I first met my sister in
Relief Society 10 years ago, and it has changed my life
for the better and the lives of people I know,
because I am a better person for having known her. My sister completely embodies
the pure love of Christ. I've never seen anybody handle
their trials with such grace. She's never met somebody
that she doesn't love. Everyone she meets
feels that from her. Here are some things our friends
have said about our sister: She is very genuine. I have always felt
that she truly cares about me no matter what. The word I would use to
describe her is charitable. She is the very
definition of charity. Her love for me and
others isn't conditional. She never treated me
like she had to get to know me before she loved me. She just loved me. As humans, we guard
ourselves and judge, and people earn our love. She gave it freely from
the first moment I met her. I personally met her when I was
at a horrible time in my life. I was angry and far from
being kind to others. Lisa treated me with
such genuine kindness, it really softened my
heart and opened my eyes. And my sister is Lisa. This is not good. I am sitting here thinking,
"Who is this person?" I was sitting here
thinking, "This is not a realistic person." No, it truly is ... No, it's not a realistic person. No ... because, do you know what? All of those words were
given by our friends. I asked all of them what
they thought of you, and that's what they truly said. Oh ... that is so sweet. Thank you. We love you. Thank you. Everything she said
was overly generous and not how I
think about myself. Well, you should. But I am grateful that I
have friends that think that I am better than I am. I think that is a mark of a
good friend--is to see your good qualities and ignore
your weak ones, because I think sometimes it's
easy in the world to focus on things that don't really
matter or that are not positive about other people. I am very grateful for
my friends who really are like family to me and
treat me in such a way that I want to be better.