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KnoWhy topical index — E and F — 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 E and F.

Index One – topical index  – E and F                                                                                                          Click here to return to the Scriptures index page

  • Earth:  Why do so many people in the Book of Mormon fall to the earth as if dead? — #733
  • Earth’s millennial glory:  Why does the Lord compare the Earth’s millennial glory to the Mount of Transfiguration? —  #795
  • East Wind:  Why did Abinadi warn the people of an east wind? —  #560
  • Easy to join:  Why was it easy to join a church in Joseph Smith’s day?  —  #589
  • Editorial promises:  Why should readers pay attention to the Book of Mormon’s editorial promises?  —  #510
  • Egypt:  Why were particular plagues sent against Egypt in Old Testament times? — #631
  • Egyptian: Did the ancient Israelites write in Egyptian? — #4
  • Egyptian, Reformed:  Why did Mormon and Moroni write in Reformed Egyptian? — #513
  • Elders of the Jews:  Who were the elders of the Jews mentioned by Zoram? — #464
  • Election of judges:  How were judges elected in the Book of Mormon?  — #107
  • Elect lady:   Why was Emma Smith called an ‘elect lady”?  —  #782
  • Elephants:  Why does the Book of Mormon mention elephants, cureloms, and cumoms? — #764
  • Elijah’s coming:  Why did Moroni quote Malachi’s prophecy about Elijah’s coming? —  #591
  • Emma Smith:   Why was Emma Smith called an ‘elect lady”?  —  #782
  • Emmaus:  Why did Christ appear to two disciples on the road to Emmaus? — #677
  • End of Time:  What do Nephi and Isaiah say about ‘the end of time’? — #46
  • Enduring trials and travail:  How did Moroni endure the travails and trials of his days? —  #766
  • Enemy to God:  What makes mankind an ‘enemy to God’? — #505
  • Engraving:  Why was Coriantumr’s record engraved on a ‘large stone’? — #77
  • Escape plan:  Why did king Limhi think Gideon’s escape plan would work? — #100
  • Establishment of the LDS Church:  How did the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 comply with the law? — #598
  • Ether, book of:  Why was the name of the brother of Jared not included in the book of Ether? — #762
  • Ether, book of:   Why are the plains of Heshlon crucial to the book of Ether? — #765
  • Evangelist:  What is an evangelist? — #692
  • Exact wording:   Why did Moroni provide the exact wording of priesthood ordinances in his writings? —  #587
  • Exaltation:  What did early Christians teach about exaltation? — #701
  • Execution:  Why was Zemnarihah executed by hanging? — #752
  • Exhaustion:  Why are people exhausted by powerful spiritual experiences? —  #460
  • Exhortations:   Why did Moroni conclude the Book of Mormon with so many exhortations? —  #588
  • Exiled:  How did the people of Jacob and the people of Ezekiel respond to being exiled? — #719
  • Existence, premortal: Why do Latter-day Saints believe in a pre-mortal existence?  —  #808
  • Exodus narrative:  Why does the Book of Mormon refer to the Exodus narrative? — #516
  • Eyes, spiritual:  Why did Martin Harris sometimes say he saw the Book of Mormon plates with spiritual eyes? —  #775
  • Ezekiel:  How did the people of Jacob and the people of Ezekiel respond to being exiled? — #719
  • Ezekiel:  Why did Ezekiel prophesy that the Great and Abominable Church would be destroyed? —  #784
  • Faggots:  Why was Abinadi scourged with faggots? — #96
  • Faith:  How can barley in the Book of Mormon feed faith? — #87
  • Faith:   How does the ‘Mosiah-First’ translation sequence strengthen faith?  — #503
  • Faith:  How did the apostle Paul understand faith? — #684
  • Faith, mystery of:  What is the mystery of faith, mentioned by Paul? — #696
  • Faithfulness:  How are faithfulness and grace connected to the right hand of fellowship? — #690
  • Faithful to the Book of Mormon:   Why did Hiram page remain faithful to the Book of Mormon?  —   #599
  • Fall:  Why do so many people in the Book of Mormon fall to the earth as if dead? — #733
  • Fall of Adam:  What are the origins of Lehi’s understanding of the Fall of Adam? — #28
  • Familiar spirit:  How are the words of the Book of Mormon like “…one that hath a familiar spirit…”? — #491
  • Family of God:  How does the epistle to the Hebrews describe the family of God? — #697
  • Family of Joseph Smith:  How did Joseph Smith’s family testify of the First Vision? —  #772
  • Family prayer:  Why should you have family prayer?  — #579
  • Famine:   What caused the famine in the 73rd year of the reign of the Judges?  — #750
  • Father:  How is Christ both the Father and the Son? — #92
  • Father, The:  Why does the Father say “Hear Ye Him”? —  #578
  • Fayette, New York:  Why was the Church organized in Fayette, New York?  — #781
  • Fellowship:  How are faithfulness and grace connected to the right hand of fellowship? — #690
  • Festivals, autumn:  Did Jacob refer to ancient Israelite autumn festivals? — #32
  • Fiery darts:  What are the ‘fiery darts of the adversary’ spoken of by Nephi? — #18
  • Fire:  Why do the scriptures compare hell to an unquenchable fire? — #81
  • First Day, the:  Why did the Lord call himself the “Creator of the First Day”?  —  #810
  • First Vision:  How did Joseph Smith’s family testify of the First Vision? —  #772
  • Flaxen cord:  Why did Nephi say that Satan leads sinners around by a ‘flaxen cord’? — #551
  • Focal point:  Why has 3 Nephi been called “the focal point, the supreme moment” in the Book of Mormon? — #201
  • Formats:   What materials and formats did Nephite record keepers write on?  —  #737
  • Forty Day Literature:  How does 3 Nephi dovetail with the so-called ‘Forty Day Literature’? — #756
  • Forty days:  What might Jesus have taught his apostles for forty days? — #678
  • Foundation:  How can we build our foundation on a ‘rock’? — #659
  • Friend:  What do the parables of the importuning friend and widow teach us about prayer? —  #662
  • Fruit, white fruit:  What fruit is white? — #10
  • Fulfill prophecy in 1838:  How did Brigham Young and the apostles fulfill prophecy in 1838?  — #817
  • Fulness of the record of John:   What is ‘The Fulness of the record of John’?  — #809
  • Funeral speech:   Why does Helaman chapters 7 and 8 feel like a funeral speech? — #575
  • Future events:  Why did Book of Mormon prophets speak of future events as if they had already happened? — #95

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