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And these are all talents and skills that would shape this young man's adulthood.

And his love for the stage led him to take part in theater productions at school.

And he also sang in choirs at churches where his voice drew great praise.

So his natural charisma and showmanship found many avenues for development.

forming a strong foundation for his future persona, AKA a piece of shit cult leader, but we'll get to that.

And in addition to his extracurricular talents, Marshall excelled in his studies as well.

He's pretty smart.

And one would think this wouldn't be the case due to the constant movement around, but he quickly learned to adapt to new environments regularly.

And he was active in various organizations in Corpus Christi High School, and even was president of the school's chapter of the National Honor Society.

and he would graduate in 1948.

Yet, despite his many successes and his attention-grabbing personality, Marshall had growing inner questions about his own identity and his faith, and they had yet to surface in a meaningful way, but they soon would.

But for now, he appeared to be following a pretty standard path, a preacher's son beloved in his own right and perhaps meant to follow in his father's footsteps.

Nothing too red flaggy at this point.

So after high school, Marshall enrolled at Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and he majored in philosophy, propelled by his deep desire to learn the answer to life's greatest questions.

And a former roommate and classmate, John Alexander, recalled that he and Marshall took a liking to one of their professors, Glenn Maxwell.

who introduced them to thinkers like Aristotle and Plato and John Locke.

And Alexander said of Maxwell, quote, he really taught you to ask the right kind of questions, to not go along with the crowd, unquote.

So Marshall remained an active and involved student, taking part in choirs, councils, and campus associations, further developing his popularity amongst students.

peers.

And Alexander described, quote, he was an extrovert.