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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.
March 5, 2024
KnoWhy #721; 2 Nephi 25:20
How Did Nephi Liken Looking to Christ with Looking to the Brazen Serpent?
“First Recognition of the American Flag by a Foreign Government” by Edward Moran. Public Domain Image.
January 26, 2024
KnoWhy #712; 1 Nephi 13:13, 19
How Do Latter-day Saints See God‘s Hand in History?
Mary visits Elizabeth in this image from the Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos. Image courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
December 22, 2023
KnoWhy #705; Luke 1:7
Why are Childless Women Prominent in the Christmas Story?
Detail from “Christ in Limbo,” a 15th-century fresco by Fra Angelico.
November 21, 2023
KnoWhy #700; 1 Peter 4:6
Why Did Jesus Preach to the Dead?
Illustration of the temple of Zerubbabel, by Sam Lawlor
November 6, 2023
KnoWhy #698; Hebrews 8:1–2
How Does the Epistle to the Hebrews Reflect the Israelite Temple?
Detail from "The Conversion of Saint Paul" by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Public Domain Image.
August 1, 2023
KnoWhy #682; Acts 26:13–14
Why Are There Different Accounts of Paul's Conversion?
As Stephen preached before the council, he recited Israelite history. Screenshot from Bible Videos published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
July 11, 2023
KnoWhy #679; Acts 7:52
Why Did Stephen Rehearse Israelite History?
Jesus Christ sits at a meal with his apostles and followers after his resurrection in this image from the Bible Videos published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
July 4, 2023
KnoWhy #678; Acts 1:3
What Might Jesus Have Taught His Apostles for Forty Days?
Jorge Cocco's painting, "Road to Emmaus," depicts Jesus Christ walking with Cleopas and an unnamed disciple on the road to Emmaus.
June 27, 2023
KnoWhy #677; Luke 24:13, 15
Why Did Christ Appear to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?
Jesus stands on trial before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin in this still from a Life of Jesus Christ Bible Video. Courtesy image from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
June 20, 2023
KnoWhy #676; Mark 15:1
Why Was Jesus Put On Trial and Crucified?
"The Sacrificial Lamb" by Josefa de Ayala. Public Domain Image.
June 13, 2023
KnoWhy #675; John 18:4–5
How Does the Gospel of John Reflect the Day of Atonement?
On the left, Jesus offers his intercessory prayer for his disciples, on the right, a formerly crippled man healed by Peter enters the temple for the first time. Images courtesy The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
June 6, 2023
KnoWhy #674; John 17:1
How Does Jesus’s Intercessory Prayer Point Us to the Temple?
Peter looks away as Christ passes by in the hands of his accusers in this painting by Carl Bloch, "Peter's Denial."
May 30, 2023
KnoWhy #673; Matthew 26:34
Why Did Peter Deny Knowing Jesus?
Jorge Cocco's painting, "The Father's Two Sons," depicts the two sons in the parable, representing Jesus Christ and Lucifer.
May 16, 2023
KnoWhy #671; Matthew 21:28–29
How Does the Parable of the Willing and Unwilling Sons Teach about Christ?
A grape vineyard. The parable of the laborers in the vineyard teaches lessons about the economy of the Kingdom of Heaven and the love of God for his children.
May 9, 2023
KnoWhy #670; Matthew 20:6–7
What Does the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard Teach about God’s Mercy?
Both sons are represented in a video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints depicting Jesus's parable of the Prodigal Son.
May 2, 2023
KnoWhy #669; Luke 15:22–24
How Does the Parable of the Prodigal Son Teach Us about Repentance?
A still from the Bible video "Ye Are The Temple of God," depicting Paul teaching in front of the temple.
April 25, 2023
KnoWhy #668; John 8:12
How Does John Portray Jesus as the Way of the Temple?
Detail from "Jesus as the Samaritan" by Jorge Cocco.
April 18, 2023
KnoWhy #667; Luke 10:33–34
How Does the Parable of the Good Samaritan Teach Us about the Plan of Salvation?
A watercolor illustration of the empty tomb by Maryna Kriuchenko
April 3, 2023
KnoWhy #665; Luke 24:5–6
Why Are the Gospel Accounts of the Resurrection Credible?
A person breaks bread and hands it to someone. Bread is one example of Passover imagery Jesus Christ used in his "Bread of Life" sermon.
March 28, 2023
KnoWhy #664; John 6:35
Why Did Jesus Use Passover Imagery in His Bread of Life Sermon?
The Baptism of the Christ with Dove by Daniel Bonnell. Image via Fine Art America.
January 24, 2023
; Mark 1:11; cf. Matthew 3:17; Luke 3:22
Why Was Jesus Proclaimed the Son of God at His Baptism?
Adoration of the Shepherds by Dutch painter Matthias Stomer, 1632. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
January 10, 2023
KnoWhy 654; Matthew 1:23; cf. Isaiah 7:14
Why Do We Have Multiple Accounts of Jesus’s Birth?
A sarcophagus relief of Jonah and Jesus Christ.
November 23, 2022
KnoWhy 652; Matthew 12:39–40
What Is the Sign of Jonah?
Left: Portrait of King Hezekiah generated by Midjourney. Right. Portrait of Jesus Christ by Heinrich Hofmann.
September 27, 2022
KnoWhy 648; Isaiah 53:10
Why Did Isaiah Prophesy of a Suffering Messiah?
Portrait of Isaiah and Jesus Christ. Images generated by Midjourney.
September 20, 2022
KnoWhy 647;
How Did Isaiah Prophesy of the Savior?
Christ of Saint John on the Cross by Salvador Dali.
August 9, 2022
KnoWhy 641; Psalm 22:16
Does Psalm 22 Really Say “They Pierced My Hands and My Feet”?
Christ Appears in Kirtland Temple by Walter Rane. Image via Gospel Media Library.
October 5, 2021
KnoWhy 619; Doctrine and Covenants 110:1
Why Is the “Pentecostal” Season in Kirtland Believable?
Image by Normandy Poulter and the Virtual Scriptures Group.
December 1, 2020
KnoWhy 587; Moroni 3:1–3
Why Did Moroni Provide the Exact Wording of Priesthood Ordinances?
I Knew Not, by Marcus Moore, submitted to the 2017 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.
November 10, 2020
KnoWhy 584; Ether 3:15
Why Did Jesus Say, “Never Have I Showed Myself unto Man”?
El Guardian by Jorge Cocco.
October 27, 2020
KnoWhy 582; Mormon 1:1
How Do the Events of Mormon’s Life Shape the Entire Book of Mormon?