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Tamsen Maloy: Gratitude is nice, but it isn’t enough

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints via AP) In this Oct. 3 image taken from video, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson speaks during the opening of the 190th Semiannual General Conference at the Conference Center Theater on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The twice-annual conference kicked off Saturday without anyone attending in person and top leaders sitting some 6-feet apart inside an empty room as the faith takes precautions to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. A livestream of the conference showed a few of the faith's top leaders sitting alone inside a small auditorium in Salt Lake City, Normally, top leaders sit side-by-side on stage with the religion's well-known choir behind them and some 20,000 people watching.