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A red algae bloom in the wetlands of Parco delle Cave. Image via Milano Today.
March 31, 2022
KnoWhy 631; Exodus 7:3, 5
Why Were Particular Plagues Sent against Egypt?
Photo of a bible by kiwihug via Unsplash.
January 18, 2022
KnoWhy 628; 1 Nephi 13:28
Why Did Joseph Smith Produce a New Translation of the Bible?
Judith and Holofernes by Jan de Bray. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
August 10, 2021
KnoWhy 613; Doctrine and Covenants 91:1, 4–5
Why Study Ancient Apocryphal Literature?
“Christ Appears in the Kirtland Temple” by Walter Rane
January 19, 2021
KnoWhy 591; 3 Nephi 25:5–6
Why Did Moroni Quote Malachi about Elijah’s Coming?
The First Vision by Jorge Cocco, submitted to the 2017 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.
September 15, 2020
KnoWhy 578; 3 Nephi 11:7
Why Does the Father Say “Hear Ye Him”?
“And They Did Cast Him Out.” Painting by Normandy Poulter and the BYU Virtual Scriptures Group.
September 1, 2020
KnoWhy 576; Helaman 13:3
How Are Samuel the Lamanite and the Biblical Prophet Samuel Similar?
Lord of Prayer by Yungsung Kim. Image via Lighthaven
June 2, 2020
564; Alma 7:11
Whose “Word” Was Fulfilled by Christ’s Suffering “Pains and Sicknesses”?
"Coriantumr" by James Fullmer.
May 5, 2020
KnoWhy #560; Mosiah 12:6–7
Why Did Abinadi Warn the People of an East Wind?
“Sherem Talking to Others” via Gospel Media Library
March 17, 2020
KnoWhy #554; Jacob 7:14
Why Did Jacob Include the Case of Sherem?
“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?
“Samuel the Lamanite” via thisweekinmormons.com
November 7, 2019
KnoWhy #539; Helaman 13:31
Why Did Samuel Say the Wealth of Some Nephites Would Become “Slippery”?
“Sons of Mosiah Praying” via Gospel Media Library
October 24, 2019
KnoWhy #537; Words of Mormon 1:1–2
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 7: How Often Did These Commonalities Come through the Hand of Mormon or Moroni?
Stumbling Block via bycommonconsent.com
October 10, 2019
KnoWhy #535; Jacob 4:15-16
Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 6: Why Do Similar Clusters of Old Testament Texts Appear in Both?
“Angel Appears to Alma and the Sons of Mosiah” by Jerry Thompson via Gospel Media Library
August 29, 2019
KnoWhy #529; Alma 7:9
Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show up in the Book of Mormon? Part 3: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as a Source (Part A)
“Jonah Cast on Shore by the Fish” by Antonius Wierix II via The Met Collection
July 26, 2019
KnoWhy #526; Ether 3:2
How Were Jonah and the Brother of Jared Able to Find Comfort?
Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush by Domenico Zampieri via The Met
May 16, 2019
KnoWhy #516; Mosiah 11:27
Why Does the Book of Mosiah Refer to the Exodus Narrative?
Sell That Thou Hast via LDS Media Library
January 24, 2019
KnoWhy #499; Moroni 10:6
What Does It Really Mean to Be a Good Person?
“The Flight of the Prisoners,” by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
July 19, 2018
KnoWhy #451; 1 Nephi 2:13
Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed?
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?
Image of Christ via LDS Media Library
July 10, 2018
KnoWhy #448; 1 Nephi 10:4
Why Did Nephi Clarify That the Messiah Was the Savior of the World?
Lehi, Nephi, and Jacob Utilizing the Plates. Images via lds.org
June 26, 2018
KnoWhy #444; 1 Nephi 19:4
How is the Phrase "Make a Record" an Evidence for the Book of Mormon?
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?
Ezekiel
June 12, 2018
KnoWhy #440; Jacob 5:24
Did Prophets Such as Ezekiel Know the Writings of Zenos?
King David the Poet by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
June 7, 2018
KnoWhy #439; Jacob 6:6
Why Are Certain Biblical Psalms Used by Book of Mormon Authors?
Jesus Mourning via LDS Media Library
May 31, 2018
KnoWhy #438; 1 Nephi 8:8
Why Do Biblical Psalms of Lament Show Up in the Book of Mormon?
The Orlando Florida Temple
May 29, 2018
KnoWhy #437; 2 Nephi 25:16
How Do the Psalms Quoted in the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple?
“Ruth in Boaz’s Field,” by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
May 24, 2018
KnoWhy #436; 2 Nephi 2:3
How the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament Help Us Understand What it Means to be Redeemed
Morphart via Adobe Stock
May 3, 2018
KnoWhy #430; Alma 51:17
Why Did Moroni Speak of Pulling Down Pride?
Image by Stephen Orsillo via Adobe Stock
April 27, 2018
KnoWhy #428; 1 Nephi 4:34
How is the Use of Deuteronomy in the Book of Mormon Evidence for its Authenticity?