It seems to be not a change. The teaching is evidently still the same, the emphasis is on not alienating members from church, but relating to them in a compassionate manner. Nothing wrong with that.
"Go and SIN no more" is compassionate; wouldn't you think?
In a normal world, yes. Not in this case
Looks like Prophet Number TWO already has THAT under control!
"Now if any of you will deny the plurality of wives, and continue to do so, I promise that you will be damned;
and I will go still further and say, take this revelation, or any other revelation that the Lord has given,
and deny it in your feelings, and I promise that you will be damned.
Brigham Young - JoD 3:266 (July 14, 1855)