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Pandemic accelerates Mormon missionaries' transition online
In this May 27, 2020, photo, from Seth Rather, a missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looks at his smart phone at his apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. For safety reasons missionaries are now inside and on their smartphones most of the day trying to find new converts or bolster the faith of current church members. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, from Seth Rather, a missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looks at his smart phone at his apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. For safety reasons missionaries are now inside and on their smartphones most of the day trying to find new converts or bolster the faith of current church members. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, Shaelee Palmer, 20, right, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, walks through Salt Lake City International Airport before leaving on her mission to North Carolina. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, Shaelee Palmer, 20, right, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, walks through Salt Lake City International Airport before leaving on her mission to North Carolina. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Guenter Castrillo, Seth Rather, and Andrew Zitting kneel for a prayer around a kitchen table at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Guenter Castrillo, Seth Rather, and Andrew Zitting kneel for a prayer around a kitchen table at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Andrew Zitting, Seth Rather, and Guenter Castrillo look at their smartphones after a Zoom meeting with a local family at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Andrew Zitting, Seth Rather, and Guenter Castrillo look at their smartphones after a Zoom meeting with a local family at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, a framed definition of missionary sits on a desk at the apartment of missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, a framed definition of missionary sits on a desk at the apartment of missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, from Seth Rather, a missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looks at his smartphone at his apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. For safety reasons missionaries are now inside and on their smartphones most of the day trying to find new converts or bolster the faith of current church members. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, from Seth Rather, a missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looks at his smartphone at his apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. For safety reasons missionaries are now inside and on their smartphones most of the day trying to find new converts or bolster the faith of current church members. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, Logan Morrison, 18, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waits in line to get to ticket counter, at Salt Lake City International Airport, before leaving on his mission to St. Louis. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, Logan Morrison, 18, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waits in line to get to ticket counter, at Salt Lake City International Airport, before leaving on his mission to St. Louis. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Andrew Zitting, Seth Rather, and Guenter Castrillo pray during a Zoom meeting with a local family while on a smartphone at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from left to right, Andrew Zitting, Seth Rather, and Guenter Castrillo pray during a Zoom meeting with a local family while on a smartphone at their apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, Logan Morrison, 18, right, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says goodbye to his family at Salt Lake City International Airport before leaving on his mission to St. Louis. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, Logan Morrison, 18, right, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says goodbye to his family at Salt Lake City International Airport before leaving on his mission to St. Louis. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, Shaelee Palmer, 20, right, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says goodbye to her mother Amber at Salt Lake City International Airport before leaving on her mission to North Carolina. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, Shaelee Palmer, 20, right, a missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, says goodbye to her mother Amber at Salt Lake City International Airport before leaving on her mission to North Carolina. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, several guides for missionary service sit on a desk at the apartment of missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, several guides for missionary service sit on a desk at the apartment of missionaries with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 26, 2020, photo, Brent H. Nielson, executive director of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Missionary Department, looks on during an interviewin Salt Lake City. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 26, 2020, photo, Brent H. Nielson, executive director of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Missionary Department, looks on during an interviewin Salt Lake City. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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In this May 27, 2020, photo, Andrew Zitting, a missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looks at the Doctrine and Covenants at the kitchen table at his apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

In this May 27, 2020, photo, Andrew Zitting, a missionary with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, looks at the Doctrine and Covenants at the kitchen table at his apartment, in Brigham City, Utah. After hastily bringing home 26,000 young men and women who were serving in foreign countries, the faith has begun sending many of them out again in their home countries with a new focus on online work that could stick even when the pandemic is over, church officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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