Homeless man

We were assigned to cover the balcony during the Mormon Youth  reunion.  The first brother to enter the balcony was unkempt and appeared to be homeless.  I welcomed him to the tabernacle and and told him that the balcony was my favorite place to sit.  I told him I loved the pioneer surroundsound that you only experience in the balcony.  He told me he had a friend who lived on the street with him, that had been in the Mormon Youth Symphony.  Somehow someone, in Mormon Youth, had tracked his friend down and convinced him to play with them at the reunion concert.   He then asked me how people got into the choir and orchestra.  I told him they were members of the church.  Surprised, he asked if they all had to be members.  I assured him that they were all members of the LDS faith.  Apparently he had no idea that his friend was a member of the church or that he had been a part of Mormon Youth.  After the concert I asked him how he enjoyed the concert and his seat in the balcony.  He beamed as he told me of his experience.  I will never know the end of the story, but I am sure he and his friend were inspired and touched by the spirit during the concert. I can also imagine the conversation when he and his friend from the orchestra discuss the fact that he is a member of the church.        Mike Parker