Keep listening for part two with Dr Craig Manning, third Nephi chapters one through seven.

Craig John I've been looking for it all year to third Nephi chapter three which isn't

something in third Nephi that everyone looks forward to.

But John, we have learned a lot about the adversary's playbook from people like so far,

Sharon, Nihor, Corihor, Amalakaya, and you can add

Gideonhi to that list because he writes this letter and I think Mormon is brilliant putting

this letter in here you get into the mindset of someone who is an anti-Christ the way

they think yeah total narcissist like

she is a classic narcissist in this moment you read this letter and you think is he

serious you can read a smirk. Hey, Laconius, noble chief, and governor, yeah.

I'm going to help you out. How can you not read this and go, wow, this is real drama. He's basically saying,

surrender everything and give it to us because I don't want the trouble of a war.

Yeah. Oh man, he says trying to gaslight and blame Laconius for all of this.

I just am laughing my head off as I'm reading this.

This is the classical role model for a narcissist, and he's trying to narcissize Laconius.

Laconius has no business with it.

I love how he responds which we've already talked about stating the facts so

it kind of makes me laugh when I read this. I notice the

compliment that's meant to cause doubt I have great praise for you it's almost as

if there was a gosh.

And then this pity, I'm your friend here, Laconius,

and it's just so sad.

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