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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?
The Last Judgment by John Scott
October 10, 2016
KnoWhy #205; 3 Nephi 14:21
Why Did Jesus Say that Some Well-Intentioned People Will Be Told to Depart?
Sermon on the Mount, Henrik Olrik
October 6, 2016
KnoWhy #203; 3 Nephi 12:6
Why Did Jesus Deliver a Version of the Sermon on the Mount at the Temple in Bountiful?
The Gadianton robbers and their lamb-skin. Image by Book of Mormon Central.
September 20, 2016
KnoWhy #191; 3 Nephi 4:7
Why Did the Gadianton Robbers Wear a Lamb Skin?
Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari gazing into the Empyrean Light by Gustave Doré
September 6, 2016
KnoWhy #181; Helaman 10:8
Why is There Temple Imagery in Helaman 10?
Romans looting the Jerusalem Temple, located on Arch of Titus, www.uni.edu
August 19, 2016
KnoWhy #169; Alma 60:23
Why Did Moroni Refer to Vessel Impurity in Condemning the Central Government?
The ruins of an ancient synagogue in Capernaum from the 4th century A.D. Image via Wikimeida Commons.
June 17, 2016
KnoWhy #124; Alma 16:13
Why Did Alma and Amulek Preach in Synagogues?
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?
Image courtesy Eco - Walking and Pedestrian-Friendly Initiatives (https://www.ecolife.zone/walking-and-pedestrian-friendly-initiatives/)
June 3, 2016
KnoWhy #114; Alma 7:19
Why Does Alma Mention Three Kinds of Paths in One Verse?
Ancient Maya Temple. Adobe Stock.
June 1, 2016
KnoWhy #112; Alma 5:14-15
Why Did Alma Ask Church Members Fifty Probing Questions?
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?
Jacob and the Psalms. Image via Book of Mormon Central, featuring I Will Send Their Words Forth by Elspeth Young
March 25, 2016
KnoWhy #62; Jacob 1:7; cf. Psalm 95:8
Why Does Jacob Quote So Much from the Psalms?
Speaking with the Tongue of Angels. The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism by Gustave Dore.
March 23, 2016
KnoWhy #60; 2 Nephi 32:2
What is it to Speak with the Tongue of Angels?
The Temple of Solomon. Image courtesy of Book of Mormon Central
March 10, 2016
KnoWhy #51; 2 Nephi 25:16
Why Does Nephi Quote a Temple Psalm While Commenting on Isaiah?
Photo of Temple Square by Michael R. Ash (2015)
February 25, 2016
KnoWhy #41; 2 Nephi 12:2; Isaiah 2:2
Has the Prophecy of the Lord's House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled?
Christus by Bertel Thorvaldsen
February 15, 2016
KnoWhy #33; 2 Nephi 9:6
When Does the Book of Mormon First Talk About the Plan of Salvation?
The ruins of the island of Elephantine
February 11, 2016
KnoWhy #31; 2 Nephi 5:16
Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem?
Leaves of the Gold Plates
January 29, 2016
KnoWhy #22; 1 Nephi 19:1
What Kind of Ore did Nephi Use to Make the Plates?
Lehi Offers Sacrifice in the Wilderness
January 12, 2016
KnoWhy #9; 1 Nephi 7:22
How Could Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem?