Book of Mormon Central Archive

KnoWhy #2 - An Apostle's Witness (2 Nephi 33:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #3 - Are There Mistakes in the Book of Mormon? (Book of Mormon Title Page, 1830 Edition). 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 #9 - Why Would Lehi Offer Sacrifices Outside of Jerusalem? (1 Nephi 7:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #10 - What Fruit is White? (1 Nephi 8:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #13 - What does the Virgin Mary Have To Do With the Tree of Life? (1 Nephi 11:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #15 - Were Plain and Precious Doctrines Lost? (1 Nephi 13:26). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #16 - Are There Really Only Two Churches? (1 Nephi 14:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #17 - How Did God Call His Prophets in Ancient Times? (1 Nephi 15:8). 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.

KnoWhy #22 - What Kind of Ore did Nephi Use to Make the Plates? (1 Nephi 19:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #31 - Did Ancient Israelites Build Temples Outside of Jerusalem? (2 Nephi 5:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #35 - Why does Jacob Declare so Many Woes? (2 Nephi 9:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #37 - Who Are the Witnesses of Christ in 2 Nephi? (2 Nephi 11:2-3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #39 - Can Textual Studies Help Readers Understand the Isaiah Chapters in 2 Nephi? (2 Nephi 11:8)., 2016.

KnoWhy #41 - Has the Prophecy of the Lord’s House Established in the Mountains been Fulfilled? (2 Nephi 12:2; Isaiah 2:2). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #51 - Why Does Nephi Quote a Temple Psalm while Commenting on Isaiah? (2 Nephi 25:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

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

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 #60 - What is it to Speak with the Tongue of Angels? (2 Nephi 32:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #61 - Why did Nephi End His Sacred Record with His Testimony of the Redeemer? (2 Nephi 33:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #62 - Why Does Jacob Quote So Much from the Psalms? (Jacob 1:7; cf. Psalm 95:8). 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 #68 - Why Do Church Leaders Frequently Testify of the Book of Mormon? (3 Nephi 23:5). 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 #92 - How is Christ Both the Father and the Son? (Mosiah 15:2). 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 #96 - Why was Abinadi Scourged with Faggots? (Mosiah 17:3). 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.

KnoWhy #104 - How was Mosiah a Type of Christ? (Mosiah 26:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #106 - What do the Jaredites Have to Do with the Reign of the Judges? (Mosiah 28:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #115 - Why Did Alma Bless and Thank God After Eating? (Alma 8:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #119 - Why Did Alma Teach His Opponents about the Temple? (Alma 12:30). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #136 - Why Did Alma Wish to Speak “with the Trump of God”? (Alma 29:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #140 - Why Did Alma Use Creation Imagery in His Sermon on Faith? (Alma 32:40). 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 #147 - Why Was Corianton’s Sin So Serious? (Alma 39:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #154 - Why Did Moroni Quote the Patriarch Jacob about a Piece of Joseph’s Coat? (Alma 46:24). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #160 - Why Did Teancum Slay Amalickiah On New Year’s Eve? (Alma 51:37). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #162 - Why was Ammoron Determined to Avenge the Blood of His Brother? (Alma 54:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #170 - Why Was Teancum Captured and Killed? (Alma 62:36). 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 #178 - Why Did Nephi Prophesy Near “the Highway Which Led to the Chief Market”? (Helaman 7:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #181 - Why is There Temple Imagery in Helaman 10? (Helaman 10:8). 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 #192 - Why Did the People Cut Down the Tree after Hanging Zemnarihah? (3 Nephi 4:28). 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 #199 - Is there Precedent for General Conference in the Book of Mormon? (3 Nephi 11:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #202 - Why Did the People Fall Down at the Feet of Jesus? (3 Nephi 11:17). 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 #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 #209 - Why Did Jesus Minister to the People One by One? (3 Nephi 17:21). 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 #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 #214 - Why Did Jesus Mix Together Micah and Isaiah? (3 Nephi 20:25). 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 #218 - Why Did Jesus Give the Nephites Malachi’s Prophecies? (3 Nephi 24:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #221 - Why Must We Do What Jesus Did? (3 Nephi 27:22). 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 #223 - Why Was the 3 Nephites’ Wish Helpful for Mormon and Moroni (3 Nephi 28:7). 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 #228 - Why is the 10-Year Peace Treaty Important? (Mormon 3:1). 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 #230 - What Was Mormon’s Purpose in Writing the Book of Mormon? (Mormon 5:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #237 - Why Did Moroni Use Temple Imagery While Telling the Brother of Jared Story? (Ether 3:20). 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 #240 - Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones? (Ether 6:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #244 - Why Did Riplakish Construct a Beautiful Throne? (Ether 10:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #246 - Why Must a Trial of Faith Precede a Witness of Truth? (Ether 12:6). 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 #258 - Why Does the Lord Speak to Men “According to Their Language”? (2 Nephi 31:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

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 #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 #269 - Why Did Lehi Teach that the Fall was Necessary? (2 Nephi 2:22-25). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Why Did Lehi Teach That The Fall Was Necessary?. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Why Did Nephi Believe the Lord Would Prepare a Way?. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

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

KnoWhy #270 - How Important was Oliver Cowdery in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 27:9). 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 #274 - Why were the People of Ammon Exempted from Military Duty? (Alma 27:24). Salt Lake City: 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.

Why Did Nephi Say That All Are Alike Unto God?. 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 #285 - Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Teachings On The Family? (3 Nephi 18:21). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #287 - Why Did Lehi Teach About the “Two Ways”? (2 Nephi 2:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Why Did Lehi Teach About the “Two Ways”?. 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 #289 - What Does The Book Of Mormon Teach About The Priesthood? (Mosiah 23:17). 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 #293 - What Unique Doctrines Did the Lord Reveal through the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 3:11). 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 #298 - Why Must One Pray Always To Endure To The End? (2 Nephi 32:8-9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 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 #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.

Why Must One Pray Always To Endure To The End? (2 Nephi 32:8-9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central Staff, 2017.

Where Was the Aaronic Priesthood Restored?. 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.

How Did King Benjamin Teach His People To Trust God More?. 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 #319 - Why Did Lehi Divide His People Into Seven Tribes? (Jacob 1:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #325 - Why Did Lehi Quote From A Psalm Of Repentance In His Dream? (1 Nephi 8:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #331 - What If Martin Harris Didn’t Lose All Of The 116 Pages? (Words of Mormon 1:18-Mosiah 1:1). 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 #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.

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 #343 - Can Chiasmus Survive Translation? (Mosiah 5:11-12). 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 #356 - How Can Trials of Faith Lead to Spiritual Growth? (Ether 12:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #357 - How Was Lehi’s Journey Similar to the Mormon Pioneers’ Trek West? (1 Nephi 2:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #362 - Why Does Zion Flourish in the Wilderness? (1 Nephi 2:2). 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 #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 #372 - Why is Joy Associated with Temple Work in the Scriptures? (3 Nephi 17:17–18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #376 - What Were the “Other Records” Nephi Saw in Vision? (1 Nephi 13:39). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Evidences of the Book of Mormon: Translation, Edited by Book of Mormon Central Staff. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Evidences of the Book of Mormon: Plates. 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 #382 - What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about Families? (Mosiah 25:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #384 - How Can We Be Thankful During Times of Hardship? (1 Nephi 2:6-7). 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 #388 - Why Bother Studying the Textual Variants in the Book of Mormon? (Words of Mormon 1:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

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

KnoWhy #390 - What Impact Do My Actions Have on Others?(Alma 39:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #395 - Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling? (Alma 27:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

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 #400 - Why Do We Have Three Different Accounts of the Creation? (2 Nephi 2:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #402 - Why Do We Still Have to Cling to the Iron Rod Even Though the Path is Strait? (1 Nephi 8:13-14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #404 - What Does an Ancient Book About Enoch Have to Do With Lehi’s Dream? (1 Nephi 12:16-17). 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 #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 #425 - What Does Mormon Teach Us about Ministering as Angels? (Moroni 7:29). 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 #432 - What is the Difference Between "Robbers" and "Thieves" in the Book of Mormon? (Helaman 6:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #433 - How Have LDS Women Shared the Book of Mormon? (Alma 32:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #437 - How Do the Psalms Quoted in the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple? (2 Nephi 25:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #442 - Why Did Nephi Want to Know the Mysteries of God? (1 Nephi 2:16). 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 #455 - What Does Mary Whitmer Teach Us About Enduring Trials? (2 Nephi 27:14). 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 #470 - Is There Evidence for Highways in Ancient America? (3 Nephi 6:8). 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 #485 - How Thomas B. Marsh was Led to the Book of Mormon Without Knowing It (2 Nephi 21:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #490 - Does the Book of Mormon Really Have “Bad” Grammar? (Ether 12:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #494 - Why Is the Book of Mormon “Another Testament of Jesus Christ”? (2 Nephi 3:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #500 - Is the Book of Mormon Musical? (Ether 6:9). 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 #504 - What Can We All Learn about Repentance from the Tragic Loss of the 116 Book of Mormon Pages? (Helaman 12:23). 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 #509 - How Was the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Three Nephites a Temple-Like Experience? (3 Nephi 28:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #514 - Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon? (2 Nephi 27:15). 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 #521 - Did the Book of Mormon Witnesses Really See What They Claimed? (3 Nephi 28:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2019.

KnoWhy #522 -Why Does Part of the Long Ending of Mark Show Up in the Book of Mormon? (Mormon 9:24). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

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

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 #544 - Why Did Lehi and Jeremiah Find Themselves in a Dark and Dreary Wilderness? (1 Nephi 8:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

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

KnoWhy #546 - What is the Significance of the Great and Spacious Building? (1 Nephi 12:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #547 - Why Did Nephi Prophesy of Christopher Columbus? (1 Nephi 13:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #549 - Why Did Jacob Condemn “Deliberately” Killing? (2 Nephi 9:35). 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.

Book of Mormon Central Staff. "Because There Was No Darkness" - The Birth of Christ: A Book of Mormon Perspective. 2nd ed. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2021.

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