Much like Paul, Mormon was quick to respond to rumors of disputations. The great epistle to the Corinthians was prompted by just such a dissension, Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you (1 Cor 1:10-11).
When Christ appeared to the Nephites, one of the first doctrines he taught was that there should be no contention, And there shall be no disputations among you, as there have hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning the points of my doctrine, as there have hitherto been. For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil (3 Nephi 11:28).
Mark E. Petersen
"I do believe most positively that if we bring false teachings into our classes or sermons we do our people a great disservice, for we confuse their minds, we make them doubt the truth when it is given to them, and we 'soften them up' for the attacks of apostate teachers who come among them." (Conference Report, Apr. 1953, p. 84)