Molt

I suppose no one is as handsome or as beautiful as he or she wishes,

or as brilliant in school or as witty in speech

or as wealthy as we would like,

but in a world of varied talents and fortunes that we can't always command,

I think that makes even more attractive the qualities we can command-

Such qualities as thoughtfulness,

patience,

a kind word,

and true delight in the accomplishment of another.

These cost us nothing,

and they can mean everything to the one who receives them.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, "How Do I Love Thee?", BYU Speeches, Feb 15, 2000.

I received a kind word in the form of a school essay. Rebekah Pitt, who stood tall in her crib and could barely peek over its railing the day I met her, wrote about ME for an English project and mailed me a finished copy. Being loved and remembered for things that had nothing to do with physical beauty was one of the best feelings I ever had.