Hey, welcome to follow him favorites. This is where John and I share a single story to go with each

week's lesson. John, do I have a story for you? We are in sections 129 through 132 this week.

We're talking quite a bit about eternity, celestial kingdom, sealing. Well, what would you say if I told you that on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015, the Rexburg

Temple was a buzz because, John, listen to this, an 82-year-old man was going to be sealed that

day to his 35-year-old mother and his 38-year-old

phone. Are you interested? They were born on Leapier? No. How does that happen? Yeah.

I think you're going to love this. Now, this story is told by Diane Packer. She's a friend of mine. Her daughter is Julie Lewis. And I need to give them credit for this, John, because Diane is an excellent writer and Julie is an excellent speaker. I actually heard Julie tell this story and I was able to get the copy of what Diane had written. So they get full credit for how well this story is told

and how beautiful it is. John, the story starts on September 9th, 1932. A baby is born to young

parents. He is mentally handicapped. And at some time in his early, early childhood, he is,

quote, institutionalized. So apparently

this is very common for that day to take a mentally handicapped child and give them to the state.

John, this boy, this little boy, his name is Harry, he's going to spend most of his life in

mental hospital, Group homes.

Things run by the government.

Now, 47 years after Harry is born, Megan is born.

She has a completely different life than Harry.

There's almost no information about him.

But her, from the minute she was born, Diane writes, to her first sounds, she had doting parents and siblings who cuddled her, nurtured her, and delighted in her very existence.

She has lots of pictures and journal entries as evidence.

About the time that Megan is taking her first steps, Harry was moved into a yet another group home where he would spend 30 years. It was a converted motel. There were several cabin-type rooms.

He's got his room and to go eat somewhere. He's got to go outside and go down to that room

and eat. Not a lot of information about him. Definitely a

...