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What Can We All Learn about Repentance from the Tragic Loss of the 116 Book...
“Blessed are they who will repent and hearken unto the voice of the Lord their God; for these are they that shall be saved”Helaman 12:23The KnowThe first work on the Book of Mormon’s translation took...
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What Makes Mankind an Enemy to God?
“For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and...
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Why Is the Timing of the Book of Mormon’s Translation So “Marvelous”?
“Therefore, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, yea, a marvelous work and a wonder.”2 Nephi 27:26The KnowThe Book of Mormon presents itself to the world as a miracle and as a sign...
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Was Joseph Smith the “Author” of the Book of Mormon?
“To come forth by the gift and power of God unto the interpretation thereof.”Title PageThe KnowLatter-day Saints are accustomed to speaking of Joseph Smith as the inspired translator of the Book of...
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Why Did Christ Perform Miracles?
And he “shall go forth amongst men, working mighty miracles . . . , and even after all this they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a devil.”Mosiah 3:5, 9The KnowIn his ministries, both as...
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How Was the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Three Nephites a Temple-Like...
“And whether they were in the body or out of the body, they could not tell; for it did seem unto them like a transfiguration of them, that they were changed from this body of flesh into an immortal...
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Why Should Readers Pay Attention to the Book of Mormon’s Editorial Promises?
“And I will show unto you hereafter that this record is true.”3 Nephi 18:37The KnowIn several ways, the authors and editors of the Book of Mormon offered commentary to help readers anticipate what will...
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What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?
“As death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection"2 Nephi 9:6The KnowChristianity revolves around Christ’s resurrection...
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Is the Book of Mormon Like Other Ancient Metal Documents?
“Whatsoever things we write upon anything save it be upon plates must perish and vanish away.”Jacob 4:2The KnowOne of the most distinctive aspects of the Book of Mormon is its physical form. Those who...
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Why Did Mormon and Moroni Write in Reformed Egyptian?
“We have written this record according to our knowledge, in the characters which are called among us the reformed Egyptian.”Mormon 9:32The KnowHaving been entrusted with the plates by his father...
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Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon?
“Take these words which are not sealed and deliver them to another, that he may show them unto the learned, saying: Read this, I pray thee. And the learned shall say: Bring hither the book, and I will...
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What Do We Know About the “Anthon Transcript”?
“Knowest thou of any one that can translate? For I am desirous that these records should be translated into our language.”Mosiah 8:12The KnowOne of the most important sources related to Martin Harris’s...
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Why Does the Book of Mosiah Refer to the Exodus Narrative?
“Who is the Lord, that shall bring upon my people such great affliction?”Mosiah 11:27The KnowIn Mosiah 11:27, King Noah asks, “Who is Abinadi, that I and my people should be judged of him, or who is...
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What Does It Mean to Love God with “All Thy Mind”?
"Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is...
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Why Does the Book of Mormon Warn Against Seeking after Riches?
“But before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God.” Jacob 2:18The KnowJacob’s temple speech recorded in Jacob 2–3 is famous for its unflinching condemnation of sexual immortality and the...
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Why Is the Book of Mormon Called an “Abridgment”?
“Wherefore, it is an abridgment of the record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites … An abridgment taken from the Book of Ether also.”Title PageThe KnowThe Title Page of the Book of Mormon...
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Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?
“For behold, blood cometh from every pore, so great shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people.”Mosiah 3:7The KnowIn his memorable speech, King Benjamin quoted words...
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Did the Book of Mormon Witnesses Really See What They Claimed?
“And whether they were in the body or out of the body, they could not tell; for it did seem unto them like a transfiguration of them, that they were changed from this body of flesh into an immortal...
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Why Does Part of the Long Ending of Mark Show Up in the Book of Mormon?
“And these signs shall follow them that believe—in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not...
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What Was One of the Main Causes of Warfare in the Book of Mormon?
“This Amlici had, by his cunning, drawn away much people after him; even so much that they began to be very powerful; and they began to endeavor to establish Amlici to be a king over the people.”Alma...
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