The first two women appointed to the Church’s Military Advisory Committee discuss serving Church and country

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🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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For the first time in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, two women are serving on the Military Advisory Committee. This committee was established by the First Presidency during World War II to help support and minister to military members, chaplains and their families. Now, Army Lt. Col. Sonie Munson, media operations chief for U.S. Northern Command, and Andrea Wagenbach, who works for the U.S. Department of Defense, lend their voices and wisdom to the 11-member committee. They join this episode of the Church News podcast to talk about their experiences and desire to serve both the Church and their country.

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0:00.0	The unique and wonderful thing about this very specific committee is it has individuals from across all services.
0:17.0	Everyone has an equal seat at the table to bring up ideas and recommendations to help the people
0:23.1	that were there to serve.
0:24.9	And I think a lot of the church is definitely like that.
0:27.1	When you go into a committee-type situation, if you have your heart set on serving those
0:34.0	individuals, Heavenly Father has a tendency to guide the path. And our job is to serve
0:40.4	and help the church improve the service that they give regardless of the faith, because chaplains
0:48.9	in the military are servicing all faith, not just our church.
0:56.1	And they're required to give comprehensive religious support to anybody that is in need.
1:04.0	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News.
1:07.0	Welcome to the Church News podcast.
1:09.1	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:19.0	For the first time in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, two women have joined the Military Advisory Committee.
1:29.4	Army Lieutenant Colonel Sonny Munson, Media Operations Chief for the U.S. Northern Command, and Sister Andrea Wagenbach,
1:36.9	who works for the U.S. Department of Defense, have been called to join the 11-member committee
1:41.4	that advises church leaders on military matters. Both women join
1:45.6	this episode of the Church News Podcast to talk about their experiences and their desire
1:50.6	to serve both the church and their country. Welcome, ladies, to the Church News
1:54.8	podcast.
1:55.8	Thank you.
1:56.8	It's so great to have you here, and I'm hoping we can just start and have each of you tell
2:03.3	us a little bit about yourself.
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