BYU Studies Quarterly
Article Title
Fellow Travelers, Brothers and Sisters, Children of God
Keywords
Nazi, travelers, children of God, family
Abstract
For a long time, my wife, Harriet, and I felt a need to visit Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp and site of the brutal murders of millions during World War II. So when we were in Eastern Europe a few
years ago, we made a point of making a pilgrimage to the site. One cannot visit such a place without coming away from it changed. We walked along the same paths that so many others had walked. One could almost see weary mothers holding the hands of terrified children; the hobbling steps of the elderly and the infirm; the despair in the eyes of those caught in a cold and terrible nightmare; the immeasurable sadness of those who understood what was about to happen. I could imagine them looking at one another—families, parents, children, loved ones, friends, and strangers—their eyes filled with fear, grief, and resignation. To this day my wife and I have a difficult time talking about our feelings in that place of unimaginable horror. In many ways, it is too painful to talk about.
Recommended Citation
Uchtdorf, Dieter F.
(2022)
"Fellow Travelers, Brothers and Sisters, Children of God,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 61:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol61/iss1/5