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Why Does Jesus Say that “Ye Must Watch and Pray Always”?
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and pray always, lest ye be tempted by the devil, and ye be led away captive by him. … And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right,...
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Why Is It Important to Keep Records?
“Wherefore, the Lord hath commanded me to make these plates for a wise purpose in him, which purpose I know not.”1 Nephi 9:5The KnowIn 1831, John Whitmer became the first official LDS church...
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Was Chiasmus Known to Ancient American Writers?
“I ought not to harrow up in my desires the firm degree of a just God, for I know that he granted unto men according to their desire, whether it be unto death or unto life; yea, I know that he...
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How Do Commandments Bring Us Peace and Happiness?
“And we did observe to keep the judgments, and the statutes, and the commandments of the Lord in all things.”2 Nephi 5:10PrincipleIn the Book of Mormon, commandments are often associated with similar...
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How Do the Bible and Book of Mormon Help Us Understand the Sealing Power?
"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to...
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What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 1
"And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a...
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How Does Grace Help Us Overcome Weakness?
"And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they...
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Why Does God Sometimes Allow His Saints to Be Martyred?
"for behold the Lord receiveth them up unto himself, in glory; and he doth suffer that they may do this thing … that the judgments which he shall exercise upon them in his wrath may be just."Alma...
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What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is part our on-going series on chiasmus, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its discovery in the Book of Mormon. Be sure to check out our other KnoWhys on chiasmus and the...
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How Was Chiasmus Discovered in the Book of Mormon?
"And I would that ye should remember also, that this is the name that I said I should give unto you that never should be blotted out, except it be through transgression; therefore, take heed that ye do...
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How Did Brigham Young Help Take the Book of Mormon to the World?
“That these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed.”1 Nephi 5:18The KnowOn September 21, 1827, in Port Byron, New York, a young craftsman...
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What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 3
“O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.”Alma 36:18Editor’s Note: This is part our on-going series on...
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How Can Trials of Faith Lead to Spiritual Growth?
“I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.”Ether...
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How Was Lehi’s Journey Similar to the Mormon Pioneers’ Trek West?
"And inasmuch as ye shall keep my commandments, ye shall prosper, and shall be led to a land of promise; yea, even a land which I have prepared for you; yea, a land which is choice above all other...
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Does Chiasmus Prove Anything about the Book of Mormon?
"Behold, my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ … and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying of...
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How Important Was It to Moroni that We Pray about the Book of Mormon?
“And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart,...
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Why Does God Sometimes Send Angels to Help People?
"And the great God has had mercy on us, and made these things known unto us that we might not perish, … because he loveth our souls as well as he loveth our children; therefore, in his mercy he doth...
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What Does It Really Mean to Have Charity?
"And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth,...
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Why Does Zion Flourish in the Wilderness?
“And it came to pass that the Lord commanded my father, even in a dream, that he should take his family and depart into the wilderness.”1 Nephi 2:2The KnowAfter their church was established in 1830,...
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How Can the Old Testament Covenants Help Us Understand the Book of Mormon?
"And thus Laman and Lemuel, being the eldest, did murmur against their father. And they did murmur because they knew not the dealings of that God who had created them. Neither did they believe that...
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