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Stephen Prays as He is Stoned via lds.org
Alma 14:11
KnoWhy #351
August 11, 2017
Why Does God Sometimes Allow His Saints to Be Martyred?
Alma and Amulek in Prison by Gary L. Kapp
Alma 14:29
KnoWhy #121
June 14, 2016
What Kind of Earthquake Caused the Prison Walls to Fall?
"In Similitude" by Joseph Brickey.
Alma 15:17
KnoWhy #122
June 15, 2016
Why Did the People of Sidom Go to the Altar for Deliverance?
The End of the World by John Martin.
Alma 16:9–11
KnoWhy #123
June 16, 2016
Why Was the City of Ammonihah Destroyed and Left Desolate?
The ruins of an ancient synagogue in Capernaum from the 4th century A.D. Image via Wikimeida Commons.
Alma 16:13
KnoWhy #124
June 17, 2016
Why Did Alma and Amulek Preach in Synagogues?
Rebecca and Eliezer by Bartolome Esteban Murillo via Wikimedia Commons
Alma 17:24–25
KnoWhy #414
March 8, 2018
How Does the Book of Mormon Use an Ancient Storytelling Technique?
"Defending the Flocks" by Brrian C. Hailes
Alma 17:39
KnoWhy #125
June 20, 2016
Why Did the Servants Present Lamoni with the Arms of His Enemies?
Mayan Art depicting a royal entry. Image via the Maya Vase database
Alma 18:9
KnoWhy #126
June 21, 2016
What is the Nature and Use of Chariots in the Book of Mormon?
Etching of Joseph Smith Climbing Fence from The Smith Family Farm
Alma 19:6
KnoWhy #460
August 21, 2018
Why Are People Exhausted by Powerful Spiritual Experiences?
"Maidservant Hero" by James Fullmer
Alma 19:16
KnoWhy #127
June 22, 2016
Why Was Abish Mentioned by Name?
Abish by James Fullmer
Alma 19:17
KnoWhy #374
October 19, 2017
What Can We Learn From Abish’s Member-missionary Work?
“The Resurrected Christ” by Wilson J. Omg
Alma 19:29
KnoWhy #449
July 12, 2018
What Does the Abish Story Signal About the Resurrection?
Mormon termina compendio by Jorge Cocco
Alma 19:36
KnoWhy #415
March 13, 2018
Why Did Nephite Authors Use Repetitive Resumption?
"King Lamoni's Father" by Minerva Teichert
Alma 20:8
KnoWhy #128
June 23, 2016
What Did it Mean to be “King Over All the Land”?
"Mormon" by James Fullmer
Alma 21:13
KnoWhy #129
June 24, 2016
Why Did Mormon Include Flashbacks in His Narrative?
Imagined map of the Book of Mormon Lands by Tyler Griffin, Taylor Halverson, and Seth Holladay, BYU.
Alma 22:32
KnoWhy #130
June 27, 2016
Why Did Mormon Give So Many Details About Geography?
"The Anti-Nephi-Lehies Burying Their Swords." Image via lds.org
Alma 23:17
KnoWhy #131
June 28, 2016
Why Did Converted Lamanites Call Themselves Anti-Nephi-Lehies?
"Christian Converts" by Minerva Teichert
Alma 24:12
KnoWhy #132
June 29, 2016
What is the Symbolism of the Stained Swords of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies?
The Plan of Salvation by Travis Washburn. See more at helamangallery.com
Alma 24:14
KnoWhy #272
February 8, 2017
Where Can You Best Learn about God’s Plan of Salvation?
Resurrection Dawn by Annie Henrie Nader
Alma 24:14
KnoWhy #360
September 1, 2017
Why Does God Sometimes Send Angels to Help People?
The Purifying Path of Obedience, Sacrifice, and Consecration by Dan Burrr. Image via Gospel Media Library.
Alma 24:15
KnoWhy #567
June 30, 2020
Why did the Ammonites Covenant Not to Take Up Arms?
Still Image from Footage by Daniel Smith
Alma 26:3
KnoWhy #556
April 7, 2020
Why Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Secure the Book of Mormon Copyright in Canada?
"Molitmoz" by Gonzalo Kenny
Alma 26:8
KnoWhy #133
June 30, 2016
Why Did Ammon Borrow So Much from Tradition in Alma 26?
Image via Adobe Stock.
Alma 27:22
KnoWhy #134
July 1, 2016
Why Was Jershon Called a Land of Inheritance?
Batalla del Rio Sidon by Jorge Cocco
Alma 27:24
KnoWhy #274
February 13, 2017
Why were the People of Ammon Exempted from Military Duty?
Photograph of David Whitmer
Alma 27:27
KnoWhy #395
January 2, 2018
Why Is David Whitmer’s Witness of the Book of Mormon So Compelling?
Just like the Nephites of old, warfare today is always accompanied by death and mourning. The funeral procession of Sgt. 1st Class Nathan R. Chapman, the first U.S. soldier killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Alma 28:6
KnoWhy #135
July 3, 2016
Why Did Fasting and Prayer Accompany Nephite Mourning?
"Calling the Church to Prophetic Awareness" Image via P2ALM
Alma 29:1
KnoWhy #136
July 5, 2016
Why Did Alma Wish to Speak “with the Trump of God”?
Alma the Younger rejoiced in the Atonement so much that he wished that he could share it with the world with the power and influence of heaven. "Abridging the Plates" by Annie Henrie
Alma 29:3
KnoWhy #137
July 6, 2016
Why Was Alma’s Wish Sinful?
Stela from Quirigua from Latin American Studies
Alma 29:4
KnoWhy #346
July 31, 2017
Was Chiasmus Known to Ancient American Writers?
“Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law” by John Rogers Herbert.
Alma 30:3
KnoWhy #568
July 7, 2020
Why Does the Book of Mormon Use So Many Different Terms for “Law”?
Image from “All Things Denote There Is a God” via Gospel Media Library
Alma 30:37–38
KnoWhy #532
September 19, 2019
Was Korihor Really an Atheist?