Why Do We Need Prophets?
“And now behold, there was not a living soul among all the people of the Nephites who did doubt in the least the words of all the holy prophets who had spoken.”3 Nephi 5:1The KnowProphets today fill...
View ArticleHow Can Honest Labor and Self-Reliance Bring Lasting Happiness?
“And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did cause my people to be industrious, and to labor with their hands.”2 Nephi 5:17The KnowAfter reaching the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young taught, “While we have a...
View ArticleWhy Were the Plates Present During the Translation of the Book of Mormon?
“O my sons, I would that ye should remember that these sayings are true, and also that these records are true. … and we can know of their surety because we have them before our eyes.”Mosiah 1:6The...
View ArticleWhat Does it Really Mean to be Blessed For Keeping the Commandments?
“And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual;...
View ArticleWhy Should We Read the Book of Mormon Daily?
“For my soul delighteth in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children.”2 Nephi 4:15The KnowElder Robert D. Hales has taught, “The...
View ArticleHow Do the Covenants in the Scriptures Apply to Me Today?
“For if this people had not fallen into transgression the Lord would not have suffered that this great evil should come upon them. But behold, they would not hearken unto his words.”Mosiah 7:25The...
View ArticleWhy Did Jesus Quote the Words of Malachi 3-4 in 3 Nephi 24-25?
“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...
View ArticleWhy Does Nephi State that We Are Saved by Grace “After All We Can Do"?
"For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we...
View ArticleWhy is Joy Associated with Temple Work in the Scriptures?
“… And no one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard [Jesus] pray for us unto the Father. And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying unto the Father, he...
View ArticleHow Do the Blessings in the Scriptures Apply to us Today?
"And now, because of the steadiness of the church they began to be exceedingly rich, having abundance of all things whatsoever they stood in need—an abundance of flocks and herds, and fatlings of every...
View ArticleWhat Can We Learn From Abish’s Member-missionary Work?
“Thus, having been converted to the Lord ... therefore, when she saw that all the servants of Lamoni had fallen to the earth, and also her mistress, the queen, and the king, and Ammon lay prostrate...
View ArticleWhy Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?
“And the Lord will set his hand again the second time to restore his people from their lost and fallen state. Wherefore, he will proceed to do a marvelous work and a wonder among the children of men.”2...
View ArticleWhat Were the “Other Records” Nephi Saw in Vision?
"And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb, from the Gentiles unto them."1 Nephi 13:39The KnowModern revelation through prophets and apostles...
View ArticleWhy Does the Book of Mormon Use the Phrase “Secret Combinations?”
"And the regulations of the government were destroyed, because of the secret combination of the friends and kindreds of those who murdered the prophets."3 Nephi 7:6The KnowThroughout the Book of...
View ArticleWhat Does the Book of Mormon Say about the Armor of God?
“Awake, my sons; put on the armor of righteousness.”2 Nephi 1:23The KnowWhile preparing for a sacrament service sometime between August and September 1830,1 Joseph Smith received the following...
View ArticleHow Can We Be Strengthened by Lucy Mack Smith's Testimony of the Book of Mormon?
"Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to bring forth the words of the book; and in the mouth of as many witnesses as seemeth him good will he establish his word."2 Nephi 27:14The KnowIn 2 Nephi 27:14,...
View ArticleWhat is the Purpose of Democracy in the Book of Mormon?
"And if the time comes that the voice of the people doth choose iniquity, then is the time that the judgments of God will come upon you; yea, then is the time he will visit you with great destruction...
View ArticleHow Can We Stop the Cycle of Revenge?
“And it came to pass that their continual cries did stir up the remainder of the people of Limhi to anger against the Lamanites; and they went again to battle, but they were driven back again,...
View ArticleWhat Does the Book of Mormon Teach about Families?
"And they would no longer be called by the names of their fathers, therefore they took upon themselves the name of Nephi, that they might be called the children of Nephi and be numbered among those who...
View ArticleHow Is Prosperity Defined in Nephi’s Small Plates?
“But behold, I shall take these plates, which contain these prophesyings and revelations, and put them with the remainder of my record, for they are choice unto me.”Words of Mormon 1:6The KnowIn...
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