Once, while the kind man was watering his trees, one of the children asked, “Why is the walnut tree so slow to grow? Will it ever be tall or wide or have beautiful leaves like the others?”

The man looked over at the walnut. “Sometimes the things that take the longest to grow turn out the best,” he said.

Inspired by President Gordon B. Hinckley’s account, The Story of the Walnut Tree tells a tale of how the wisdom, nurturing, and vision of the prophet of God, the “man who loves trees,” transformed a struggling walnut tree into a focal point of the majestic Conference Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With lessons reflecting President Hinckley’s lifetime of teaching his children and grandchildren, this touching narrative tells of the inner beauty and potential inherent in all God’s creations.