One of the guys

Dayton, 13, has cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder. He can't speak or walk, but in the deacons quorum of his ward, he is just one of the guys. When Dayton entered the Young Men program, his dad told the other deacons they would need to help Dayton fulfill his priesthood duties, and the quorum members have taken that challenge seriously.

"When I help Dayton pass the sacrament, I feel as if I am on a mission from Heavenly Father to give him the opportunity to participate in our deacon duties," says Hunter McKown, a fellow deacon.

Along with passing the sacrament with help from his quorum members, Dayton collects fast offerings, does baptisms for the dead, and even goes on campouts with the other young men. They treat him like he is no different from anybody else. And no one is better at this than his quorum president, Spencer.

Spencer, 13, knows what it means to fulfill his priesthood duties, so serving his fellow quorum member just came naturally.

"When I got called to be the deacons quorum president, I felt a great sense of responsibility on my shoulders," he says. "I knew that I should watch out for everybody in the quorum and make sure they're doing good."