God Is the Gardener and Profile of a Prophet

by Hugh B. Brown

It has been said that "The Lord endowed Elder Brown with some extraordinary talent. One was his power of speech, another was his gift to inspire."
"God is the Gardener": In this inspiring talk, Brother Brown discusses the importance of developing a relationship with God and remembering that we have the potential inside to be as he is. He teaches a powerful lesson on letting God lead us by telling the touching personal story of God is the Gardener.
"Profile of a Prophet": In this talk Brother Brown shares an experience he had in England with a non-member friend asking him to prepare a brief on Mormonism while the friend listened as a judge. Together they came up with "a profile of a prophet," and then measured Joseph Smith to this profile. Brother Brown shares strong testimony and powerful insights on the Prophet Joseph Smith, and what his friend concluded about the brief.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Gabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good idea. It would've been cool to have been there. He threw down pretty hard. But it wasn't anything that I think is a prevailing belief to overcome nowadays. That prophets did exist but no longer do. I feel like most people feel like prophets just never existed...

God is the Gardener was dope. I loved that. Elder Christofferson actually did a better job than Hugh himself did though haha.

[Nisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have always loved this story of the current bush, but I’ve never read/listened to the whole talk; God is the Gardner. How prophetic! This is an amazing talk that you can find on Deseret bookshelf plus.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is often fun to hear talks from decades past by speakers that I have not heard their voices before. The "God Is the Gardener" talk was presented to a graduating class at BYU, which adds a layer to the meaning.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the greatest orators of his generation.