Charlie Kirk's wife honored her late husband's legacy and shared moving images of her by her husband's casket in an Instagram post.
"The world is evil," Erika Kirk, 36, wrote in the tribute posted late Friday night that included family photos and her alongside the casket. "But our Savior. Our Lord. Our God. Не...Не is so good. I will never have the words. Ever."
Her husband, a conservative activist and author, was assassinated while speaking with students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10. He was 31.
In the emotional post, the widow reflected on her husband's mission and vowed his message would only be amplified.
"The sound of this widow weeping echos throughout this world like a battle cry. I have no idea what any of this means. But baby I know you do and so does our Lord. They have no idea what they just ignited within this wife. If they thought my husband's mission was big now...you have no idea. You. All of you. Will never. Ever. Forget my husband Charlie Kirk I'll make sure of it.
"Rest in the arms of our Lord baby as he blankets you with the words I know your heart always strived to hear, 'well done My good and faithful servant'," the post ends.
Erika Kirk speech
Erika Kirk's words on Instagram echo what the widow told a crowd earlier Friday when she delivered her first public address since his slaying.
During the speech, she called her late husband a "martyr" and vowed to continue the work of his organization Turning Point USA, the conservative movement which swept college campuses around the nation.
"The evil-doers for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done,” the widow said in a livestream on the group's YouTube page.
Charlie Kirk also leaves behind two young children.
Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, Michael Loria, and Amanda Lee Myers
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