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Doctrine and Covenants 88 and 109 via The Joseph Smith Papers. Image of the Kirtland Temple via Kenneth Mays
Doctrine and Covenants 109:6
KnoWhy #618
September 28, 2021
Why Was Doctrine and Covenants Section 88 Quoted in Section 109?
Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library.
Doctrine and Covenants 110:1
KnoWhy #619
October 5, 2021
Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?
Windows at Liberty by Andrew Knaupp. Submitted to the 2021 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.
Doctrine and Covenants 121:1
KnoWhy #621
October 19, 2021
Why Did Joseph Write His Famous Letter from Liberty Jail?
Cold Missouri Night by Joseph Brickey
Doctrine and Covenants 121:6
KnoWhy #620
October 12, 2021
Why Were the Saints Driven from Missouri in the Fall of 1838?
Portraits of Joseph Smith and Lilburn Boggs.
Doctrine and Covenants 127:1
KnoWhy #632
May 31, 2022
Did Joseph Smith Attempt to Assassinate Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs?
Painting of the Heber C. Kimball home in Nauvoo by Al Rounds. Image of the Nauvoo Charter from the Library of Congress.
Doctrine and Covenants 134:1
KnoWhy #622
October 26, 2021
Why Was the Nauvoo City Charter Important for Protecting the Saints?
Painting of Carthage Jail by Al Rounds. Painting of The Prophet Joseph Smith, by Alvin Gittins.
Doctrine and Covenants 135:1
KnoWhy #624
November 25, 2021
Why was Joseph Smith Murdered?
Statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. Image via Church of Jesus Christ.
Doctrine and Covenants 135:4
KnoWhy #614
August 24, 2021
Why Was Hyrum Faithful to His Witness of the Book of Mormon?
Jurors Listening to Counsel, Supreme Court, New York City Hall, New York. Drawn by Winslow Homer, 1869. Image via Met Museum.
Joseph Smith—History 1:33
KnoWhy #616
September 14, 2021
Why Did Joseph Smith File a Legal Complaint against Doctor Philastus Hurlbut?
Detail from “Moroni and Joseph” by Jorge Cocco Santangelo
Joseph Smith—History 1:54
KnoWhy #707
January 2, 2024
How Did the Angel Moroni Prepare Joseph Smith to Be a Prophet?
Still Image from American Prophet
Joseph Smith—History 1:56
KnoWhy #594
February 2, 2021
Why Was Joseph Smith Accused of Being a “Disorderly Person” in 1826?