Church disability specialist manager on how all shall be taught of the Lord
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🗓️ 11 March 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are encouraged to follow the Savior’s example of offering hope, understanding and love to those with disabilities. Hosted by Church News reporter Mary Richards, this episode features the Church’s disability specialist manager, Katie Edna Steed, who discusses how the Church encourages Christlike inclusion. This is done through individuals ministering to their neighbors, designing and retrofitting Church buildings to be accessible, specialized programs, new resources and more.
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. Hosts Jon Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News, and Church News reporter Mary Richards share unique views of the stories, events, and 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 | Disabilities is a part of the human mortal experience and we can embrace and support. |
| 0:13.0 | One of my most favorite scriptures is 3-Nephy 2213. |
| 0:18.0 | It says, and all thy children shall be taught of the Lord. That easily could have said, |
| 0:25.0 | Thy children shall be taught of the Lord. And a beautiful message would have been conveyed. But as a special |
| 0:30.5 | educator and as someone who works in the field of disabilities, one of my most favorite words is all. |
| 0:36.8 | And God chose to say that. He said, and all the children shall be |
| 0:41.1 | taught of the Lord. It begins with ministering. It begins with understanding there is a call from Christ to do this. |
| 0:48.7 | So being mindful of and having this heart of, I will seek after the one. And I want to do what I can |
| 0:57.8 | to help you come into Christ. This is John Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News. Welcome to the |
| 1:07.0 | church news podcast. Today we're taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss |
| 1:11.5 | news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:18.1 | In the general handbook serving in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in regards to |
| 1:23.6 | including individuals with disabilities, it states, church members are encouraged to follow |
| 1:28.6 | the Savior's example of offering hope, understanding, and love to those who have disabilities. |
| 1:34.2 | I'm Mary Richards, and on this episode of the Church News podcast, we discuss how the church |
| 1:39.2 | encourages Christ-like inclusion, from individuals ministering to their neighbors, to designing and retrofitting |
| 1:45.6 | church buildings, and even specialized programs. Joining me is the church's disability specialist |
| 1:51.6 | manager, Katie Edna Steed. Welcome to the church news podcast. Thank you. It's nice to be here. |
| 1:57.0 | Tell me a little bit about your role and your responsibilities. What does that entail? |
| 2:06.4 | As you said, I'm the disability specialist manager. That's my official title. I always like to say it's never the same day twice. We work with individuals ranging in different abilities and needs. |
| 2:13.5 | Some can be food allergies and the sacrament to service animals, to wheelchairs, more obvious things like Braille and ASL and making sure accessible formats are there. |
| 2:26.4 | But it's a wonderful job. I love it. I get to work with a lot of people. I say that the biggest part of my job is to not be someone's voice, |
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