Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf discusses how to incorporate pandemic lessons as we move ‘back to the future’ of missionary work

<ul></ul> <p>Serving amid the<a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/category/coronavirus"> Covid-19 pandemic</a>, missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have used a flexible mix of technology and creativity to share the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in new and astonishing ways. <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-04-18/elder-uchtdorf-video-missionary-work-back-to-the-future-210720">Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a> and chairman of the Church's Missionary Executive Council joins this episode of the Church News Podcast to discuss missionary work, the COVID-19 pandemic and the resilient and enthusiastic missionaries who continue to move the work forward in ways previously unimagined. As the pandemic wanes,<a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2021-04-18/elder-uchtdorf-video-missionary-work-back-to-the-future-210720"> Elder Uchtdorf reminds members and missionaries alike that in regards to missionary work, &ldquo;We need to not move back to the old ways, we need to move back to the future</a>.&rdquo; This is done by engaging and incorporating these lessons of technology, flexibility and creativity when inviting others into the Church of Jesus Christ.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">The Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Host <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/author/sarahdeseretnews-com">Sarah Jane Weaver</a>, reporter and editor for <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">The Church News</a> 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, &ldquo;What do I know now?&rdquo; because of the experience. Produced by<a href="https://kellieannhalvo.com/"> KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.</p>