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Abel and Melchizedek bringing their offerings to the altar. Mosaic in Basilica of St. Vitale, Ravenna. Image via templestudy.com
August 23, 2022
KnoWhy #643; JST Genesis 14:13
How Does the Joseph Smith Translation Teach Us about Melchizedek?
Image of women gleaning in a field. Artist unknown.
July 26, 2022
KnoWhy 639; Proverbs 31:10
Why Were Women Important in Ancient Israel?
Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library.
October 5, 2021
KnoWhy 619; Doctrine and Covenants 110:1
Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?
Image by Normandy Poulter and the Virtual Scriptures Group.
December 1, 2020
KnoWhy 587; Moroni 3:1–3
Why Did Moroni Provide the Exact Wording of Priesthood Ordinances?
Jesus Christ as a high priest. Artist Unknown.
September 8, 2020
KnoWhy 577; 3 Nephi title and heading
Why Should 3 Nephi Be Read as the Book of the High Priest Nephi?
Alma and Amulek by Jorge Cocco
June 16, 2020
KnoWhy 566; Alma 13:7
Why Did Alma Respond in the Way He Did to the “Order of Nehor” in Ammonihah?
“Lehi and family offer burnt sacrifice” via Gospel Media Library
January 9, 2020
KnoWhy #545; 1 Nephi 7:22
What Sacrifices did Lehi Offer to God in the Wilderness?
Two Oxhyrhynchus Didache Fragments via bricecjones.com
July 17, 2018
KnoWhy #450; Moroni 6:5
What Can an Ancient Christian Text Tell us About the Book of Mormon?
Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash
January 11, 2018
KnoWhy #398; Alma 13:3
How a Tangent About Foreordination Helps Explain Repentance
He soy Jesucristo by Jorge Cocco. Modified by Book of Mormon Central
October 5, 2017
KnoWhy #370; 3 Nephi 25:5–6
Why Did Jesus Quote the Words of Malachi 3-4 in 3 Nephi 24-25?
Christ with Three Nephite Disciples by Gary L. Kapp
June 23, 2017
KnoWhy #330; Alma 13:8
What Did the Book of Mormon Teach Early Church Leaders about the Order and Offices of the Priesthood?
Reading Scriptures Outside the Temple via lds.org
March 29, 2017
KnoWhy #293; 2 Nephi 3:11
What Unique Doctrines Did the Lord Reveal through the Book of Mormon?
Baby Girl is Blessed via lds.org
March 20, 2017
KnoWhy #289; Mosiah 23:17
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about the Priesthood?
John the Baptist Baptizing Jesus by Harry Anderson
February 24, 2017
KnoWhy #279; 3 Nephi 11:24–25
Why Did Joseph and Oliver Seek Authority to Baptize?
The Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon Compilation retouching and colorization by Bryce M Haymond
January 27, 2017
KnoWhy #267; Ether 5:4
Why Were Three Key Witnesses Chosen to Testify of the Book of Mormon?
I Am the Light of the World by James Fullmer
January 4, 2017
KnoWhy #257; 3 Nephi 11:39
Why Doctrinal Mastery?
Christ Ordains the Apostles via LDS Media Library
December 9, 2016
KnoWhy #249; Moroni 2:3
Why Did Moroni Keep Writing?
Jesus Declares That He Is the Good Shepherd via LDS Media Library
November 1, 2016
KnoWhy #221; 3 Nephi 27:22
Why Must We Do What Jesus Did?
One of the Ketef Hinnom scrolls.
October 19, 2016
KnoWhy #212; 3 Nephi 19:25
Why Did Jesus Allude to the Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6?
Christo en America, Jorge Cocco Craquelure
October 14, 2016
KnoWhy #209; 3 Nephi 17:21
Why Did Jesus Minister to the People One by One?
The Holy of Holies, illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible
October 11, 2016
KnoWhy #206; 3 Nephi 14:13-14
What Makes 3 Nephi the Holy of Holies of the Book of Mormon?
“Death by Hunger” by Vasyl Krychevsky
September 7, 2016
KnoWhy #182; Helaman 11:4
How Did Nephi Use the Power to Seal on Earth and in Heaven?
Melchizedek Blessing Abraham by Walter Rane via lds.org
June 13, 2016
KnoWhy #120; Alma 13:14
Why Did Alma Talk about Melchizedek?
Photograph of the Provo City Center Temple via ldschurchtemples.com
June 10, 2016
KnoWhy #119; Alma 12:30
Why Did Alma Teach His Opponents about the Temple?
The priesthood is an integal part of Nephite life even though Lehi and his sons were not Levites. Image by Minerva Teichert
May 17, 2016
KnoWhy #101; Mosiah 23:17
Why Does the Book of Mosiah Talk So Much About Priesthood Authority?