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February 6, 2024
KnoWhy #715; 2 Nephi 1:23
Why Does Lehi Tell His Sons to “Arise from the Dust”?
Zosimus stands on the shore of the ocean next to one of the trees in his vision. This image was generated using Midjourney.
January 16, 2024
KnoWhy #710; 1 Nephi 8:10-11
Why Are Lehi’s and Nephi’s Visions and Histories Similar to the History of the Rechabites?
Lehi walks the streets of Jerusalem. Image courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
January 9, 2024
KnoWhy #708; 1 Nephi 1:4
Why Did Lehi Live in Jerusalem?
Left: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt. Right: Lehi Prophesying in Jerusalem by Arnold Friberg.
October 20, 2022
KnoWhy 650; 1 Nephi 1:4
How Did Jeremiah’s and Lehi’s Ministries Reflect One Another?
An ancient Israelite stamp seal impression with a flying serpent. Photo of a Palestinian saw-scaled viper by Matthieu Berroneau.
September 13, 2022
KnoWhy 646; 1 Nephi 17:41
Were There “Fiery Flying Serpents” along Lehi’s Trail?
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70. Painting by David Roberts, 1850 via Wikimedia Commons.
July 12, 2022
KnoWhy 637; 1 Nephi 17:43
Why Did the Lord Allow Jerusalem to Be Destroyed?
“Arco Roto” by Jorge Cocco
January 31, 2020
KnoWhy #548; 1 Nephi 16:18
Why Did Nephi’s “Fine Steel” Bow Break?
“The great and spacious building” via Gospel Media Library
January 17, 2020
KnoWhy #546; 1 Nephi 12:18
What is the Significance of the Great and Spacious Building?
“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?
Still from “Lehi Sees a Vision of the Tree of Life” via Gospel Media Library
January 3, 2020
KnoWhy #544; 1 Nephi 8:7
Why Did Lehi and Jeremiah Find Themselves in a Dark and Dreary Wilderness?
Image of raw gold via Adobe Stock.
May 30, 2019
KnoWhy #518; Jacob 2:18
Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn Against Seeking after Riches?
Lehi Announces Departure by Owen Richardson
October 11, 2018
KnoWhy #475; 1 Nephi 10:4
When Did Lehi Leave Jerusalem?
Painting by Robert T. Barrett. Image via LDS Media Library
September 20, 2018
KnoWhy #469; 1 Nephi 1:11-12
Why Are Lehi’s Visions Like Those of Other Prophets in His Day?
“The Olive Grove” by Nancy Andruk Olson
September 11, 2018
KnoWhy #466; 1 Nephi 10:12
Was Lehi Familiar with Zenos’s Allegory of the Olive Tree?
“Lehi’s Family Leaving Jerusalem” by Scott Snow via LDS Media Library
September 6, 2018
KnoWhy #465; 1 Nephi 2:5
How Many Others Traveled with Lehi to the Promised Land?
“Jeremiah in Prison” by Robert T. Barrett
August 30, 2018
KnoWhy #463; 1 Nephi 7:14
How Could Nephi Have Known about Jeremiah’s Imprisonment?
Etching of Joseph Smith Climbing Fence from The Smith Family Farm
August 21, 2018
KnoWhy #460; Alma 19:6
Why Are People Exhausted by Powerful Spiritual Experiences?
The Assumption of the Virgin by Botticini
August 16, 2018
KnoWhy #459; 1 Nephi 1:8
Why Are Lehi’s First Visions So Similar to Much Later Apocalyptic Writings?
Image via LDS Media Library
August 9, 2018
KnoWhy #457; 1 Nephi 5:4
What Did It Mean for Lehi to be a Visionary Man?
Paradise by Carlo Saraceni
June 19, 2018
KnoWhy #442; 1 Nephi 2:16
Why Did Nephi Want to Know the Mysteries of God?
Lehi Prophesying in Jerusalem via LDS Media Library
June 14, 2018
KnoWhy #441; 1 Nephi 1:4
Who Were the “Many Prophets” in Jerusalem During Lehi’s Time?
Compilation of Brother Joseph by David Lindsley and Moses and the Tablets by Jerry Harston
March 22, 2018
KnoWhy #418; 2 Nephi 3:18
How Lehi Likened the Scriptures to Himself
Photo by Andrey Grinkevich on Unsplash
January 25, 2018
KnoWhy #402; 1 Nephi 8:13–14
Why We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait
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January 18, 2018
KnoWhy #400; 2 Nephi 2:22
Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation?
Photo by Catherine McMahon on Unsplash
December 26, 2017
KnoWhy #393; Mormon 8:3
How Can the Book of Mormon Survivors Give Us Hope?
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
November 23, 2017
KnoWhy #384; 1 Nephi 2:6-7
How Can We Be Thankful During Times of Hardship?
Photo by David Kovalenko on Unsplash
November 14, 2017
KnoWhy #381; Mosiah 21:11
How Can We Stop the Cycle of Revenge?
Photo by Natalia Y on Unsplash
October 26, 2017
KnoWhy #376; 1 Nephi 13:39
What Were the “Other Records” Nephi Saw in Vision?
Joseph of Egypt, by Michael T. Malm via lds.org
October 24, 2017
KnoWhy #375; 2 Nephi 25:17
Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?
The First Presidency via lds.org
September 14, 2017
KnoWhy #364; 3 Nephi 5:1
Why Do We Need Prophets?