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Portrait of Jesus Christ via lds.org
August 30, 2016
KnoWhy #176; Helaman 5:12
Why Did Helaman Compare Christ to a Rock?
Kishkumen by James Fullmer
August 25, 2016
KnoWhy #173; Helaman 2:9
Why was Helaman’s Servant Justified in Killing Kishkumen?
"In Similitude" by Joseph Brickey.
June 15, 2016
KnoWhy #122; Alma 15:17
Why Did the People of Sidom Go to the Altar for Deliverance?
Nephi and his brothers giving their riches to obtain the Plates. Artwork by Minerva Teichert
June 7, 2016
KnoWhy #116; Alma 9:13
What does it Mean to “Prosper in the Land”?
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?
Plates and Lineage via Book of Mormon Central, featuring Mormon Abridging the Plates by Tom Lovell and The Gold Plates by Jerry Thompson
April 12, 2016
KnoWhy #76; Jarom 1:1
Why Were Genealogies Important to Book of Mormon Peoples?
Ancient Records by James Fullmer
April 8, 2016
KnoWhy #74; Jacob 7:27
Why Do the Authors on the Small Plates Follow a Pattern?
Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob utilizing the plates. Image via Book of Mormon Central.
March 29, 2016
KnoWhy #65; Jacob 3:14
Why Did Jacob Call his Record the "Plates of Jacob"?
The Second Coming by Harry Anderson
March 24, 2016
KnoWhy #61; 2 Nephi 33:6
Why Did Nephi End His Sacred Record with His Testimony of the Redeemer?
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?
John the Baptist Baptizing Jesus by Greg K. Olsen
March 22, 2016
KnoWhy #59; 2 Nephi 31:6–7
What is the Purpose of Baptism in the Book of Mormon?
O Jerusalem by Greg Olsen
March 21, 2016
KnoWhy #58; 2 Nephi 31:21
What is the Doctrine of Christ?
First Gabon Baptisms, photo by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
March 18, 2016
KnoWhy #57; 2 Nephi 30:6
What Does it Mean to be a White and Delightsome People?
The Prophet Ezekiel holding the records of two nations. Artwork by Lyle Beddes, via LDS Seminary Files.
March 17, 2016
KnoWhy #56; 2 Nephi 29:8
Why Is There a Need for the Testimony of Two Nations?
The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain by Duccio di Buoninsegna
March 16, 2016
KnoWhy #55; 2 Nephi 28:21
How Does the Devil Lead Us Astray?
Eight Witnesses View the Book of Mormon Plates by Dale Kilbourn
March 15, 2016
KnoWhy #54; 2 Nephi 27:12–13
Who Are the "Few" Who Were Permitted to See the Plates?
A portion of the gold plates was sealed as depicted in the rendering here. Image via lds.org
March 14, 2016
KnoWhy #53; 2 Nephi 27:10
Why Would a Book Be Sealed?
Joseph Smith received the gold plates as prophesied by Nephi. Image via lds.org
March 11, 2016
KnoWhy #52; 2 Nephi 26:16; cf. Isaiah 29:4
Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy?
Depiction of the stem of Jesse as the tree of life in the Monreale Cathedral in Sicily
March 9, 2016
KnoWhy #50; 2 Nephi 21:10; Isaiah 11:10
Why Did Moroni Quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith?
Detail of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo
March 8, 2016
KnoWhy #49; 2 Nephi 19:12; Isaiah 9:12
Why is the Lord's Hand "Stretched Out Still"?
Laman and Lemuel struggled with pride, which kept them from fully accessing the Spirit. Image courtesy of Joseph Brickey.
March 7, 2016
KnoWhy #48; 2 Nephi 15:21; Isaiah 5:21
How Does Nephi Use Isaiah to Teach Us to Avoid Pride?
Maarten van Heemskerck’s “The Prophet Isaiah Predicts the Return of Jews After Exile.” Image Via WikiCommons.
March 4, 2016
KnoWhy #47; 2 Nephi 25:4
How Does Nephi Help Us Understand Isaiah?
The Last Judgment by Michelangelo
March 3, 2016
KnoWhy #46; 2 Nephi 23:6; Isaiah 13:6
What Do Nephi and Isaiah Say about the End Times?
Hill North of Shilom by James Fullmer
March 2, 2016
KnoWhy #45; 2 Nephi 24:1; Isaiah 14:1
Did Interactions with "Others" Influence Nephi's Selection of Isaiah?
The Council of Nicea, fresco in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican.
March 1, 2016
KnoWhy #44; 1 Nephi 21:22
What is the Day of the Gentiles?
Lucifer from Milton's Paradise Lost by Gustave Dore (1866)
February 29, 2016
KnoWhy #43; 2 Nephi 24:12; Isaiah 14:12
Why Did Lehi "Suppose" the Existence of Satan?
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by David Roberts, 1850
February 26, 2016
KnoWhy #42; 2 Nephi 15:13, 25; Isaiah 5:13, 25
Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak about the Scattering of the Jews?
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?
The Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Image via Adobe Stock
February 24, 2016
KnoWhy #40; 2 Nephi 17:14; Isaiah 7:14
How Did Nephi Read Isaiah as a Witness of Christ’s Coming?
Image by Anthony Sweat
February 23, 2016
KnoWhy #39; 2 Nephi 11:8
Can Textual Studies Help Readers Understand the Isaiah Chapters in 2 Nephi?