YOU SAID:
joe said her mother is a nice person
INTO JAPANESE
ジョーは彼女の母親はいい人だと言った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Joe said her mother was a good person
INTO JAPANESE
ジョーは彼女の母親はいい人だったと言った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Joe said her mother was a good person
That's deep, man.