John Baptist de la Salle was born in Rheims, France, on April 30, 1651. His parents were from the nobility. John was used to elegant living. But he was a prayerful boy, too. He loved Jesus and his Church. In fact, he was studying to become a priest when both his parents died. John had to leave the seminary and go home to take care of his brothers. But while he was teaching and training them, John kept on studying too. His brothers turned out to be fine young men. When their studies were completed, John Baptist was ordained a priest. At that time, the nobles, like Father John Baptist's family, had the chance to be well educated....