“Suffice it to say, that rumor is derived from a single out-of-context (probably mis-transcribed) quote from Brigham Young,”
So, divinely inspired Prophet Young either was “mistranscribed” or was “misinterpreted”. For a bunch of holy guys they sure left a string of goobered up inspiration in need of corrective revelations.
“For a bunch of holy guys they sure left a string of goobered up inspiration in need of corrective revelations.”
If prophets were infallible, then Joseph Smith wouldn’t have lost the Book of Lehi. Prophets are men, and imperfect.
That’s why we’re invited to confirm what they say with the Lord.
Here is an article that comes to bear on the point; it addresses the fallibility of even inspired leaders: http://www.jefflindsay.com/fallible.shtml
We are all here to learn how to be better - even prophets. Moses made mistakes; Abraham made mistakes; Joseph Smith and Brigham Young made mistakes. Where possible, they rectified them.
In short, the LDS Church is a university for life. Baptism is matriculation, not graduation. And even the leaders struggle to get A’s.
CC, you might be interested in the article as well, given some of your past experiences with an LDS bishop. About 3/4 of the way down, the author talks about his time as a bishop.
Do you really want to get into a discussion of biblical prophets being corrected or correcting themselves later? That might be FUN! Be careful, what's good for our goose, may not be so good for your gander.