Remembering Barbara Smith

I noticed in the news that Barbara Smith passed away.  She was the General Relief Society President for the LDS Church from 1974 to 1984.  When I was a missionary in São Paulo, Brazil, I worked in the mission office and had the opportunity to pick Sister Smith up from the airport.

I had no special feelings or admiration for her before this meeting since I wasn't personally interested in the Relief Society, however I vividly remember how I felt in her presence:  I felt a holiness that I had never experienced before or since.  I can't explain why I felt that way, but remembering it makes me want to be a better person.