Reimagining missionary work with the executive director and managing director of the Church Missionary Department, Elder Marcus B. Nash and Brother David N. Weidman

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🗓️ 12 October 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic intensified across the globe, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turned their thoughts to full-time missionaries facing increasing health risks and nations about to close borders. They began returning missionaries to their home nations and reimagining the work. This episode of the Church News podcast explores all that has happened to missionary work during the past year and a half and looks forward to the future of missionary work in the Church of Jesus Christ. The episode features Elder Marcus B. Nash, a General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Church's Missionary Department, and David N. Weidman, managing director of the Church's Missionary Department to talk about missionary work, with Church News managing editor and former Arizona Phoenix Mission president Scott Taylor as guest host.

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'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news.
0:12.2	Welcome to the church news podcast.
0:14.4	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 with leaders, members, and others on the church news team.
0:24.6	We end each church news podcast by giving our guests the last word
0:28.8	and the opportunity to answer the very important question.
0:32.7	What do you know now?
0:34.5	We hope each of you will also be able to answer the same question and say,
0:38.5	I have just been listening to the Church News podcast, and this is what I know now.
0:46.0	In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified across the globe, leaders of the Church
0:52.8	of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
0:54.6	turn their thoughts to full-time missionaries. Facing increasing health risks and nations
0:59.9	about to close their borders, they began returning missionaries to their home nations and
1:04.8	reimagining the work. This episode of the Church News podcast explores all that has happened
1:10.6	to missionary work during the past 18 months and looks forward to the future of the Church News podcast explores all that has happened to missionary work during
1:11.6	the past 18 months and looks forward to the future of missionary work in the Church of Jesus Christ.
1:17.6	We are joined by Elder Marcus B. Nash, a general authority 70, an executive director of the
1:22.7	church's missionary department, and David N. Weidman, managing director of the Church's missionary department,
1:29.1	to talk about this important topic. Today, we also welcome guest host Scott Taylor of the
1:34.6	Church News. Scott was president of the Arizona Phoenix Mission from 2011 to 2014 and served as a branch
1:42.7	president in the Provo MTC until 2018.
1:47.1	Scott, thank you for hosting today.
1:49.4	Elder Nash and Dave, welcome to the Church News podcast.
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