Band of Brothers

In the fires of shared experience
Come some of the closest friendships
They form bonds based on love and trust
Where otherwise emotions crush
From a shared grief or happiness
Comes an amplified tenderness
When we struggle, we must gather
To share what really does matter

To preach the gospel, To change lives
To leave home comforts, To baptize
To serve God and build His kingdom
And humbly seek out for wisdom
United by a common goal
To usher in another soul
As we link our arms together
We soon journey towards forever

Never forget the value of
A great cause and of selfless love
Captain Moroni rent his coat
And to his countrymen, he wrote
In memory of our religion,
Freedom, peace, wives and our children
Once united, he could lead them
To transcend their lives to his vision

Threatened by familiar neighbors
Once two- thousand stripling warriors
Were needed to fight in a war
They prepared for what was in store
With armory, swords, and knives
They trusted God would save their lives
Knowing too that they must fight
To help their fathers keep their plight

They learned of faith from their mothers
That fear’s a thick fog which smothers
When we are loyal and faithful
The impossible is possible
Each night may we write down new goals
For each labor and varied roles
So each day we’ll learn, as we grow
Keeping bonds, for Christ our hero

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
learning from the LDS faith about brotherhood
from wikipedia:
As a young man, Wirthlin earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. As a standout high school quarterback, Wirthlin was offered a football scholarship at the University of Utah, but deferred it and served as a missionary in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from 1936 to 1939, returning to Utah just before the outbreak of World War II. Wirthlin played American football as a running back for the University of Utah following his mission. Before his call as a general authority, Wirthlin was a prominent business leader in Salt Lake City. He was also president of a trade association in Utah.