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The Title Page of the 1830 Edition of the Book of Mormon. Image via history.lds.org.
March 22, 2019
KnoWhy #507; Title Page
Was Joseph Smith the “Author” of the Book of Mormon?
Agreement with Isaac Hale from the Joseph Smith Papers
March 15, 2019
KnoWhy #506; 2 Nephi 27:26
Why Is the Timing of the Book of Mormon’s Translation So “Marvelous”?
Still Image from "A Day for the Eternities" via LDS Media Library
March 1, 2019
KnoWhy #504; Helaman 12:23
What Can We All Learn about Repentance from the Tragic Loss of the 116 Book of Mormon Pages?
Still Image from “Seer Stones and the Translation of the Book of Mormon” via LDS Church History.
February 22, 2019
KnoWhy #503; Words of Mormon 1:5
How Does the “Mosiah-First” Translation Sequence Strengthen Faith?
Joseph Smith translating the Book of Mormon via lds.org
February 16, 2019
KnoWhy #502; Alma 37:6
Is the Book of Mormon Like Any Other Nineteenth Century Book?
“The Hill Cumorah” by George Anderson, colorized by Katie Payne
November 29, 2018
KnoWhy #489; Mormon 6:6
Where is the Location of the Hill Cumorah?
“Mormon Abridging the Plates” via LDS Media Library
October 30, 2018
KnoWhy #480; Moroni 10:27
Why Is the Book of Mormon’s Historical Authenticity So Important?
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?
Illustration of the Kinderhook plates and the Nauvoo Neighbor broadside. Image via Book of Mormon Central
July 31, 2018
KnoWhy #454; Mosiah 8:12-13
What Do the Kinderhook Plates Reveal About Joseph Smith’s Gift of Translation?
“The Hill Cumorah” by George Anderson via history.lds.org
July 26, 2018
KnoWhy #453; Mormon 6:6
How Are Oliver Cowdery’s Messenger and Advocate Letters to Be Understood and Used?
Still Image from Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold
July 24, 2018
KnoWhy #452; 1 Nephi 9:5
What Was on the Lost 116 Pages?
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
Replica made by Brian Westover, photo by Daniel Smith
March 20, 2018
KnoWhy #417; Alma 37:24
Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim?
The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins via lds.org
March 6, 2018
KnoWhy #413; 3 Nephi 8:1
How Can We Know What to Believe about Joseph Smith’s Personal Character?
Replica made by David A. Baird, photo by Daniel Smith
February 20, 2018
KnoWhy #409; Ether 4:5
Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate?
Liahona by Mike Wallace
February 6, 2018
KnoWhy #405; Alma 37:38
Why Were the Three Witnesses Shown the Liahona?
Photograph by Laci Gibbs via ladylacecreative.com
January 30, 2018
KnoWhy #403; Testimony of the Eight Witnesses
Are the Accounts of the Golden Plates Believable?
Image by Book of Mormon Central. Features The Prophet Joseph Smith by Alvin Gittins via the LDS Media Library
January 16, 2018
KnoWhy #399; 2 Nephi 27:13
Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon?
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
January 9, 2018
KnoWhy #397; 2 Nephi 27:19
Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon?
Photograph of David Whitmer
January 2, 2018
KnoWhy #395; Alma 27:27
Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
December 12, 2017
KnoWhy #389; Jacob 4:4
What Can Stylometry Tell Us about Book of Mormon Authorship?
Facsimile of the Printer's Manuscript. Photograph by Book of Mormon Central
December 7, 2017
KnoWhy #388; Words of Mormon 1:11
Why Bother Studying the Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon?
Image of Emma Smith via lds.org
November 30, 2017
KnoWhy #386; 2 Nephi 27:6
How Did Emma Smith Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?
Image of Lucy Mack Smith via LDS Church History
November 7, 2017
KnoWhy #379; 2 Nephi 27:14
How Can We Be Strengthened by Lucy Mack Smith's Testimony of the Book of Mormon?
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?
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?
Moroni Hides the Plates in the Hill Cumorah (Moroni Burying the Plates), by Tom Lovell
September 21, 2017
KnoWhy #366; Mosiah 1:6
Why Were the Plates Present During the Translation of the Book of Mormon?
Stephen Prays as He is Stoned via lds.org
August 11, 2017
KnoWhy #351; Alma 14:11
Why Does God Sometimes Allow His Saints to Be Martyred?
Family Sitting outside a Temple via lds.org
August 4, 2017
KnoWhy #348; 3 Nephi 25:5-6
How Do the Bible and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Sealing Power?
The Granite Mountain Records Vault via lds.org
July 28, 2017
KnoWhy #345; 1 Nephi 9:5
Why Is It Important to Keep Records?