Charity = Christ

I have always loved learning about charity, but it has also been a difficult thing for me to conceptualize.  I know what charity feels like, and what it looks like, but I can never say exactly what it is.  However, when Brother Griffin told us today to replace "charity" with "Christ," everything made so much more sense.  I now know exactly how to explain what charity is.  Charity is Christ.
We read in Moroni 7:45:
"And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, and seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
We replaced the word charity with "Christ" and it was so beautiful!
I wanted to elaborate more on a few of the things I learned.
Christ suffereth long, and is kind--
This one really stuck out to me.  It showed that Christ was always kind and service-minded, even when He was just finishing trials or enduring hard things. For example, He healed the man's ear after suffering through the Atonement and He washed His disciples' feet after hearing that He would be betrayed.  If I put myself in those scenarios, I would just want to give up on life if those trials happened to me.  I would selfishly want to wallow in self-pity.  However, when Christ has to endure hard things, He always turns to helping others.  That really is the most beautiful example of charity.
Christ envieth not, and is not puffed up--
To me, both of those things sounds like sins of comparison a.k.a. pride.  To not envy or to not be puffed up is to be humble.  Christ is the ultimate example of humility and I aspire to develop that quality.  I learned that it doesn't matter what I am like compared to others.  It only matters what I am like compared to the Lord.
Christ seeketh not [His] own, is not easily provoked--
When it says that He seeketh not His own, it means that He spends time with people who don't love Him even though He loves them.  I think that is such a hard thing to do.  It is easy to love people who treat you with respect and kindness, but it is hard to show compassion towards people who do not return the feelings. Further, Christ is not easily provoked.  Even when people were abusing Him and being so rude, He never retaliated but instead showed peace and forgiveness.  I think these things will be difficult on my mission.  People will not always treat the missionaries with respect and kindness, but I still need to love them and show them charity.  I am so grateful for Christ and His perfect example.