Mormon youths: Korea's 'loud boys' – the rest of the story

SEOUL, South Korea — Some "loud boys" in Seoul, South Korea, spoken of by Elder Yoon Hwan Choi of the Seventy during the priesthood session of October's general conference, bring to mind the life of one of the presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

When Heber J. Grant was a child, his mother tried to teach him how to sing, but he could not carry a tune. When he was 10, a music instructor worked and worked with him and finally gave up in despair. At age 26, when he was an apostle, Elder Grant asked a Professor Sims if he could teach him how to sing. After listening to him, the professor replied, "Yes, you can learn to sing, but I would like to be 40 miles away while you are doing it." He persisted in his efforts to improve and finally, later in life, he began to lose his musical deafness and became a good singer.

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