Their legacy is love and a gentle kindness. Married for 77 years, they built 4,390 homes during 38 of those years Mr. and Mrs. Carter lived their faith, the belief that God is love and found in service to those in need Their religion was not one of brimstone and fire, but one that recalled the words of Christ "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me"