“‘I am a big man, just about the same size as President Monson, so I guess that’s how I attracted his attention,’ Brother Adler said. ‘He noticed that I was wearing a very old, nearly worn-out suit. In our country at that time, it was hard for just about anybody to buy new clothes; for a man my size, it was nearly impossible. After the conference, President Monson asked me to wait a few minutes. He stepped into a little room, took off his suit and came out dressed in an extra pair of trousers he had in his bag and a shirt. He said, “Here, I think this will fit you.”’
“Brother Adler said President Monson offered to give him his shoes, also. ‘But I looked down at his feet and said, “I think your shoes are too big for me.”’ Another member standing nearby said he thought the apostle’s shoes would fit his son. So he sat down and took off his shoes and gave them to the other man.
“‘I’ll never forget that day,’ Brother Adler said. ‘Apostle Thomas S. Monson had come to our conference dressed in a fine suit and was wearing practically new shoes. He left wearing a pair of old trousers, a shirt and old shoes’” (Gerry Avant, “Lives to Serve Others: Real Humanitarian” Church News, Aug. 27, 2005, 6).