Post Malone given Book of Mormon at St. George Airport by returned LDS missionary

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — When Micah Hyde returned to Utah after completing his two-year service mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was greeted at the airport by his parents, his siblings — and his favorite artist.

Post Malone — a chart-topping, Grammy-nominated singer — was waiting for a flight at the St. George Regional Airport at the same time the Hyde family was waiting for Micah to land at the airport.

Micah’s family met Post Malone as the newly returned missionary was waiting to get off the plane, and relatives were able to get a video of the singer congratulating Micah on his mission.

“We were all out there talking to him, but then once we went inside I was definitely excited to see my brother because it’s been a while,” Micah’s sister Halie Hyde told ABC4.com.

The Hyde family told the singer about Micah and why they were at the airport. After reuniting with Micah, family members told him they met the singer — and then they saw Post Malone again after Micah got off the plane.

“My dad had spotted him, he was like, ‘Come over here,’ so we run over and my dad’s like, ‘Post Malone! Micah’s here!’” Micah said. “Post Malone came over and talked to me, I got a picture with him, he came up and hugged me. He was a super nice guy, just had a good conversation.”

After meeting the singer, Micah remembered he had one last Book of Mormon to hand out as a missionary. He said he grabbed the book and ran back to where the singer was going through airport security.

“I was like, ‘Post do you have one of these?’” Micah said. “And he walks back out of security over to me and he’s like, ‘No I don’t,’ and I was like, ‘Here you go.’”

Micah said he hopes this experience reminds others to learn to set aside their differences and love their neighbors.

“If Post Malone can do it — and he’s probably one of the most famous singer-songwriters out there — then I think we can all do that, and just be kind to our neighbor,” Micah said.