“I remember what J. Golden Kimball said when he came down to the stake where I was presiding. I introduced him as the 'Will Rogers' of the Church, and told the congregation that he was a great humorist. When he got up he said, 'You know, I think the Lord himself likes a joke. If he didn't, he wouldn't have made some of you folks!” IfsThinkingKnowsMadeSaidRememberChurchLordJokesFolksLikesGoldenStakesRogerCongregationHumorists Author:Hugh B. Brown
“Look, little currant bush, I am the gardener here, and I know what I want you to be. I didn’t intend you to be a fruit tree or a shade tree. I want you to be a currant bush, and some day, little currant bush, when you are laden with fruit, you are going to say, ‘Thank you, Mr. Gardener, for loving me enough to cut me down, for caring enough about me to hurt me. Thank you, Mr. Gardener.’” KnowsWantLooksLittlesEnoughHurtCuttingTreeFruitCaringShadeI Want YouGardenerHurt MeSaying Thank YouLoving MeFruit TreesCaring Enough Author:Hugh B. Brown
“Revealed insights should leave us stricken with the knowledge of how little we really know. It should never lead to an emotional arrogance based upon a false assumption that we somehow have all the answers - that we in fact have a corner on truth. For we do not.” KnowsShouldLittlesFactsAnswersEmotionalCornersInsightArroganceAssumptionFalse Assumptions Book:An Abundant Life: The Memoirs of Hugh B. Brown Source: An Abundant Life: The Memoirs of Hugh B. Brown
