Mormon Chaplains Serve Soldiers of All Faiths (Jesus Christ, Latter-Day Saints, funerals)

[Bishka]

SALT LAKE CITY 23 April 2007 A chaplain in the military services of the United States demonstrates extraordinary flexibility. From dealing with routine paperwork to challenging counseling, from early morning physical training to afternoon weddings and funerals, the day of a chaplain usually includes 24-hour availability to the members of their battalion.
In a single day, Lt. Col. Steven Merrill, a U.S. Air Force chaplain presently deployed in Kuwait, exercises, studies, counsels, prepares sermons and somehow finds time to eat and sleep.

Merrill is also a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one of a handful of Church members currently serving as chaplains.

Counseling, for Merrill, is broad based. “I have an opportunity to serve soldiers regardless of their faith backgrounds. We have a joint operation here, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and leaders from the services in Korea and Australia, people from many lands and from every walk of life, all trying to get the job done.”

Counseling is not the only responsibility in a chaplain’s day. His workday includes responsibility for all the religious worship services in the area, a greater challenge in a war zone.

Capt. J. Nathan Kline, an Army chaplain based in Iraq, holds worship services in an “armor chapel,” a military tent designated for church meetings. “The chapel is humble,” Kline noted, “but it fulfills its function. We are blessed to have it.”

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[Mike182]

awesome! it's so good to read things like this

[JMoum04]

Cool to see this article, considering I'm joining the U.S. Army to become a Chaplain's Assistant.

[Bishka]

Originally Posted by jmoum

Cool to see this article, considering I'm joining the U.S. Army to become a Chaplain's Assistant.

That's really neat!