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NEW YORK — <\/span>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Savannah Guthrie<\/a> was back at NBC’s \u201cToday\u201d show anchor desk on Monday for the first time in more than two months since her mother\u2019s disappearance, saying \u201cit is good to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHere we go, ready or not,” Guthrie said as the show opened. \u201cLet\u2019s do the news.\u201d <\/p>\n Guthrie has acknowledged that she’s a changed person and that it’s hard to go forward<\/a> not knowing what happened to Nancy Guthrie, who authorities believe was taken against her will from her Arizona home.<\/p>\n Despite an intense search<\/a> involving thousands of federal and local officers and volunteers, there has been no sign of the 84-year-old mother of three since she was reported missing Feb. 1.<\/p>\n As part of a video message<\/a> released by her New York church on Easter Sunday, Guthrie spoke about feeling \u201cmoments of deep disappointment with God, the feeling of utter abandonment.\u201d But she said the resurrection is not fully celebrated \u201cif we do not acknowledge the feelings of loss, pain, and yes, death.\u201d<\/p>\n In announcing her return to NBC’s flagship morning show, Guthrie said she was uncertain whether she’ll feel like she still belongs.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s hard to imagine doing it because it\u2019s such a place of joy and lightness,\u201d she said just over a week ago on \u201cToday\u201d during her first interview<\/a> since the disappearance. \u201cI can\u2019t come back and try to be something that I\u2019m not. But I can\u2019t not come back because it\u2019s my family.\u201d<\/p>\n Guthrie, one of morning television\u2019s most recognizable faces, has been a co-anchor on \u201cToday\u201d since 2012. She doesn’t anticipate faking her way through the show, which is normally light-hearted with a mix of serious, breaking news.<\/p>\n There had been a great deal of speculation about whether she would return. <\/p>\n \u201cI want to smile, and when I do it will be real,\u201d she told Hoda Kotb, who came back to \u201cToday\u201d to fill in while Guthrie focused on the search. \u201cBeing there is joyful, and when it’s not I’ll say so.\u201d<\/p>\n Nancy Guthrie made occasional appearances on \u201cToday\u201d over the years, once taking part in a cooking demonstration and surprising her daughter on set. <\/p>\n When Savannah Guthrie returned to her hometown of Tucson in 2025 for a segment recorded for the show, the two visited one of their favorite restaurants and talked about their love of Arizona. <\/p>\n The Guthrie family has offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of their mother. <\/p>\n Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken<\/a> against her will after finding blood near the doorstep of her home in the foothills outside Tucson. The FBI later released surveillance videos<\/a> showing a masked man on the porch that night. <\/p>\n