Textual: When these verses are seen as the beginning of the new chapter, they take on some separation from the section on the naming of the church. This is a separate command, even though it is given as part of the same experience with the risen Savior. The issue of naming is ended, and now there is a different set of concerns.
The first is the reiteration of the need to write these things down. This follows the emphasis from the second day of the Savior’s preaching to the multitude at Bountiful concerning the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and the importance of the written record (3 Nephi 23). The command to write continues to be emphasized.