Sister Holland

I never had the honor of meeting Sister Patricia Holland.

But she was a hero and mentor of mine, even if she didn't know it.

Reading or listening to her words felt like chatting with a loved friend.  

The world is absolutely a better place because of her time in it.  

Elder Holland's words about his beloved spouse which were read at her memorial included these beautiful words.  

"A remarkable relationship with heaven did not come without effort. She prayed all the time about everything. Her scriptures were in her hands constantly, especially the Book of Mormon. She would have lived in the temple if she could have, so she made a temple of the home in which we lived. She was as loyal to her covenants and her Heavenly Father as any woman could possibly be."

It wasn't magic.  

Or somehow without difficulty or tragedy.

But she wanted it.  And she trusted her Heavenly Father and put in the work.

And I want to be like her when I grow up.

So I need to do like her each day.