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Composite He aqui soy Jesucristo and Samuel en la muralla by Jorge Cocco
September 12, 2016
KnoWhy #185; Helaman 14:1
Why did Samuel Rely So Heavily on the Words of Past Prophets?
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
September 9, 2016
KnoWhy #184; Helaman 13:5
Why Did Samuel Make Such Chronologically Precise Prophecies?
Aztec market of Tlatelolco by Diego Rivera
September 1, 2016
KnoWhy #178; Helaman 7:10
Why Did Nephi Prophesy Near “the Highway Which Led to the Chief Market?”
James Fullmer collage by Book of Mormon Central
August 29, 2016
KnoWhy #175; Helaman 4:25
How Did the Nephites Become Weak in Such a Short Time?
Temples in Palenque. Image via Adobe Stock.
August 26, 2016
KnoWhy #174; Helaman 3:7
When Did Cement Become Common in Ancient America?
After the successive deaths of the Nephites’ most prominent leaders, their government fell and war broke out again. Image by Jorge Cocco
August 24, 2016
KnoWhy #172; Helaman 1:2
How Was a Void in Leadership Dangerous for the Nephites?
The Ship of Hagoth, Minerva Teichert
August 23, 2016
KnoWhy #171; Alma 63:8
Why Did Mormon Mention Hagoth?
Teancum by James Fullmer
August 22, 2016
KnoWhy #170; Alma 62:36
Why Was Teancum Captured and Killed?
Image of Captain Moroni by Jody Livingston
August 18, 2016
KnoWhy #168; Alma 59:3
Why Was Moroni’s Correspondence with Pahoran Significant?
Image via lds.org
August 17, 2016
KnoWhy #167; Alma 58:37
How Did Helaman’s Army Maintain Faith While Being Cut Off from Provisions?
It's True, Sir, All Present and Accounted For, by Clark Kelley via lds.org
August 15, 2016
KnoWhy #165; Alma 57:21
Why Did the Stripling Warriors Perform Their Duties “With Exactness”?
Nephites' Last Battle, Harold T. (Dale) Kilbourn
August 12, 2016
KnoWhy #164; Alma 56:30
How Realistic are Nephite Battle Strategies?
Painting by James Fullmer
August 10, 2016
KnoWhy #162; Alma 54:16
Why Was Ammoron Determined to Avenge the Blood of His Brother?
Two Thousand Young Warriors by Arnold Friberg
August 9, 2016
KnoWhy #161; Alma 53:20
How Old Were the Stripling Warriors?
Painting by James Fullmer.
August 8, 2016
KnoWhy #160; Alma 51:37
Why Did Teancum Slay Amalickiah on New Year’s Eve?
Nephite Fortifications by Jody Livingston
August 4, 2016
KnoWhy #158; Alma 50:6
What Was the Nature of Nephite Fortifications?
The Battle at the Sidon River, James Fullmer.
August 3, 2016
KnoWhy #157; Alma 49:9
Why are There So Many War Chapters in the Book of Mormon?
Signing of the Declaration of Independence, John Trumbull.
August 2, 2016
KnoWhy #156; Alma 48:10
How Did Democracy Help the Nephites Conquer Their Enemies?
Painting of Captain Moroni by Walter Rane
August 1, 2016
KnoWhy #155; Alma 48:17
Why Did Mormon See Captain Moroni as a Hero?
Moroni and the Title of Liberty, Minerva Teichert.
July 29, 2016
KnoWhy #154; Alma 46:24
Why Did Moroni Quote the Patriarch Jacob about a Piece of Joseph’s Coat?
Captain Moroni and Zerahemnah by Del Parson.
July 27, 2016
KnoWhy #152; Alma 44:8
Why Would Zerahemnah Not Swear an Oath to Moroni?
Captain moroni and the Title of Liberty by Jeremy Winborg
July 26, 2016
KnoWhy #151; Alma 43:17
Why Was Moroni’s Young Age an Advantage?
Image via lds.org
July 14, 2016
KnoWhy #143; Alma 35:11
Why Was the Zoramite Defection So Disastrous?
As Alma taught about faith he finished with what is now know as the “Nephite Creed”. “Set Upon Gold” by Annie Henrie.
July 12, 2016
KnoWhy #141; Alma 33:22
What Are the Nephite Articles of Faith?
Image via stpeterslist.com
July 11, 2016
KnoWhy #140; Alma 32:40
Why Did Alma Use Creation Imagery in His Sermon on Faith?
Artwork by Jody Livingston
July 8, 2016
KnoWhy #139; Alma 31:26
Why Did Alma Repeat the Lord’s Name Ten Times While in Prayer?
Just like the Nephites of old, warfare today is always accompanied by death and mourning. The funeral procession of Sgt. 1st Class Nathan R. Chapman, the first U.S. soldier killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
July 3, 2016
KnoWhy #135; Alma 28:6
Why Did Fasting and Prayer Accompany Nephite Mourning?
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July 1, 2016
KnoWhy #134; Alma 27:22
Why Was Jershon Called a Land of Inheritance?