Brigham
Young, second President of the Mormon Church and successor to Joseph Smith,
held that office for more years than any other man. He was responsible for the
Mormon trek from Illinois and the eventual establishment of the Utah Mormon
empire. Young claimed an infallible prophetic succession as the mouthpiece of
God. Read the following statements by Young and decide for yourself if he speaks
for God:"The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy." 1
"...the God that I serve is progressing eternally, and so are his children:..." 2
"Now remember from this time forth, and for ever, the Jesus Christ was not begotten by the Holy Ghost." 3
"He [God] is our Father--the Father of our spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being." 4
"The man Joseph, the husband of Mary, did not, that we know of, have more than one wife, but Mary the wife of Joseph had another husband." 5
"Who can tell us of the inhabitants of this little planet that shines of an evening, called the moon?...when you inquire about the inhabitants of that sphere you find that the most learned are as ignorant in regard to them as the ignorant of their fellows. So it is in regard to the inhabitants of the sun." 6
