These Were the 14 Stories That Restored Our Faith in Humanity in 2015

Ben Moser and Mary Lapkowicz have been friends since they were in the same class in second grade, and the fact that Mary had Down syndrome was never a big deal. In fourth grade, Ben promised to take Mary to the prom, and this past May, many years later, the high school quarterback kept his promise. His mom wrote in a post to Facebook, "Today was probably the proudest I have ever been of my son in his lifetime to date. . . . Today with joyful tears in my eyes and down my face I watched a promise made, seven years ago, to a beautiful girl fulfilled."