It was just this past June when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially announced it has approved the centralized endorsement of all chaplaincies, including female chaplains. It was reiterated at last week's chaplain's seminar and training that runs in tandem with the October General Conference of the LDS Church.

"This is a big deal," Harris said. "When I first started there was no one to ask how to do it, no manual."