Craig

In winter 2007, over a year and half before I started thinking so much about human relations, I was sixteen and I attended to my first semester of college (as a concurrent enrollment student with two classes, don't want brag here.) During my first week I met Craig in math. He was a high school senior who had taken one or two classes a semester for maybe a year and a half, so he knew what it was like to have almost everyone that much older than you.
That didn't matter nearly as much as how he treated people. He met probably at least 5 or 6 people the first week, and really tried, and did pretty well at remembering everyone's name. He must have seen that I was drawn right to him, (partly because of my lack of any other friends) and I believe before the second week was over he invited me to lunch with him, and a friend in the cafeteria. Craig made everyone feel that they were important to him. when others spoke negatively about someone, I don't think he contradicted what they said, but was usually positive about about that someone. Craig almost seems to glow with a love and concern for everyone he meets. One time when I was going to hang out with him, he had a friend moving, and Craig wouldn't let previous plans get in the way of helping him. I don't know that he was even that close a friend really.
I think Craig really immerses himself in all the doctirne of Christ he has. Of course a Latter Day Saint like myself believes he is missing vital doctrines, but he understands that we should emulate Christ, and that if we love Christ we will "feed [his] sheep." He knows more than enough to know to do good, and apparently knows it better than I do.

Jessica

One night a few month's I was at a church (Young Single Adult) New Year's Eve dance. I will refrain from telling which night in hopes that you find it rather obvious. I knew three people there, and had met three others earlier. One girl who was actually a pretty good friend, but was in the midst of friends and was paying more attention to many of them than to me, and some people I didn't actually know nearly as well. I basically felt like I didn't really know anyone. then Jess came along. She certainly didn't change that feeling at first. I don't know her very well, and she actually acted a kind of like a kind of close friend, and as much as I liked having someone excited to see me, I thought it was a little wierd. But before two minutes, she walked away and said I'd have to save her a dance and I was already warming up to her. I asked her to dance and she was so reamarkably, genuinely happy to see me, glad I was there, and really caring about me that I probably felt like I could have danced with her all night. I realized she's 5 years older than me. I don't think she was worried what I thought about her, but I know she cared about helping me feel comfortable instead of slightly out of place.
Without her smile, I don't think she could have ever hoped to make me feel so comfortable with her in those five minutes. It was gorgeous, but the real issue was that it said "I'm happy to see you." It was sincere and caring. No one can avoid liking you better if you can give them a sincere smile when you see them. If you are genuine and willing to risk a little bit of awkwardness at first, there are so many more people than you might think who would appreciate it if you reached out to them.