Brigitte Paula Strecker Burns, beloved mother, sister, and woman of faith, died on April 3, 2021, at age 82. She was born September 5, 1938, in Nürnberg, Germany, to George and Elizabeth Eva Baier Strecker. In April 1950, Brigitte immigrated to the United States of America with her parents; sister, Wanda; and aunt, Margarete Baier. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints her whole life, she said the first thing she and her family looked for when the Greyhound Bus they were traveling on entered Utah was the Salt Lake Temple. A year later, they were sealed there as a family, and on June 11, 1959, Brigitte married her eternal companion, Darrel James Burns, in that same temple and was sealed to him for time and all eternity. Brigitte and Darrel raised five children in Granger and, later, Park City, where the two built their dream home. Brigitte loved living in the mountains and watching the rabbits, foxes, deer, elk, owls, and other animals that wandered through their property. Before they began building, Brigitte said one of her wishes for that home was that it would always be filled with people. It was. Family often gathered there for parties, and friends visited frequently, even if they had to strap on cross-country skis to do it. When anyone needed a place to stay or live for a time, Brigitte's was the place. Her home was a safe haven for all who entered, and her love for others was genuine. Brigitte served in many church callings, including six years as a temple worker in the Salt Lake Temple with her husband. After his passing, Brigitte served a Family and Church History Mission in Salt Lake City for nearly three years and then moved to a new home in Saratoga Springs. Brigitte's life was one of faith, trials, and miracles. From praying next to a chair in the kitchen while bombs fell above her childhood home to receiving angelic assistance as she served a mission for her Savior, Brigitte always knew she could depend upon her Heavenly Father for protection, guidance, and love. In her journal, she wrote, "Because of our long suffering, I drew nearer to my Heavenly Father and will always be grateful to Him for the many blessings we enjoy as a family and especially for His love to me. I love my Heavenly Father and I know of a surety that He does hear and answer our prayers." Brigitte was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her father- and mother-in law Robert Emmett and Rintha North Burns; and her brothers-in-law Hendricus "Hank" Huyboom, Alden North Burns, and Robert Emmett Burns Jr. and his wife, Barbara. She is survived by her five children, Sandra (Todd) Ash, Idaho Falls; Laraine (Jay) Harris, Leeds; Kevin Darrel (Jill Marie) Burns, Park City; Glenn James (Heather) Burns, Lehi; and Cheryl (Adam) Emal, Saratoga Springs; as well as by her sister, Wanda Huyboom, her sister-in-law Joelle Burns; and many cousins, nephews, and nieces. Brigitte has 26 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be on Monday, April 12, 2021. Viewing 9:30 – 10:30 AM with Funeral Service 11:00 – 12:00 PM - Aspen Hills Ward, 368 W Aspen Hills Blvd., Saratoga Springs, UT 84045. Masks Required! Interment--Midway Utah Cemetery Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.walkersanderson.com. The service will be broadcast on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCkJ_ZNXfO1oB1bLG4lReE4w/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid