if Martin Harris Didn’t Lose all of the 116 Pages?
2 Nephi 31 by Jorge Cocco
April 24, 2017
KnoWhy #304; 2 Nephi 25:19
Why Did Nephi Say an Angel Had Revealed the Name Jesus Christ?