He was an attorney, educator and author and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Brown held both American and Canadian citizenship during his life. Brown was a talented speaker, and was well-known for conveying religious principles and exhortations through accounts of events in his life.
His grandson, Edwin B. Firmage noted: Possessed at once with a sense of humor that refused him permission to take himself too seriously, and a profound spirituality based on true humility before God, he moved thousands with a style of classic oratory that will be sorely missed.
Some of the books he wrote include:
An Abundant Life: The Memoirs of Hugh B. Brown
Eternal Quest
Continuing the Quest
You & Your Marriage
Hugh B. Brown:Father Are You There? (Collector's Classic Series No. 1 Talks by Church Leaders)
Hugh B. Brown: Recorded Live on Cassettes (Volume 2)
Vision and Valor
Mormonism
..So He Made Mothers
Profile of a Prophet includes: God is the Gardener
One of my favorite talks was concerning "I am the Gardner here".
Purity Is Power
Why A Religious Education / Education A Part of Salvation
Books that include him as a co-author:
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Spring 1969 (Vol. IV No. 1)
LIFE'S DIRECTIONS, A SERIES OF FIRESIDE ADDRESSES
Selected Readings in the Latter Day Saint Family
Memories of Mothers By General Authorities (1971 Printing, SBNN8774741330)
Books about him are:
Hugh B. Brown, his life and thought
The Memoirs of Hugh B Brown
Canadian Mormon Missionaries: Hugh B. Brown, Paul Hinman, Thomas Levi Whittle, William R. Smith, Cale Iorg, David B. Galbraith, John Gould
Utah Democrats: Ken Jennings, Marlin K. Jensen, B. H. Roberts, Rocky Anderson, Hugh Nibley, Wilford Woodruff, Hugh B. Brown, Culbert Olson
Assistants to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Gordon B. Hinckley, Boyd K. Packer, Hugh B. Brown, Neal A. Maxwell, James E. Faust
Canadian Religious Leaders: Hugh B. Brown, Nathan Eldon Tanner, R. C. Evans, Zevs Cosmos, Charles Ora Card, Maurine Stuart, Robert T. Burton
He died December 2, 1975
