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2 Nephi 25:6
KnoWhy #720
February 27, 2024
Why Is Ancient Near Eastern History and Geography Helpful for Understanding Isaiah?
The Orlando Florida Temple
2 Nephi 25:16
KnoWhy #437
May 29, 2018
How Do the Psalms Quoted in the Book of Mormon Teach about the Temple?
The Temple of Solomon. Image courtesy of Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 25:16
KnoWhy #51
March 10, 2016
Why Does Nephi Quote a Temple Psalm While Commenting on Isaiah?
Joseph of Egypt, by Michael T. Malm via lds.org
2 Nephi 25:17
KnoWhy #375
October 24, 2017
Why Did Nephi Connect Isaiah’s Prophecies with Joseph Who Was Sold into Egypt?
2 Nephi 31 by Jorge Cocco
2 Nephi 25:19
KnoWhy #304
April 24, 2017
Why Did Nephi Say an Angel Had Revealed the Name Jesus Christ?
Collage of a still from the Book of Mormon videos of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a still from a Scripture Central shoot of Moses and the Israelites' time in the wilderness.
2 Nephi 25:20
KnoWhy #721
March 5, 2024
How Did Nephi Liken Looking to Christ with Looking to the Brazen Serpent?
Image by Chad Madden
2 Nephi 25:23
KnoWhy #371
October 10, 2017
Why Does Nephi State that We Are Saved by Grace “After All We Can Do"?
Image of Christ via LDS Media Library
2 Nephi 25:26
KnoWhy #484
November 13, 2018
Why Is the Book of Mormon So Focused on Jesus Christ?
Image of the chiasm in Mosiah 5:10-12 by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 25:26
KnoWhy #349
August 7, 2017
What Can We Learn from 10 of the Best Chiasms in the Book of Mormon? Part 1
Elder Russell M. Nelson
2 Nephi 25:26
KnoWhy #69
April 2, 2016
Why Do Certain “Treasured Words” Appear So Repeatedly in General Conference Talks?
Photograph taken by Daniel Smith
2 Nephi 25:29
KnoWhy #467
September 13, 2018
Why Does the Book of Mormon Say We Must Worship God with Our Whole Soul?
Helping the Martin Handcart Company across the Sweetwater River, by Clark Kelley Price via lds.org
2 Nephi 26:8
KnoWhy #339
July 14, 2017
What Did the Book of Mormon Teach the Early Saints about Enduring Persecution?
The Book of Mormon in Ukrainian
2 Nephi 26:13
KnoWhy #483
November 8, 2018
The Miraculous Translation of the Book of Mormon into Ukrainian
Joseph Smith received the gold plates as prophesied by Nephi. Image via lds.org
2 Nephi 26:16, Isaiah 29:4
KnoWhy #52
March 11, 2016
Why Does Nephi Use Isaiah 29 as Part of His Own Prophecy?
Original images courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Edits by Scripture Central.
2 Nephi 26:16
KnoWhy #724
March 26, 2024
How the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon Is Similar to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
"Moroni Burying the Plates" by Tom Lovell
2 Nephi 26:16
KnoWhy #491
December 6, 2018
How Are the Words of the Book of Mormon Like “One That Hath a Familiar Spirit”?
© Alex Kich/Adobe Stock
2 Nephi 26:22
KnoWhy #551
February 25, 2020
Why Did Nephi Say the Devil Leads Sinners by a “Flaxen Cord”?
Composite Image of Forged Artifacts by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 26:23
KnoWhy #493
December 13, 2018
Why Should Latter-day Saints Beware Fraudulent Artifacts?
Healed Man Gives Thanks via lds.org
2 Nephi 26:24
KnoWhy #422
April 5, 2018
Why the Book of Mormon’s Depiction of a Loving God Fits with the Old Testament
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
2 Nephi 26:33
KnoWhy #391
December 19, 2017
Why Are So Few Women Mentioned in the Book of Mormon?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
2 Nephi 26:33
KnoWhy #278
February 22, 2017
Why Did Nephi Say That All Are Alike Unto God?
Image of Emma Smith via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:6
KnoWhy #386
November 30, 2017
How Did Emma Smith Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?
Worth More Than Its Weight in Gold via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:9
KnoWhy #270
February 3, 2017
How Important was Oliver Cowdery in Bringing Forth the Book of Mormon?
A portion of the gold plates was sealed as depicted in the rendering here. Image via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:10
KnoWhy #53
March 14, 2016
Why Would a Book Be Sealed?
Eight Witnesses View the Book of Mormon Plates by Dale Kilbourn
2 Nephi 27:12–13
KnoWhy #54
March 15, 2016
Who Are the "Few" Who Were Permitted to See the Plates?
Image by Book of Mormon Central. Features The Prophet Joseph Smith by Alvin Gittins via the LDS Media Library
2 Nephi 27:13
KnoWhy #399
January 16, 2018
Is It Possible That a Single Author Wrote the Book of Mormon?
“Mary Whitmer and Moroni” by Robert T. Pack
2 Nephi 27:14
KnoWhy #455
August 2, 2018
What Does Mary Whitmer Teach Us About Enduring Trials?
Image of Lucy Mack Smith via LDS Church History
2 Nephi 27:14
KnoWhy #379
November 7, 2017
How Can We Be Strengthened by Lucy Mack Smith's Testimony of the Book of Mormon?
Martin Harris pageant via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:15
KnoWhy #291
March 24, 2017
How Did Martin Harris Help Bring Forth the Book of Mormon?
Martin Harris visiting Charles Anthon via lds.org
2 Nephi 27:15
KnoWhy #514
May 7, 2019
Why Did Martin Harris Consult with Scholars like Charles Anthon?
Still Image from Roman Plates Exhibit
2 Nephi 27:17
KnoWhy #541
December 12, 2019
Why Was the Heavenly Book Sealed with Seven Seals?
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
2 Nephi 27:19
KnoWhy #397
January 9, 2018
Why Would God Choose an Uneducated Man to Translate the Book of Mormon?