Wednesday, October 1, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 11:58)
Lethality and the Department of War: Secretary Hegseth Seeks to Return the U.S. Military Back to Its Central Focus
Part II (11:58 – 20:20)
A Tragic Week for Mormons: A Horrific Shooting of a Mormon Chapel in Michigan and the Death of Its President

• Russell Nelson, Who Led Major Changes to the Mormon Church, Dies at 101 by The New York Times (Sarah Pulliam Bailey)

Part III (20:20 – 28:10)
Mormonism is Not Christianity: Our Mormon Neighbors Need the True Gospel of Jesus Christ
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