George's Miraculous Speech at the England Southwest Youth Convention

At the England Southwest Mission Youth Convention in Torquay, a non-member boy named George, who had been totally deaf and dumb from birth and was a student at the Grange School for deaf and dumb, attended with his football team. During the closing session while the attendees sang 'Together through Eternity', George, who had never spoken in his life, sang the entire song in perfect pitch from beginning to end.

Fuller account of this event (as retold in The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 132, No. 11 (1970)):

One for the all British swimmer of the year went to Gina Skeens of Plymouth District and the award for the best All British Girl Athlete was presented to Margaret Tymon of Bristol District. Then came the moment for which everyone had been waiting — the Mission Shield was won by Bristol District who snatched it from the previous holders (Wales West District) by a mere seven points. Wales West came second and Plymouth District were a very game third. The Sportsmanship Trophy was won this year by Cornwall District — an extremely popular choice. Quite early in the presentation of Awards a young boy called George went up to receive the team award for his football team who had won the competition at the Aaronic Priesthood Camp. ‘Nothing unusual in that’ you might say, but George, a non-member, has been totally deaf and dumb from birth and his team were from the Grange School for deaf and dumb at Newton Abbott. President Madsen spoke to him in hand language and George was almost overcome. His personal climax to the weekend came, however, little later as everyone stood to sing ‘Together through Eternity’ for the last time. The boys who had brought George with them were in tears, they could not sing, but George sang the song in perfect pitch from beginning to end. He has not spoken since but this personal miracle had taught him that he could mix with anyone and not be different.