The Savior makes reference to disputations that had been “among you.” There is no indication of the time frame for these disputations, or the particular nature of them. Since the Sacrament had just been instituted, there could not have been disputations over the sacrament. Therefore, this disputation must have arisen from the issue of inclusion or exclusion from the community of believers. That issue could have been one of the Nephite problems leading to the dissolution of the government; or it may have been more recent and due to the presence of both Lamanite and Nephite in this particular community. If it were due to the presence of Nephites and Lamanites in this community, this would be another example of the passage of time from the destruction, as it would take time for such disputations to arise after the uniting force of having survived the disasters.