Congratulations Jenna Carson, first #Mormon woman endorsed by #LDS church to be a military chaplain

Jenna Carson, first female Latter-day Saint military chaplain

The Church News reports, “Other Latter-day Saint women are currently candidates to become Church-endorsed military chaplains. Carson may be the first Church-endorsed female military chaplain, but she will not be the last.”

Making history: Church endorses its first female military chaplain, Church News, July 29, 2022

We have followed the journeys of Latter-day Saint women chaplains at the Exponent for a long time. Here are some stories of trailblazing hospital and prison chaplains from our Exponent community:

After 25 Years, Female Chaplain Endorsed by LDS Church
Guest Post: God’s Inconvenient Call
A Thousand Ways to Pray

April Young-Bennett

April Young Bennett is the author of the Ask a Suffragist book series and host of the Religious Feminism Podcast. Learn more about April at aprilyoungb.com.

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