John John was a son of Zebedee and Salome, who was a sister of Mary the mother of Jesus. He grew up in Galilee and worked with his brother James, Andrew, and Peter as fishermen. He and his companion Andrew were disciples of John the Baptist and that is how they met Jesus. When he was called to follow Jesus to become a fisher of men, he and his fishing partners quit fishing, and became …showed first 75 words of 1159 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1159 total…every Christian." Saint John died at Ephesus when he was over 90 years old. John is very bold and loving. He never left our Savior's side and the Savior never left his. John may have had a temper and sometimes wasn't right about everything, but he lead the church with wisdom, and never gave in. He was a very caring person and sometimes humorous. Thanks to him, the Church has prospered for us today to cherish.