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Why Are there Multiple Accounts of Joseph Smith's and Alma's Visions?

“But behold, God sent his holy angel ... and behold, he spake unto us, as it were the voice of thunder, and the whole earth did tremble beneath our feet.”Alma 36:6–7The KnowMost Latter-day Saints are...

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How Did Enos Liken the Scriptures to His Own Life?

"Then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me: Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father."Enos 1:27The KnowNephi said that he “did...

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How Are the Book of Mormon’s Teachings About the Godhead Unique?

"Verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one."3 Nephi 11:27PrincipleThe doctrine of the...

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Why Were Three Key Witnesses Chosen to Testify of the Book of Mormon?

"In the mouth of three witnesses shall these things be established."Ether 5:4The KnowThe prophet Nephi foresaw that the gold plates of the Book of Mormon would be “hid from the eyes of the world” and...

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Why Is Lehi Depicted as Similar to Moses?

"And he shall be great like unto Moses, whom I have said I would raise up unto you, to deliver my people, O house of Israel. And Moses will I raise up, to deliver thy people out of the land of Egypt."2...

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Why Did Lehi Teach that the Fall was Necessary?

“And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. … And they would have … remained in a state of innocence, having no joy …. But...

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How Important was Oliver Cowdery in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon?

“But the book shall be delivered unto a man, and he shall deliver the words of the book, which are the words of those who have slumbered in the dust, and he shall deliver these words unto another”2...

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Why Did Nephi Use Chiasmus to Testify of Christ?

“Wherefore, by the words of three, God hath said, I will establish my word.”2 Nephi 11:3The KnowMuch has been said about the use of chiasmus in the Book of Mormon.1 The early prophet-writer Nephi was...

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Where Can You Best Learn about God’s Plan of Salvation?

"Therefore, in his mercy he doth visit us by his angels, that the plan of salvation might be made known unto us as well as unto future generations."Alma 24:14The KnowKing Lamoni taught that God had...

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Why Did the Book of Mormon Come Forth as a Miracle?

"For behold, I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever."2 Nephi 27:23The KnowJoseph Smith declared that he translated the...

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Why were the People of Ammon Exempted from Military Duty?

"And we will guard them from their enemies with our armies, on condition that they will give us a portion of their substance to assist us that we may maintain our armies."Alma 27:24The knowThe Book of...

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How Are Atonement, Resurrection, Judgment, and Redemption Interconnected?

“There shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent.”Mosiah 3:17PrincipleThe...

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Where Does the Book of Mormon Declare the First Principles and Ordinances of...

“Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost.”3 Nephi 27:20The KnowOn March 1, 1842, the Church newspaper...

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Why Does Jacob Describe God as a Divine Warrior?

“For the Mighty God shall deliver his covenant people. For thus saith the Lord: I will contend with them that contendeth with thee.”2 Nephi 6:17The KnowJacob’s powerful discourse recorded in 2 Nephi...

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Why Did Nephi Say That All Are Alike Unto God?

“For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all to...

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Why Did Joseph and Oliver Seek Authority to Baptize?

“And now behold, these are the words which ye shall say, calling them by name, saying: Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the...

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Why Hasn’t Lehi’s DNA Been Found?

“After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are among the ancestors of the American Indians.”Introduction, 2013 edition of the Book of MormonThe KnowIn recent decades,...

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Why is the Book of Mormon So Important to the Restoration?

"And behold, these things which we have desired concerning our brethren, yea, even their restoration to the knowledge of Christ, are according to the prayers of all the saints who have dwelt in the...

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Why Did the Lord Quote the Book of Mormon When Reestablishing the Church?

“And now behold, these are the words which ye shall say.”3 Nephi 11:24The KnowOn April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith and more than 50 others gathered in the log home of Peter Whitmer Sr. in Fayette, NY, to...

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Why did Mormon Emphasize the Zoramites’ Costly Apparel?

"Behold, O my God, their costly apparel, and their ringlets, and their bracelets, and their ornaments of gold, and all their precious things … and behold, their hearts are set upon them."Alma 31:28The...

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