Sally Meservy

Sally was such a dear, dear friend. I loved her optimism, her cute sense of humor and her friendship to me. She was always caring and helpful. Many times I have called on her with a need and she was always there to help. She seemed to have such good common sense and wisdom that I often asked her opinion or thoughts about various things. She seemed to think things over before she would speak or act and that always made me trust her judgment.

I will forever admire her capacity to just love people and enjoy them. She seemed to go about "doing good" whether it was part of her calling or not. One time I remember being surprised by her sweet thoughtfulness. I had an operation on my foot a couple of years ago. No one really knew about it. I went to stake conference with one of those big ugly boots on my foot that you have to wear after surgery. Sally saw me and said "Hi". That very afternoon she came to my home with a plate of cookies and a friendly visit. I was so touched by her concern and immediate reaction to take an opportunity to encourage and bless my life. She was such a wonderful example to all of us. She touched so many lives and was such a champion of the gospel by the way she lived that many people have been affected to the point they will actually change their own lives because of the sweet shining example that Sally always was.

Sally and I would often exchange experiences or notes about our children or our grandchildren, mainly because we had children the same age and grandchildren the same age. She was always interested-such a good listener and great encourager. When my mom died, Sally was one of three people in our ward that came to her funeral. I was so grateful for her love and support. I was impressed that she would take the time to come and comfort me and be there even though she didn't even know my mom.

Everywhere I go, I am reminded of Sally, in one way or another, because I usually saw her everywhere-exercise class, institute class, things at church or at school. Sally was everywhere! My last memories of her were at exercise class on Friday, November 1. She told me how much fun Halloween was. We talked about Cara and Jeff not going to dress Alexa up and how Alyssa called and said "Please come and let me dress her up and take her trick or treating." Sally said she found some clothes to dress her up like a pumpkin and how excited Cara and Jeff were and they were taking pictures and saying that they would have to do this every year! We laughed and compared notes about our family, as we usually did. She had such a profound effect on my life that I will be eternally grateful for the things she taught me and the love she freely shared with everyone that knew her. Because of my great love for Sally, I would feel honored to be able to help her family in any way possible.