Elder Renlund teaches how members, missionaries can work together

Key Points:

• Elder Dale G. Renlund emphasized that member involvement is essential for successful missionary work, as the Church consists of members who must actively join and participate in sharing the gospel.
• During the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, Elder Renlund identified three main obstacles: members believing missionary work is solely for full-time missionaries, lack of knowledge on how to help, and the misconception that members can only provide teaching referrals.
• He suggested practical solutions such as missionaries recognizing members' existing contributions and offering a "menu" of participation options, allowing members to choose how they want to be involved in missionary efforts.
• Elder Renlund shared a personal story illustrating the power of positive collaboration between missionaries and members, highlighting how enthusiastic missionaries helped transform a struggling ward by actively engaging inactive members.
• He urged mission leaders to encourage missionaries to avoid negative comments about local members and instead foster a spirit of support and optimism to strengthen missionary work and community faith.