Aaron Sherinian of Deseret Management Corp. on inviting connection around the world and across faiths this holiday season
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4.9 • 782 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In a world increasingly defined by division, this episode of the Church News podcast is dedicated to connection — with ward members, neighbors, communities, and those of other faith traditions and friends around the globe. No one is better at this than Aaron Sherinian, the senior vice president of global reach at Deseret Management Corp. This Christmas season, Sherinian invites listeners to connect with those around them as they work together to #LightTheWorld.
The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.
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| 0:00.0 | I believe that we are living in a time where we should share both the urgency but the excitement of what it means to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattery Saints today. |
| 0:20.4 | I believe that being |
| 0:21.5 | his children right now is important. I know that we are here right now to do great work. I know |
| 0:29.5 | that the Lord loves effort. I know that our prophet has taught us that. But that effort means also |
| 0:34.5 | being enthusiastic about the work. It's not easy. It's hard to be enthusiastic when |
| 0:39.5 | the challenges are real and when everything surrounding us might seem like it's an obstacle. But I know |
| 0:45.9 | that our testimony includes being here right now in a time that's exciting, in a time of opportunity. |
| 0:52.7 | And that opportunity means helping others come with us and see who they are. |
| 1:00.6 | This is Sarah Jane Weaver, executive editor of the Church News, welcoming you to the Church News podcast. |
| 1:07.3 | 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. |
| 1:13.6 | In a world increasingly defined by division, this episode of the Church News podcast is dedicated to connection. |
| 1:25.6 | With our ward members, neighbors, communities, |
| 1:29.5 | those of other faith traditions, and friends across the globe. No one is better to talk about |
| 1:35.1 | this subject than Aaron Sherinian, the senior vice president of global reach at Deserent Management |
| 1:40.6 | Corporation. Aaron has more than two decades of accomplished service as a public relations and communications professional in the corporation. Aaron has more than two decades of accomplished service as a public |
| 1:45.6 | relations and communications professional in the corporate, philanthropic, and diplomatic sectors, |
| 1:51.3 | building bridges between political ideologies, geographies, and industries throughout the world. |
| 1:57.1 | Before coming to work at DMC, he managed global communications transformation at Philip |
| 2:02.4 | Morris International, focusing on civil society engagement and partnerships to enable a smoke-free |
| 2:08.3 | future. |
| 2:09.3 | Previously, he served as the Global Communications Director for the Aga Khan Development Network, |
| 2:14.7 | headquartered in Paris, France and Geneva, Switzerland. He has also served as |
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