KnoWhy topical index — G and H — Book of Mormon Central
Book of Mormon Central, a wonderful resource for all types of Book of Mormon information, has a series of articles dealing with various topics in the Book of Mormon. They are referred to as ‘KnoWhy’ articles. These articles can be referenced at ‘bookofmormoncentral.org‘. Following is a topical index of articles starting with the letters G and H.
Index One – topical index – G and H Click here to return to the Scriptures index page
- Gadianton robbers: Why were the secret oaths of the Gadianton robbers so dangerous? — #748, August 27, 2024
- Gain, getting: Why are secret combinations associated with Cain and getting gain? — #585, November 18, 2020 (An amazing entry)
- Gathering of the Saints: Why were the Saints commanded to gather in Ohio? — #788, April 15, 2025
- Genealogies: Why were genealogies important to Book of Mormon peoples? #76, April 12, 2016
- General Conference: Why do certain ‘treasured words’ appear so repeatedly in General Conference talks? #69, April 2, 2026
- Gentiles: What is the ‘day of the Gentiles’? — #44, March 1, 2016
- Gentiles: What ‘mighty nation among the Gentiles’ would scatter Lehi’s seed? — #714, February 2, 2024
- Geography, Book of Mormon: What counsel have Church leaders given about the study of Book of Mormon geography? — #739, July 4, 2024
- Getting gain: Why are secret combinations associated with Cain and getting gain? — #585, November 18, 2020 (An amazing entry)
- Gideon: Why did king Limhi think Gideon’s escape plan would work? — #100, May 16, 2016
- Glory, earth’s millennial glory: Why does the Lord compare the Earth’s millennial glory to the Mount of Transfiguration? — #795, June 3, 2025
- God: Why does God sometimes allow saints to be martyred? — #351, August 11, 2017
- God: What makes mankind an enemy to God? — #505, March 7, 2019
- God: Why did Alma see God surrounded by angels? — #570, July 21, 2020
- God: Why did God support the Nephites in battle? — #572, August 4, 2020
- God: Why does God give liberally to those who ask? — #699, November 14, 2023
- God: Why does God allow bad things to happen? — #767, December 20, 2024
- God: Why does God give revelation for the Church only to the presiding Prophet? — #783, March 18, 2025
- Godhead: Why does the Book of Mormon contain trinitarian-sounding statements? — #723, March 19, 2024
- God’s hand: How do Latter-day Saints see the hand of God in history? — #712, January 26, 2024
- God’s mercy: What does the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard teach about God’s mercy? — #670, May 9, 2023
- God The Father: Why does the Father say “Hear Ye Him”? — #578, September 15, 2020
- Gold plates: Why did Martin Harris want a view of the gold plates in March of 1829? — #592, January 21, 2021
- Good person: What does it really mean to be a ‘good person’? — #499, January 24, 2019
- Good Samaritan, parable of the: How does the Parable of the Good Samaritan teach us about the plan of Salvation? — #667, April 18, 2023
- Gospel, everlasting: Who was the Angel in Heaven with the everlasting gospel that John saw? — #703, December 12, 2023
- Gospel of John: How does the Gospel of John reflect the day of Atonement? — #675, April 18, 2024
- Gospels, The: Why are the gospel accounts of the resurrection credible? — #665, April 4, 2024
- Grace: How does grace help us overcome weakness? — August 9, 2017
- Grace: What did grace mean to Paul, the apostle? — #683, August 8, 2023
- Grace: How are faithfulness and grace connected to the right hand of fellowship? — #690, September 26, 2023
- Grace: Why is grace important in a covenantal community? — #691, October 3, 2023
- Grammar, bad: Does the Book of Mormon really have “bad” grammar? — #490, December 4, 2018
- Great and Abominable Church: Why is the Great and Abominable Church described like the Assyrian Empire? — #711, January 23, 2024
- Great and Abominable Church: Why did Ezekiel prophesy that the Great and Abominable Church would be destroyed? — #784, March 25, 2025
- Great and spacious building: What is the significance of the ‘great and spacious building’? — #546, January 17, 2020
- Great and terrible gulf: What was the great and terrible gulf in Lehi’s dream? — #14, January 19, 2016
- Great Apostasy: What does the New Testament teach about the Great Apostasy? — #695, October 17, 2023
- Great Spirit: Why did the Lamanites mistake Ammon for the Great Spirit? — #738, July 2, 2024
- Greek philosophies: How did Paul interact with Greek philosophies in Athens? — #681, July 25, 2023
- Gulf, great and terrible: What was the great and terrible gulf in Lehi’s dream? — #14, January 19, 2016
- Hand: Why did Abinadi stretch forth his hand as he prophesied? — #94, May 6, 2016
- Handbook, administrative: Was the Book of Mormon used as the first Church Administrative Handbook? — #72, April 6, 2016
- Hand of fellowship: How are faithfulness and grace connected to the right hand of fellowship? — #690, September 26, 2023
- Hand of the Lord: How is the Lord’s hand ‘stretched out still’? — #49, March 8, 2016
- Hand of God: Why does the Psalmist speak about grasping God’s hand? — #642, August 16, 2022
- Hand of God: How do Latter-day Saints see the hand of God in history? — #712, January 26, 2024
- Hanging: Why was Zemnarihah executed by hanging? — #752, September 17, 2024
- Harris, Harris: Why did Martin Harris want a view of the gold plates in March of 1829? — #592, January 21, 2021
- Harris, Martin: Why was Martin Harris needed to pay for the printing of the Book of Mormon? — #597, October 8, 2021
- Harris, Martin: Why was Martin Harris cut off from the Church? — #606, June 1, 2021
- Harris, Martin: Why did Martin Harris come back to the Church? — #607, June 3, 2021
- Harris, Martin: Why did Martin Harris sometimes say he saw the Book of Mormon plates with spiritual eyes? — #775 , January 28, 2025
- Heart: Why did Alma talk about planting a seed in the heart? — #569, August 20, 2020
- Heart, broken: Was the requirement of a ‘broken heart’ known before the time of Christ? — #27, February 5, 2016
- Heart to understanding: What does it mean to ‘apply your heart to understanding’? — #644, August 30, 2022
- Hebraisms: Why are there Hebraisms in the Book of Mormon? — #661, March 7, 2023
- Hebrews: How does the epistle to the Hebrews describe the family of God? — #697, October 31, 2023
- Hebrews, epistle to the: How does the epistle to the Hebrews reflect the Israelite temple? — #698, November 7, 2023
- Helaman chapters 7 and 8: Why does Helaman chapters 7 and 8 feel like a funeral speech? — #575, August 25, 2020
- Hell: Why do the scriptures compare hell to an unquenchable fire? — #81, April 18, 2016
- Hen: Why did Jesus Christ compare himself to a hen? — #200, October 3, 2016
- Heshlon, plains of: Why are the plains of Heshlon crucial to the book of Ether? — #765, November 26, 2024
- High Priest Nephi: Why should 3 Nephi be read as the Book of the High Priest Nephi? — #577, September 8, 2020
- Highways: Is there evidence of Book of Mormon highways in ancient America? — #470, September 25, 2018
- Hill Cumorah, location of: Where is the location of the Hill Cumorah? — #489, November 29, 2018
- Hiram Page: Why did Hiram page remain faithful to the Book of Mormon? — #599, October 8, 2021
- Historical authenticity: Why is the historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon so important? — #480, October 30, 2018
- History: How do Latter-day Saints see the hand of God in history? — #712, January 26, 2024
- History: What kind of history did Mormon write? — #761, November 5, 2024
- History, Israelite: Why did Stephen rehearse Israelite history? — #679, July 11, 2023
- History, Near Eastern: Why is ancient Near Eastern history helpful for understanding Isaiah’s writings? — #720, February 27, 2024
- Holy: Why did Paul teach that children are holy? — #798, June 24, 2025
- Horses: Why are horses mentioned in the Book of Mormon? — #75, April 11, 2016
- Horses: When Lehi’s group arrived in the new land, did they find horses there? — #649, October 17, 2022
- Hurlbut, Philastus: Why did Joseph Smith file a legal complaint against Philastus Hurlbut? — #616, September 14, 202
- Hymn: Why does Paul quote from an early Christian hymn? — #694, October 12, 2023
- Hymns, singing of: Why was singing hymns a part of Nephite worship services? — #251, December 13, 2016
- Hyrum Smith: How did Hyrum Smith help in bringing forth the Book of Mormon? — #777, February 6, 2025
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