Book of Mormon Central Archive

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

KnoWhy #5 - Did Lehi Use the Poetry of the Ancient Bedouin? (1 Nephi 2:9-10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #6 - Why Does Nephi Always Go Down to the Wilderness, and Up to Jerusalem? (1 Nephi 3:4). 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 #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 #14 - What was the Great and Terrible Gulf in Lehi’s Dream? (1 Nephi 12:18). 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 #19 - Who Called the Burial Place of Ishmael "Nahom"? (1 Nephi 16:34). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #28 - What Are The Origins Of Lehi's Understanding Of The Fall? (2 Nephi 2:25). 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 #32 - Did Jacob Refer to Ancient Israelite Autumn Festivals? (2 Nephi 6:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #36 - Why Does An Angel Reveal The Name Of Christ To Jacob? (2 Nephi 10:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

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 #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 #53 - Why Would a Book be Sealed? (2 Nephi 27:10). 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 #60 - What is it to Speak with the Tongue of Angels? (2 Nephi 32:3). 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 #70 - What are the Roots of Zenos’s Allegory in the Ancient World? (Jacob 5:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #71 - Why Did Zenos Give So Many Details about Raising Good Olives? (Jacob 5:9-10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #72 - Was the Book of Mormon used as the First Church Administrative Handbook? (3 Nephi 27:21-22). 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 #75 - Why Are Horses Mentioned in the Book of Mormon? (Enos 1:21). 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 #82 - Why Does King Benjamin Emphasize the Blood of Christ? (Mosiah 4:2). 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 #87 - How Can Barley in the Book of Mormon Feed Faith? (Mosiah 9:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #88 - Why does the Book of Mormon Mention Wine, Vineyards, and Wine-presses? (Mosiah 11:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #89 - Why Would Noah’s Priests Quiz Abinadi on Isaiah? (Mosiah 12:20–21; cf. Isaiah 52:7). 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 #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 #94 - Why Did Abinadi Stretch Forth His Hand as He Prophesied? (Mosiah 16:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #95 - Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Speak of Future Events as if They Had Already Happened? (Mosiah 16:6). 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 #97 - What Do We Covenant to Do at Baptism? (Mosiah 18:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #98 - Why did the Lamanites Break Their Treaty with King Limhi? (Mosiah 20:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #100 - Why Did King Limhi Think Gideon’s Escape Plan Would Work? (Mosiah 22:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #101 - Why does the Book of Mosiah Talk So Much About Priesthood Authority? (Mosiah 23:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #102 - How Does the Lord Make Our Burdens Light? (Mosiah 24:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #103 - Has an Ancient Artifact Relating to the Book of Mormon Been Found (Mosiah 25:2). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #105 - Why did the Angel Speak to Alma with a Voice of Thunder? (Mosiah 27:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #107 - How Were Judges Elected in the Book of Mormon? (Mosiah 29:39). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #108 - Why did Nehor Suffer an “Ignominious” Death? (Alma 1:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #109 - How were the Amlicites and Amalekites Related? (Alma 2:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #110 - Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Discourage Nephite-Lamanite Intermarriage? (Alma 3:8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #111 - Why Did Alma Add “Chains of Hell” to Abinadi’s Phrase “Bands of Death”? (Alma 5:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #112 - Why Did Alma Ask Church Members Fifty Probing Questions? (Alma 5:14-15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #113 - Why Did Alma Need to “Establish the Order of the Church” in Zarahemla Again? (Alma 6:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #114 - Why Does Alma Mention Three Kinds of Paths in One Verse? (Alma 7:19). 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 #116 - What does it Mean to “Prosper in the Land”? (Alma 9:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #117 - Why is Amulek’s Household Significant? (Alma 10:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #118 - Why Would Zeezrom Attempt to Bribe Amulek? (Alma 11:22). 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 #120 - Why Did Alma Talk about Melchizedek? (Alma 13:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #121 - What Kind of Earthquake Caused the Prison Walls to Fall? (Alma 14:29). 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 #123 - Why was the City of Ammonihah Destroyed and Left Desolate? (Alma 16:9-11). 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 #125 - Why Did the Servants Present Lamoni with the Arms of His Enemies? (Alma 17:39). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #126 - What is the Nature and Use of Chariots in the Book of Mormon? (Alma 18:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #127 - Why Was Abish Mentioned by Name? (Alma 19:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #128 - What Did it Mean to be “King Over All the Land”? (Alma 20:8). 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 #130 - Why Did Mormon Give So Many Details About Geography? (Alma 22:32). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #131 - Why Did Converted Lamanites Call Themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies? (Alma 23:17). 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 #133 - Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26? (Alma 26:8; cf. Psalm 106:47; Nehemiah 9:5; Daniel 2:20). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #134 - Why Was Jershon Called a Land of Inheritance? (Alma 27:22). 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 #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 #139 - Why Did Alma Repeat the Lord’s Name Ten Times While in Prayer? (Alma 31:26). 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 #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 #143 - Why Was The Zoramite Defection So Disastrous? (Alma 35:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #144 - Why was Alma Converted? (Alma 36:21). 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 #148 - Why Was Corianton So Concerned About The Resurrection? (Alma 40:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #150 - Why Does Alma Mention “the Plan” Ten Times in His Words to Corianton? (Alma 42:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #151 - Why was Moroni’s Young Age an Advantage? (Alma 43:17). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #153 - How Did Seeking a King Get in the Way of Sustaining a Prophet? (Alma 45:23). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #156 - How Did Democracy Help the Nephites Withstand Their Enemies? (Alma 48:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #158 - What Was the Nature of Nephite Fortifications? (Alma 50:6). 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 #163 - Why Did Moroni Change His Mind about Exchanging Prisoners with Ammoron? (Alma 55:2). 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 #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 #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 #174 - When Did Cement Become Common in Ancient America? (Helaman 3:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #175 - How Did the Nephites Become Weak in Such a Short Time? (Helaman 4:25). 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 #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 #187 - Why Does Mormon State that Angels Did Appear unto Wise Men? (Helaman 16:14). 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 #193 - Why Did Moroni Deliver the Plates on September 22? (Joseph Smith-History 1:59). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #195 - Why did the “Pride Cycle” Destroy the Nephite Nation? (3 Nephi 6:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #197 - What Caused the Darkness and Destruction in the 34th Year? (3 Nephi 8:20). 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 #200 - Why Did Jesus Christ Compare Himself to a Hen? (3 Nephi 10:4). 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 #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 #212 - Why Did Jesus Allude to the Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6? (3 Nephi 19:25). 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 #220 - Why Are Children So Prominent in 3 Nephi? (3 Nephi 26:14). 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 #225 - Why Did the Peace Last So Long in 4 Nephi? (4 Nephi 1:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #226 - What Do We Know about Mormon’s Upbringing? (Mormon 1:2). 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 #231 - How Could So Many People Have Died at the Battle of Cumorah? (Mormon 6:14). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

The Genealogy from Jared to Ether. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #234 - Why Did Moroni Conclude His Father’s Record with 22 Commands? (Mormon 9:27). 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 #240 - Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones? (Ether 6:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #241 - Why is The Book of Ether an Epic? (Ether 7:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

KnoWhy #242 - Why Did Moroni Comment So Much Throughout Ether? (Ether 8:20). 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 #245 - Why Does the Book of Mormon Include the Rise and Fall of Two Nations? (Ether 11:20-21). 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 #247 - Why Do the Prophets Speak of Multiple Jerusalems? (Ether 13:3-6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2016.

"Because There Was No Darkness" - The Birth of Christ: A Book of Mormon Perspective. 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 #251 - Why Was Singing Hymns a Part of Nephite Worship Services? (Moroni 6:9). 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 #256 - Was Nephi’s Slaying of Laban Legal? (1 Nephi 4:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #257 - Why Doctrinal Mastery? (3 Nephi 11:39). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #255 - How Does the Book of Mormon Help Date the First Christmas? (3 Nephi 1:13). 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 #259 - Has the Location of Nephi’s Bountiful Been Discovered? (1 Nephi 17:5). 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 #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 #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 #272 - Where Can You Best Learn about God’s Plan of Salvation? (Alma 24:14). 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 #275 - How Are Atonement, Resurrection, Judgment, and Redemption Interconnected? (Mosiah 3:17). 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.

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 #280 - Why Hasn’t Lehi’s DNA Been Found? (Introduction, 2013 edition of the Book of Mormon). 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 #283 - Why Did Mormon Emphasize The Zoramites’ Costly Apparel? (Alma 31:28). 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 #286 - Have The Valley Of Lemuel And The River Laman Been Found? (1 Nephi 2:6). 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 #289 - What Does The Book Of Mormon Teach About The Priesthood? (Mosiah 23:17). 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 #295 - Why Did Alma Ask About Having God’s Image Engraven Upon One’s Countenance? (Alma 5:19). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #296 - Why Are Ordinances So Important? (Alma 13:16). 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 #304 - Why Did Nephi Say An Angel Had Revealed The Name Jesus Christ? (2 Nephi 25:19). 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 #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 #312 - Why Are There So Many Different Names For The Plan Of Salvation? (Alma 42:5, 8, 13, 15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

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

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

Where Was the Aaronic Priesthood Restored?. 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 #317 - Why Would Mankind “Unavoidably Perish” Without The Atonement Of Jesus Christ? (Alma 34:9-10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Why Would Mankind “Unavoidably Perish” Without The Atonement Of Jesus Christ?. 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 #320 - Why Did the Nephites Practice Baptism? (Mosiah 18:8-10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Why Did the Nephites Practice Baptism? (Mosiah 18:8-10). 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 #223 - What Did Alma Reveal About The Savior’s Mission? (Alma 7:11-13). 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.

What Did Alma Reveal About The Savior’s Mission? (Alma 7:11-13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

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

Evidences of the Book of Mormon: Nahom. Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #328 - What Does Archaeology Reveal About Warfare During Early Nephite Times? (Jarom 1:7-8). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #329 - Why Can Wickedness Never Bring Happiness? (Alma 41:10). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

Why Can Wickedness Never Bring Happiness? (Alma 41:10). 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 #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.

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 #346 - Was Chiasmus Known to Ancient American Writers? (Alma 29:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2017.

KnoWhy #350 - How Does Grace Help Us Overcome Weakness? (Ether 12:27). 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.

The Discovery of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon. 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 #360 - Why Does God Sometimes Send Angels to Help People? (Alma 24:14). 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 #374 - What Can We Learn From Abish’s Member-Missionary Work? (Alma 19:17). 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.

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

KnoWhy #381 - How Can We Stop the Cycle of Revenge? (Mosiah 21:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central Staff, 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 #389 - What Can Stylometry Tell Us about Book of Mormon Authorship? (Jacob 4:4). 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 #398 - How a Tangent About Foreordination Helps Explain Repentance (Alma 13:3). 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 #401 - What Was the Sword of Laban Like? (1 Nephi 4:9). 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 #406 - How Does the Book of Mormon Use a Hebrew Pun on King Noah's Name? (Mosiah 11:6). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #407 - Are There Other Ancient Records Like the Book of Mormon? (Mormon 8:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central , 2018.

Book of Mormon Central Staff. KnoWhy #408 - Are There Any Conditions to the Abrahamic Covenant? (3 Nephi 20:25). 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 #416 - How Was Nephi Similar to Joseph of Egypt? (1 Nephi 18:18). 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 #420 - Were Nephite Prophets Familiar with the Passover Tradition? (Mosiah 13:30). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #424 - How the Law of Moses Teaches about the Atonement (Alma 34:14). 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 #426 - Why Don't We Know the Names of the Angels in the Book of Mormon? (1 Nephi 3:29). 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 #429 - Is There Evidence of Sunken Cities in Ancient America? (3 Nephi 9:7). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

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 #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 #435 - Did "Others" Influence Book of Mormon Peoples? (Jacob 3:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #436 - How the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament Help Us Understand What it Means to be Redeemed (2 Nephi 2:3). 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 #443 - Why Did Book of Mormon Authors Use Colophons? (1 Nephi 1:3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #444 - How is the Phrase "Make a Record" an Evidence for the Book of Mormon? (1 Nephi 19:4). 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 #450 - What Can an Ancient Christian Text Tell Us About the Book of Mormon? (Moroni 6:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #451 - Why Did Some in Lehi’s Time Believe that Jerusalem Could Not Be Destroyed? (1 Nephi 2:13). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #452 - What Was on the Lost 116 Pages?. 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 #458 - How is the Name Zoram Connected with Pride? (Alma 31:25). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #459 - Why Are Lehi’s First Visions So Similar to Much Later Apocalyptic Writings? (1 Nephi 1:8). 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 #466 - Was Lehi Familiar with Zenos’s Allegory of the Olive Tree? (1 Nephi 10:12). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #467 - Why Does the Book of Mormon Say We Must Worship God with Our Whole Soul? (2 Nephi 25:29). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #469 - Why Are Lehi’s Visions Like Those of Other Prophets in His Day? (1 Nephi 1:11-12). 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 #471 - Why Can Nephi’s Vision Be Called an Apocalypse? (1 Nephi 11:2-3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #472 - Why Does the Book of Mormon Mention Cimeters? (Mosiah 9:16). 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 #475 - When Did Lehi Leave Jerusalem? (1 Nephi 10:4). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #476 - Why Does Nephi Begin by Saying “I, Nephi . . .”? (1 Nephi 1:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #477 - When Did Mormon Write His Letter Recorded in Moroni 9? (Moroni 9:1). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #478 - Why Are Later Jewish Sources Relevant to Texts in the Book of Mormon? (3 Nephi 4:28). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #479 - How is the Day of Atonement Understood in the Book of Mormon? (2 Nephi 2:10) . Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #486 - Who Are the Lamanites? (2 Nephi 5:14). 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 #492 - Why Were Lehi and Nephi Guided by Angelic Escorts in Their Visions? (1 Nephi 11:11). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #493 - Why Should Latter-day Saints Beware Fraudulent Artifacts? (2 Nephi 26:23). 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 #495 - Why Does the Book of Mormon Talk about a “Land of Jerusalem”? (1 Nephi 3:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2018.

KnoWhy #497 - Where is the Land of Promise? (2 Nephi 1:5). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

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

KnoWhy #505 - What Makes Mankind an Enemy to God? (Mosiah 3:19). 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 #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 #516 - Why Does the Book of Mosiah Refer to the Exodus Narrative? (Mosiah 11:27). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #518 - Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn Against Seeking after Riches? (Jacob 2:18). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #519 - Why Is the Book of Mormon Called an “Abridgment”? (Title Page). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #520 - Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore? (Mosiah 3:7). 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 #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 #527 - Why Must We Beware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing? (3 Nephi 14:15 cf. Matthew 7:15). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #529 - Why Do New Testament Words and Phrases Show up in the Book of Mormon? Part 3: Revelations to Nephite Prophets as a Source (Alma 7:9 cf. Matthew 3:2-3). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #530 - Is there evidence for great destruction in the land northward at the death of Christ? (3 Nephi 9:9). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2019.

KnoWhy #532 - Was Korihor Really an Atheist? (Alma 30:37-38). 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 #545 - What Sacrifices did Lehi Offer to God in the Wilderness? (1 Nephi 7:22). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

KnoWhy #548 - Why Did Nephi’s “Fine Steel” Bow Break? (1 Nephi 16:18). 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 #557 - Why Did the Nephites Preserve Some Items as “National Treasures”? (Mosiah 1:16). Springville, UT: Book of Mormon Central, 2020.

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