Matriarchs and Miracles—Powerful LDS Mothers in WWII Germany—Elder Cziesla, "Simplicity in Christ"

02/01/2026 S6E52, Episode #213⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Elder Michael Cziesla, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠October 2025 General Conference⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Simplicity in Christ."⁠⁠ Clay and Mitch were joined by special guest, Tricia Loveday, a talented author (formerly published as Patricia Reece Roper) who with her mother, Karola Hilbert Reece, jointly created the miraculous book, We Were Not Alone: How an LDS Family Survived World War II Berlin. We discuss the incredible mothers and grandmothers both Elder Cziesla and Tricia were blessed with and their amazing, faithful efforts to help their families survive physically AND spiritually through starvation and danger in a war zone. This episode is packed full of miracle stories!Subscribe to the free GCA newsletter for additional show notes on our guests, conference invitations, application ideas, supplemental study resources, lesson materials, our President Oaks listening schedule, and recent highlights from the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve's global ministry.Sign up for the FREE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠General Conference Applied Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠past Newsletters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow GCA on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch GCA on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find a Church or Missionaries near you⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠