Joseph B. Wirthlin's home teacher is thankful to serve

When Latter-day Saint home teachers go to visit, they usually do not

take The 5 Browns to perform live in a family's living room.But for Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the Twelve and his home

teacher, Skip Daynes, visits like these are common occurrences.

      Daynes has shown up at Elder Wirthlin's Salt Lake City home with

musicians The Crimson 4, Josh Wright and The Call Sisters.

      "(Elder Wirthlin) got a kick out of them, because, you know, the

Call Sisters going to a general authority's house is a different kind

of thing," Daynes said.

      Daynes, who is the president of Daynes Music in Midvale, Utah,

said that because he is in the music business, he is able to set up

special appointments like these.

      "The thing that's really cool is these people are so thrilled to go over and visit him," Daynes said.

      But even when there aren't any musicians performing for Elder

Wirthlin, Daynes, who has been Elder Wirthlin's home teacher for two

years, makes an effort to visit the 91-year-old a couple of times each

week, along with taking him to church every Sunday.

      "What I can do is help his eight children, who take care of him

on a rotation basis, have at least those three hours of time that they

don't have to worry about their dad, because I'm there," Daynes said.

      And although Daynes does have a home teaching companion from his

Bonneville Ward in the Salt Lake Bonneville Stake, he often takes his

Golden Retriever Colonel, who is a member of Intermountain Therapy

Animals, along for the visits.