I have known Kristy for years, I worked with her in Seattle and supported her on her mission, and we were very close. I was there when Dave fell for her, the day he was sitting next to me at her homecoming from her mission. I admired her strength to not settle for anything. She did not date Dave for sometime. He had to work very hard to win her over. Then Kristy fell hard for him. She was to me the picture perfect LDS example, but with a passion that attracts you to her and inspires you. When it came time to get married in the temple there was a snag and Dave's temple divorce was pending and Kristy did not think twice. Days before the wedding she cancelled it all, the honeymoon, the reception, the temple, the food, etc... She refused to get married for time and would rather wait to make it right to get married in the temple. We talked for hours about it. It was so incredible, I watched others I knew buckle in and get married anyway for time only but not Kristy! She waited many years to find the right man and she wanted a temple wedding and that would not be shaken. We spent hours discussing how nervous she was for the honeymoon and how excited she was to want to have children. I remember flying in to visit them when when Brandon was just starting to walk and Kristy was so adorable. She looked me in the eye with that adorable unforgettable smile and giggle of hers and said "Darlene we're in love" referring to her new son. Kristi to me was life. She was passion and charisma and godliness and anyone who knew her was taken in - mesmerized by the light of Christ in her and her passion to live every moment. My desire is we use this to let her passion for life and Christ now continue on shine through us. She loved being a mom, could not wait to have the children and she was to me the perfect wife, mother and example to all of how a Christ centered life is lived with passion. God Bless all with the pain in their heart during this early calling home for Kristy. I don't think I could survive this if I had not read Paul H. Dunn's book THE BIRTH THAT WE CALL DEATH, at a time when my own son died, but it rings so strong in my heart at this time. May we use this time to really tell all those we love how much we love them, every day we wake up is a gift!