LDS Church Endorses Female, LDS Chaplains

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When I was in the army our LDS chaplain was in our ward and his office was very near my barracks, although he was not my unit chaplain. I did become very good friends with him. At that time all chaplains were either Catholic, Protestant, or Jewish (my understanding is that they have now added Muslim chaplains). LDS chaplains were considered Protetstant and as such had to lead a sort of non-denominational Protestant service on Sundays. They performed all other duties of a Protestant minister, which could include performing marriages, etc. It should be noted that the most devout members of any church attended local churches just like Mormons attended their local wards. I actually don’t recall any female chaplains at all at that time (early 80s), but I didn’t pay that much attention.

Agreed that this is a big step.

Interesting and surprising.

Prison chaplains next? Might be good for female prisoners to have female chaplains.

I read the article twice and still might be missing something but I don’t think she is a military chaplain.

She’s not, she’s just a chaplain in a community setting, something that women routinely do. The article touches on military chaplains as part of chaplaincy as a group but the way it’s titled it’s pretty confusing.