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And I'm Tyler.

And I'm Alex Baugh.

This is Book of Mormon Central's Come Follow Me Insights.

Today, Doctrine and Covenants, Sections 46, 47, and 48.

And we'd like to welcome our friend Alex Baugh from Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University.

It's a real delight to be with him today.

And we look forward to talking and sharing with you these beautiful scriptures that God has

revealed for us.

So to begin, Alex, what do you think is important for us to understand about the setting?

What's going on?

What happened the day before, Section 46?

What's going on with the church before we actually dive into the words?

Well, I think it's important to remember.

Joseph Smith's only been here a month.

This is a new environment for him. We have individuals,

and members that have been, have joined the church as a result of the missionaries to the

Lamanites. Joseph, these are new people, and they're excited to have Joseph Smith with them,

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