Book of Mormon Central Archive

"Because There Was No Darkness" - The Birth of Christ: A Book of Mormon Perspective. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #1 - What Does It Mean To Be A Martyr? (Ether 12:37, 39). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #120 - Why Did Alma Talk about Melchizedek? (Alma 13:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #122 - Why Did the People of Sidom Go to the Altar for Deliverance? (Alma 15:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #124 - Why Did Alma and Amulek Preach in Synagogues? (Alma 16:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #129 - Why Did Mormon Include Flashbacks in His Narrative? (Alma 21:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #132 - What is the Symbolism of the Stained Swords of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies? (Alma 24:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #137 - Why Was Alma’s Wish Sinful? (Alma 29:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #138 - Why Was Korihor Cursed with Speechlessness? (Alma 30:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #14 - What was the Great and Terrible Gulf in Lehi’s Dream? (1 Nephi 12:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #141 - What Were the Nephite Articles of Faith? (Alma 33:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #142 - Why Must There be an Infinite and Eternal Sacrifice? (Alma 34:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #145 - Why Was a Stone Used as an Aid in Translating the Book of Mormon? (Alma 37:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #146 - Did Alma Counsel His Sons During the Passover? (Alma 38:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #147 - Why Was Corianton’s Sin So Serious? (Alma 39:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #161 - How Old Were the Stripling Warriors? (Alma 53:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #164 - How Realistic are Nephite Battle Strategies? (Alma 56:30). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #165 - Why Did the Stripling Warriors Perform Their Duties “With Exactness”? (Alma 57:21). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #166 - Why Is the Presence of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon Significant? (Mosiah 5:10-12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #167 - How Did Helaman’s Army Maintain Faith While Being Cut Off from Provisions? (Alma 58:37). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #171 - Why Did Mormon Mention Hagoth? (Alma 63:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #172 - How Was a Void in Leadership Dangerous for the Nephites? (Helaman 1:2). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #173 - Why was Helaman’s Servant Justified in Killing Kishkumen? (Helaman 2:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #176 - Why Did Helaman Compare Christ to a Rock? (Helaman 5:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #177 - Why was Chiasmus Used in Nephite Recordkeeping? (Helaman 6:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #180 - Why Was Seantum Convicted Without Any Witnesses? (Helaman 9:35-36). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #182 - How Did Nephi Use the Power to Seal on Earth and in Heaven? (Helaman 11:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #183 - Why Did Mormon Say the Children of Men are Less than the Dust of the Earth? (Helaman 12:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #184 - Why Did Samuel Give Such Chronologically Precise Prophecies? (Helaman 13:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #185 - Why did Samuel Rely So Heavily on the Words of Past Prophets? (Helaman 14:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #186 - Why Did Samuel Say the Lord “Hated” the Lamanites? (Helaman 15:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #188 - How was There a Night Without Darkness? (3 Nephi 1:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #189 - Why Were Many Nephites So Quick to Disbelieve the Signs of Christ’s Coming? (3 Nephi 2:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #190 - Why was Giddianhi So Polite? (3 Nephi 3:2). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #191 - Why Did the Gadianton Robbers Wear a Lamb Skin? (3 Nephi 4:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #193 - Why Did Moroni Deliver the Plates on September 22? (Joseph Smith-History 1:59). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #194 - Why Did Mormon Introduce Himself in 3 Nephi 5? (3 Nephi 5:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #196 - How Was Nephi, son of Nephi, Similar to John the Baptist? (3 Nephi 7:23-24). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #198 - Why Did Jesus Tell All People to Sacrifice a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit? (3 Nephi 9:19-20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #20 - Why Would Nephi Call the Ocean “Irreantum”? (1 Nephi 17:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #200 - Why Did Jesus Christ Compare Himself to a Hen? (3 Nephi 10:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #203 - Why Did Jesus Deliver a Version of the Sermon on the Mount at the Temple in Bountiful? (3 Nephi 12:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #205 - Why Did Jesus Say that Some Well-Intended People Will Be Told to Depart? (3 Nephi 14:21; Matthew 7:21). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #206 - What Makes 3 Nephi the Holy of Holies of the Book of Mormon? (3 Nephi 14:13–14; Matthew 7:13–14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #207 - Why Did Jesus Say That There Were “Other Sheep” Who Would Hear His Voice? (3 Nephi 15:21; cf. John 10:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #208 - Why is the Sermon at the Temple Echoed throughout the Rest of 3 Nephi? (3 Nephi 16:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #21 - Did Ancient People Sail the Seas? (1 Nephi 18:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

Book of Mormon Central Staff. KnoWhy #210 - Why has 3 Nephi been Called the Crown Jewel of the Book of Mormon? (3 Nephi 17:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #211 - Why Did the Savior Emphasize His Risen Body in the Nephite Sacrament? (3 Nephi 18:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #212 - Why Did Jesus Allude to the Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6? (3 Nephi 19:25). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #213 - Why Is 3 Nephi Important for Understanding the Godhead? (3 Nephi 19:23, cf. v. 29). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #215 - Who is the Servant Spoken of by Christ? (3 Nephi 21:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #216 - Why Did Jesus Quote all of Isaiah 54? (3 Nephi 22:5; Isaiah 54:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #217 - Why Would Jesus Call Isaiah’s Words Great? (3 Nephi 23:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #218 - Why Did Jesus Give the Nephites Malachi’s Prophecies? (3 Nephi 24:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #219 - Why Will God Turn the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children? (3 Nephi 25:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #220 - Why Are Children So Prominent in 3 Nephi? (3 Nephi 26:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #222 - Why Is 3 Nephi Sometimes Called the “Fifth Gospel”? (3 Nephi 27:21). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #225 - Why Did the Peace Last So Long in 4 Nephi? (4 Nephi 1:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #227 - Why Did Mormon Write So Little about His Own Time Period? (Mormon 2:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #229 - Why did the Lamanites Sacrifice Women and Children to Idols? (Mormon 4:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #231 - How Could So Many People Have Died at the Battle of Cumorah? (Mormon 6:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #232 - How Did Mormon React to Seeing His People Slain? (Mormon 6:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #235 - Why Does the Book of Ether Begin with Such a Long Genealogy? (Ether 1:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #238 - Why Should We Take the Time to Give Thanks to God? (Mosiah 24:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #24 - Who is the Servant Spoken of in Isaiah 49 and 1 Nephi 21? (1 Nephi 21:3; Isaiah 49:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #240 - Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones? (Ether 6:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #243 - Why Did Snakes Infest Jaredite Lands During a Famine? (Ether 9:30). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #248 - How Could Shiz Move and Breathe After Being Beheaded? (Ether 15:31). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #249 - Why Did Moroni Keep Writing? (Moroni 2:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #250 - Where did Moroni Get the Sacramental Prayers From? (Moroni 4:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #252 - Why Should People Study the Same Scriptures Over and Over Again? (Moroni 7:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #253 - Why Did Moroni Include Mormon’s Condemnation of Infant Baptism? (Moroni 8:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #254 - How Will God Manifest the Truth of the Book of Mormon? (Moroni 10:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #256 - Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal? (1 Nephi 4:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #26 - Did Lehi Quote Shakespeare? (2 Nephi 1:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #260 - Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge: Act in Faith (1 Nephi 2:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #261 - Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Doctrinal Ideas About Christ? (Mosiah 4:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #262 - Why Did Nephi Work So Hard to Preserve the Wisdom He Had Received? (1 Nephi 6:5-6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #263 - Why Did Nephi Believe the Lord Would Prepare a Way? (1 Nephi 3:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #264 - Why Are there Multiple Accounts of Joseph Smith and Alma’s Visions? (Alma 36:6-7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #266 - How Are the Book of Mormon’s Teaching about the Godhead Unique? (3 Nephi 11:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #267 - Why Were Three Key Witnesses Chosen To Testify Of The Book Of Mormon? (Ether 5:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #268 - Why Is Lehi Depicted as Similar to Moses? (2 Nephi 3:9-10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #27 - Was the Requirement of a “Broken Heart” Known Before the Time of Christ? (2 Nephi 2:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #271 - Why Did Nephi Use Chiasmus To Testify Of Christ? (2 Nephi 11:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #272 - Where Can You Best Learn about God’s Plan of Salvation? (Alma 24:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #273 - Why Did the Book of Mormon Come Forth as a Miracle? (2 Nephi 27:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #275 - How Are Atonement, Resurrection, Judgment, and Redemption Interconnected? (Mosiah 3:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #277 - Why Does Jacob Describe God as a Divine Warrior? (2 Nephi 6:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #278 - Why Did Nephi Say That All Are Alike Unto God? (2 Nephi 26:33). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Book of Mormon Central Staff. KnoWhy #279 - Why Did Joseph and Oliver Seek Authority to Baptize? (3 Nephi 11:24-25). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #281 - Why Is The Book Of Mormon So Important To The Restoration? (Mormon 9:36). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #282 - Why Did The Lord Quote The Book Of Mormon When Reestablishing The Church? (3 Nephi 11:24). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #284 - What Does The Book Of Mormon Teach About Prophets? (Helaman 13:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #285 - Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Teachings On The Family? (3 Nephi 18:21). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #288 - What Role Does The Book Of Mormon Play In Missionary Work? (2 Nephi 30:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #290 - Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Ideas about the Physical and Spiritual Gathering of Israel? (2 Nephi 21:11; Isaiah 11:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #291 - How Did Martin Harris Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 27:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #292 - Why Did Nephi Say That People Had to Learn Things Line Upon Line? (2 Nephi 28:30). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #294 - How Did President Gordon B. Hinckley Emphasize the Importance of the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 2:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #297 - How Can the Book of Mormon Help Saints Live the Law of Consecration? (Mosiah 4:19). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #300 - How Does The Book Of Mormon Help Date Christ’s Death? (Helaman 14:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #302 - How Can The Book Of Mormon Strengthen Marriages And Families? (Jacob 3:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central Staff, 2017.

KnoWhy #305 - Why Does The Lord Require People To Live The Laws Of Tithing And Fasting? (3 Nephi 24:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #306 - How Can One “Feast Upon The Words Of Christ”? (2 Nephi 32:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central Staff, 2017.

KnoWhy #308 - How Are Acts Of Service Related To Wisdom? (Mosiah 2:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central Staff, 2017.

KnoWhy #309 - What Does The Book Of Mormon Teach About The Temple? (2 Nephi 5:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #310 - Why Did Abinadi Use A Disguise?. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #311 - How Can One Overcome The Natural Man? (Mosiah 3:19). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #314 - How Did King Benjamin Teach His People To Trust God More? (Mosiah 4:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #315 - What Does The Book Of Mormon Teach About Life After Death? (Alma 40:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #316 - Why Did Nephi Say Serpents Could Fly? (1 Nephi 17:41). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #318 - What Did The Early Saints Learn About The Second Coming From The Book Of Mormon? (3 Nephi 29:2). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #321 - How Does The Book Of Mormon Help Explain The Origins Of The Word Of Wisdom? (Alma 55:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #322 - Why You Should Care About The Nephite Weights And Measures System (Alma 11:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #324 - Why Is It Good To Seek Both Spiritual And Secular Learning? (1 Nephi 1:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #326 - What Does Alma Say About Avoiding Sexual Sin? (Alma 39:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #327 - How Can People Today Avoid Being Destroyed Like The Nephites Were? (Helaman 13:5-6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #330 - What Did The Book Of Mormon Teach Early Church Leaders About The Order And Offices Of The Priesthood? (Alma 13:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #333 - How Does the Book of Mormon Prepare Missionaries to Sacrifice, Serve, and Preach? (Alma 4:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #334 - How Much Could Joseph Smith Have Known about Chiasmus in 1829? (1 Nephi 3:19). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #336 - Who Was Zelph? (Helaman 6:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #338 - How Does the Gospel Bring Us Unto Christ? (3 Nephi 27:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #34 - Why Does Jacob Choose a “Monster” as a Symbol for Death and Hell? (2 Nephi 9:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #340 - How Did Biblical And Ancient Near Eastern Authors Use Chiasmus? (Alma 34:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #341 - What Can We Learn From The Savior’s First Words At Bountiful? (3 Nephi 11:10-11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #342 - Where Does the Name Nauvoo Come From? (3 Nephi 20:40, Isaiah 52:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #343 - Can Chiasmus Survive Translation? (Mosiah 5:11-12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #345 - Why Is It Important to Keep Records? (1 Nephi 9:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #347 - How Do Commandments Bring Us Peace and Happiness? (2 Nephi 5:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #348 - How Do the Bible and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Sealing Power? (3 Nephi 25:5-6, Malachi 4:5-6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #351 - Why Does God Sometimes Allow His Saints to Be Martyred? (Alma 14:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #360 - Why Does God Sometimes Send Angels to Help People? (Alma 24:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #363 - How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon? (1 Nephi 2:12-13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #364 - Why Do We Need Prophets? (3 Nephi 5:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #366 - Why Were the Plates Present During the Translation of the Book of Mormon? (Mosiah 1:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #368 - Why Should We Read the Book of Mormon Daily? (2 Nephi 4:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #371 - Why Does Nephi State that We Are Saved by Grace “After All We Can Do"? (2 Nephi 25:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #372 - Why is Joy Associated with Temple Work in the Scriptures? (3 Nephi 17:17–18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #373 - How Do the Blessings in the Scriptures Apply to Us Today? (Alma 1:29). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #377 - Why Does the Book of Mormon Use the Phrase “Secret Combinations?” (3 Nephi 7:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #378 - What Does the Book of Mormon Say about the Armor of God? (2 Nephi 1:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #379 - How Can We Be Strengthened by Lucy Mack Smith's Testimony of the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 27:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #380 - What is the Purpose of Democracy in the Book of Mormon? (Mosiah 29:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #383 - How Is Prosperity Defined in Nephi’s Small Plates? (Words of Mormon 1:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #385 - How Can Sally Conrad’s Witness of the Book of Mormon Strengthen Our Faith? (Alma 37:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #386 - How Did Emma Smith Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 27:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #387 - Why Doesn’t God Punish Us the Moment We Sin? (Mormon 2:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central Staff, 2017.

KnoWhy #389 - What Can Stylometry Tell Us about Book of Mormon Authorship? (Jacob 4:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2017.

KnoWhy #392 - Why Did the Wise Men Give Jesus Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh? (2 Nephi 2:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #393 - How Can the Book of Mormon Survivors Give Us Hope? (Mormon 8:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #396 - How Do the Book of Moses and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Endowment? (1 Nephi 11:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #397 - Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 27:19). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2018.

KnoWhy #399 - Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 27:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #401 - What Was the Sword of Laban Like? (1 Nephi 4:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #405 - Why Were the Three Witnesses Shown the Liahona? (Alma 37:38). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #409 - Is There Evidence That Joseph Smith Possessed a Urim and Thummim and Breastplate? (Ether 4:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #411 - Why Was the Sword of Laban So Important to Nephite Leaders? (Words Of Mormon 1:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #412 - How Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac Illuminates the Atonement (Jacob 4:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #413 - How Can We Know What to Believe about Joseph Smith’s Personal Character? (3 Nephi 8:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #414 - How Does the Book of Mormon Use an Ancient Storytelling Technique? (Alma 27:24-25). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2018.

KnoWhy #417 - Were Joseph Smith’s Translation Instruments Like the Israelite Urim and Thummim? (Alma 37:24). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #419 - What the Exodus Teaches Us about the Atonement (Alma 36:28). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2018.

KnoWhy #42 - Why Do Early Nephite Prophets Speak About The Scattering Of The Jews? (2 Nephi 25:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #420 - Were Nephite Prophets Familiar with the Passover Tradition? (Mosiah 13:30). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #421 - Why Did Nephi Include the Story of the Broken Bow? (1 Nephi 16:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #423 - Is the Book of Mormon's Depiction of Guerrilla Warfare Realistic? (Helaman 11:25). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #427 - How Are Rod and Sword Connected to the Word of God? (1 Nephi 11:25). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #43 - Why Did Lehi “Suppose” the Existence of Satan? (2 Nephi 24:12; Isaiah 14:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #430 - Why Did Moroni Speak of Pulling Down Pride? (Alma 51:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #431 - Where Did the Book of Mormon Happen? (2 Nephi 1:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #446 - Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn that a Lake of Fire and Brimstone Awaits Sinners in the Afterlife? (2 Nephi 9:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #447 - How Can We Be Delivered through the Lord’s Tender Mercies? (1 Nephi 1:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #448 - Why Did Nephi Clarify That the Messiah Was the Savior of the World? (1 Nephi 10:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #453 - How Are Oliver Cowdery’s Messenger and Advocate Letters to Be Understood and Used? (Mormon 6:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #454 - What Do the Kinderhook Plates Reveal About Joseph Smith’s Gift of Translation? (Mosiah 8:12-13) . Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #456 - Is the Path to Eternal Life “Strait” or “Straight"? (1 Nephi 8:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #460 - Why Are People Exhausted by Powerful Spiritual Experiences? . Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #461 - Where Is the Narrative Transition in 1 Nephi? (1 Nephi 1:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #462 - Why Was It Significant that Nephi Was Made ‘a Ruler and a Teacher’ Over His Brethren? (1 Nephi 2:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #465 - How Many Others Traveled with Lehi to the Promised Land? (1 Nephi 2:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #474 - Why Are There So Many Similarities between the Dreams of Lehi and Joseph Smith, Sr.? (1 Nephi 8:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #480 - Why Is the Book of Mormon’s Historical Authenticity So Important? (Moroni 10:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #481 - Why Is So Little Said about the Timing of Christ’s Temple Ministry? (3 Nephi 10:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #487 - What Role Should Scholarship Play in Studying the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 9:29). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #488 - The Simple Miracle That Helped the Whitmers Further the Book of Mormon (Alma 37:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #489 - Where is the Location of the Hill Cumorah? (Mormon 6:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #498 - How Does Prophecy Shape the Book of Mormon’s Content and Structure? (Words of Mormon 1:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #50 - Why Did Moroni Quote Isaiah 11 to Joseph Smith? (2 Nephi 21:10; Isaiah 11:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #500 - Is the Book of Mormon Musical? (Ether 6:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #502 - Is the Book of Mormon Like Any Other Nineteenth Century Book?. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #503 - How Does the “Mosiah-First” Translation Sequence Strengthen Faith? (Words of Mormon 1:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #506 - Why is the Timing of the Book of Mormon's Translation so "Marvelous"? (2 Nephi 27:26). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #507 - Was Joseph Smith the "Author" of the Book of Mormon? (Title Page). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #510 - Why Should Readers Pay Attention to the Book of Mormon’s Editorial Promises? (3 Nephi 18:37). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #515 - What Do We Know About the “Anthon Transcript”? (Mosiah 8:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2019.

KnoWhy #516 - Why Does the Book of Mosiah Refer to the Exodus Narrative? (Mosiah 11:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #517 - What Does It Mean to Love God with “All Thy Mind”? (Matthew 22:37-38). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #52 - Why Does Nephi use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy? (2 Nephi 26:16; Isaiah 29:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #523 - What Was One of the Main Causes of Warfare in the Book of Mormon? (Alma 2:2). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #528 - Why do New Testament Words and Phrases Show Up in the Book of Mormon? Part 2: The Resurrected Jesus as the Source (3 Nephi 5:12-13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #53 - Why Would a Book be Sealed? (2 Nephi 27:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #534 - What Do We Learn About Ministering from the Account of Sherem? (Jacob 7:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #535 - 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? (Jacob 4:15-16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #538 - Did a “Magic World View” Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 27:26/Isaiah 29:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #539 - Why Did Samuel Say the Wealth of Some Nephites Would Become “Slippery”? (Helaman 13:31). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #54 - Who are the "Few" Who were Permitted to See the Plates? (2 Nephi 27:12-13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #540 - Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 8: Were These Expressions Parts of Joseph Smith's Linguistic Toolbox? (Introduction). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #542 - Why New Testament Words and Phrases Are in the Book of Mormon Part 9: Above All, Were These Words Given by the Gift and Power of God? (2 Nephi 29:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #545 - What Sacrifices did Lehi Offer to God in the Wilderness? (1 Nephi 7:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #55 - How Does the Devil Lead Us Astray? (2 Nephi 28:21). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #550 - Why Does Isaiah Prophesy of the Daughter of Zion? (2 Nephi 13:16-17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #551 - Why Did Nephi Say the Devil Leads Sinners by a “Flaxen Cord”? (2 Nephi 26:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #552 - How Does the Doctrine of Christ Relate to the Ancient Temple? (2 Nephi 32:4-6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #554 - Why Did Jacob Include the Case of Sherem? (Jacob 7:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #555 - Did Joseph Smith’s Mother Believe He Could Have Written the Book of Mormon? (Alma 32:21). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #556 - Why Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Secure the Book of Mormon Copyright in Canada? (Alma 26:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #557 - Why Did the Nephites Preserve Some Items as “National Treasures”? (Mosiah 1:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #56 - Why is There a Need for the Testimony of the Two Nations? (2 Nephi 29:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #57 - What Does it Mean to be a White and Delightsome People? (2 Nephi 30:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #66 - Why did Jacob Share the Allegory of the Olive Tree? (Jacob 4:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #67 - Is anything known of the prophet Zenos outside of the Book of Mormon? (Jacob 5:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #7 - Did Jerusalem Have Walls Around It? (1 Nephi 4:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #73 - Why Did Sherem Die? (Jacob 7:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #74 - Why Do the Authors on the Small Plates Follow a Pattern? (Jacob 7:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #76 - Why Were Genealogies Important to Book of Mormon Peoples? (Jarom 1:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #77 - Why was Coriantumr’s Record Engraved on a “Large Stone”? (Omni 1:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #78 - Why is “Words of Mormon” at the End of the Small Plates? (Words of Mormon 1:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #8 - Were There Ancient Israelite Women Named Sariah? (1 Nephi 5:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #80 - Why Did the Nephites Stay in Their Tents During King Benjamin’s Speech? (Mosiah 2:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #82 - Why Does King Benjamin Emphasize the Blood of Christ? (Mosiah 4:2). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #85 - Why Are Mormon’s Extensive Quotations of Limhi Significant? (Mosiah 7:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #86 - Why is a Seer Greater than a Prophet? (Mosiah 8:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #9 - Why Would Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem? (1 Nephi 7:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #90 - Did Abinadi Prophesy during Pentecost? (Mosiah 13:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #91 - Why Did Abinadi Talk about the Suffering Messiah? (Mosiah 14:4; Isaiah 53:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #93 - Why Does Abinadi Use the Phrase “the Bands of Death”? (Mosiah 15:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #97 - What Do We Covenant to Do at Baptism? (Mosiah 18:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #99 - Did King Benjamin or King Mosiah Have the Gift of Interpretation? (Book of Mormon, 1830 edition; cf. Mosiah 21:28). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

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