Gidgiddoni’s audience consisted of the Nephite people who approached the Nephite military leader with a strategic proposal during a time of significant threat from the Gadianton robbers. Concerned about the growing menace, the people urged Gidgiddoni to seek divine guidance and suggested a proactive military offensive. They proposed that the Nephite forces should ascend into the mountains and wilderness to confront and eliminate the robbers within their own territories. This recommendation reflected their desire to take initiative against the robbers, demonstrating both their reliance on military strategy and their faith in divine direction (3 Nephi 3:20).