“You notice the standard equipment here—the leather clothing. … They had the equipment and their heads shaved, and they were naked except for the leather garments they had on. They were trying to inspire terror, of course, and this is a very important thing.
“ … The purpose of the military, of course, is to break the enemy’s will, not to destroy them. The Lamanites don’t want to destroy the Nephites; they want the Nephites to work for them. … They want to enslave them” (Nibley, Teachings of the Book of Mormon, 2:1).