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Why Did Lehi and Jeremiah Find Themselves in a Dark and Dreary Wilderness?
“And it came to pass that as I followed him, I beheld myself that I was in a dark and dreary waste”1 Nephi 8:7The KnowLehi’s dream of the tree of life evokes themes, teachings, and images that...
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What Sacrifices did Lehi Offer to God in the Wilderness?
“They did give thanks unto the Lord their God; and they did offer sacrifice and burnt offerings unto him” 1 Nephi 7:22The KnowThe Prophet Nephi recorded that on several occasions Lehi and his family...
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What is the Significance of the Great and Spacious Building?
“And the large and spacious building which thy father saw is vain imaginations and the pride of the children of men”1 Nephi 12:18The KnowIn Lehi’s prophetic vision of the tree of life, he described a...
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Why Did Nephi Prophesy of Christopher Columbus?
"And I looked and beheld a man among the Gentiles, who was separated from the seed of my brethren by the many waters; and I beheld the Spirit of God, that it came down and wrought upon the man; and he...
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Why Did Nephi’s “Fine Steel” Bow Break?
“Behold, I did break my bow, which was made of fine steel”1 Nephi 16:18The KnowWhile traveling through the wilderness, Nephi recounts that his family stopped for a hunting expedition. Nephi, “went...
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Why Did Jacob Condemn “Deliberately” Killing?
“Wo unto the murderer who deliberately killeth, for he shall die.”2 Nephi 9:35The KnowShortly after the Nephites built their first temple in the New World and asked Nephi to be their king, Nephi...
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Why Does Isaiah Prophesy of the Daughter of Zion?
“Because the daughters of Zion are haughty … the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.”2 Nephi 13:16–17The KnowWhile...
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Why Did Nephi Say the Devil Leads Sinners by a “Flaxen Cord”?
“And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of...
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How Does the Doctrine of Christ Relate to the Ancient Temple?
“Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the...
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Why Did Jacob Highlight Nephi’s Role as a Protector?
“The people having loved Nephi exceedingly, he having been a great protector for them, having wielded the sword of Laban in their defence, and having labored in all his days for their welfare”Jacob...
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Why Did Jacob Include the Case of Sherem?
“If God shall smite thee, let that be a sign unto thee that he has power, both in heaven and in earth; and also, that Christ shall come. And thy will, O Lord, be done, and not mine.”Jacob 7:14The...
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Did Joseph Smith’s Mother Believe He Could Have Written the Book of Mormon?
“Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true.”Alma 32:21The KnowLucy Mack Smith (1775–1856), mother of the...
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Why Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Secure the Book of Mormon Copyright in Canada?
“And this is the blessing which hath been bestowed upon us, that we have been made instruments in the hands of God to bring about this great work.”Alma 26:3The KnowSometime in early 1830 (probably...
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Why Did the Nephites Preserve Some Items as “National Treasures”?
“And moreover, he also gave him charge concerning the records which were engraven on the plates of brass; and also the plates of Nephi; and also, the sword of Laban, and the ball or director, which led...
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How Does Christ “Seal You His”?
“Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in good works, that Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his”Mosiah 5:15The KnowTo conclude his historic speech,...
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What Can Readers Learn from Lamanite Traditions?
“Believing in the tradition of their fathers, which is this—Believing that they were driven out of the land of Jerusalem because of the iniquities of their fathers, and that they were wronged in the...
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Why Did Abinadi Warn the People of an East Wind?
“And it shall come to pass that I will send forth hail among them, and it shall smite them; and they shall also be smitten with the east wind; and insects shall pester their land also, and devour their...
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Why is a “Ceremony” Mentioned After King Noah is Executed?
“And it came to pass that after they had ended the ceremony, that they returned to the land of Nephi, rejoicing, because their wives and their children were not slain”Mosiah 19:24The KnowAs prophesied...
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How Can Contrasts Teach Us about True Conversion?
“Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of...
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Why Did Alma Face Such Great Political Challenges as the Chief Judge?
“And it came to pass in the commencement of the fifth year of their reign there began to be a contention among the people …. And it came to pass that the people assembled themselves together throughout...
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