Brothers honor former Primary teacher

Published: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009 12:05 a.m. MDT
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For about a month in 1967, brothers Mike, Bob and Joe Wren — ages 9, 8 and 6, respectively — attended a Mormon church for the first time in their lives in Montana. During those few short weeks, the kindness of Leslie Barker, a Primary teacher in the Anaconda Ward of the Butte Montana Stake, left an indelible impression on the Wren boys.

"In the midst of my deep confusion and despair, the sweetest, kindest lady I remember came to me with a big smile and hug and asked me who I was," Joe Wren recalls. "Her name was Sister Barker. I couldn't imagine someone being so nice to a stranger like me — someone no doubt dressed shabbily and likely bearing little resemblance to her other Primary class members!

"The great gift of joy and love that Sister Barker offered my brothers and me would have a great impact on each of our lives. Independently, each of us would wind up converting to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."

Read the full story via MormonTimes.com.

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