| Title | : | Eternal Quest |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 |
| Publication | : | First published August 18, 2009 |
My first recollection of Hugh B. Brown was when I was a small boy in church. He was then a young veteran of World War I. He had served as a major with Canada's mounted infantry. He was speaker in our ward. I cannot remember what he said those many years ago. But I could not forget him. His name became a household favorite in my father's home. It is in ours today. It doubtless holds a similar place in thousands of other homes across the broad horizons of the Church.
Hugh B. Brown has a way of making young people want to be good for the sheer adventure of it. He can take truths that otherwise seem dull, and give them an exciting freshness. His messages have a poetic manliness that sinks right into the sinew of the soul.
Elder Brown can be both solidly practical and inspiringly lofty. His own life is like that. He has excelled as a soldier. He has succeeded in business and law-in two countries. For decades he has been in demand as a speaker and teacher. Hundreds have taken their personal problems to him for counsel. Thousands have followed him as a Church leader. He is equally happy with a book or a five-iron, but there is no joy to him like that of his family.
Eternal Quest Reviews
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I read this book for the 52 books in 52 weeks reading challenge. I used the 2018 reading challenge promt. Read a book by a Canadian author. Hugh B Brown was a latterday saint apostle. It is a collection of his magizine articles and conference talks. It was ok as far as subject matter. Obiviously I liked some of the talks better than others. I thought it was kindof neat how the talks were grouped by subject matter.
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Hugh B. Brown was fairly old when I first heard him talk in the late 60's at BYU. His "currant bush" story still sticks with me. I remember a devotional where he entered the room needing significant support from others to just make it to his seat. He could barely stand when it was his time to speak, but when he started talking it was obvious that the Spirit lifted and supported him--he spoke with such strength and vigor it was hard to relate it to the old man who had shuffled into the room moments before. This book conveys some of that spiritual strength and wisdom although it would be too much to ask for it to be equal to listening to him in person.
