So I saw this quote that is puported to be from Brigham Young. Is this really from him?

"The government should stay out of the business of the Saints and let us worship according to the dictates of our own conscience. If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with assurance that the Church is no longer led by a Prophet, but a mere man."

Wow...

What a prophecy.

I saw it posted on the SL Trib's discussion boards. It is in the article re: the woman sueing LDS Social Services.

If he really said that, we need to quote the hell out of it!

if that is one of BY quote we need to make signs YES

Did a quick google search, and this was the first link that came up....

http://www.fairblog.org/2010/10/08/misquoting-brigham/

Sounds like this quote has been causing some stress lately over there. They said that the owner of the anonymous blog it was posted on has fessed up it was a hoax. Have not found the original blog, yet.

Here is the full "quote." As cool as it would be if it were real, I have to go with fake here as the entire quote taken together is just too good to be true:

I am a Prophet of God in this dispensation. I carry on the work that began with Joseph Smith. I led the Saints to the barren Salt Lake Valley and it is where we built Zion, even though Joseph Smith taught the Savior would return in Jackson County Missouri. Monogamous marriage is not the order of heaven, for it is only through polygamy that a man may achieve exaltation. The government should stay out of the lives of the Saints and let us worship and practice our religion according to the dictates of our own conscience. If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with assurance that the Church is no longer led by a Prophet, but a mere man. The doctrines of this Church are eternal, for they were ordained before the world was and any man who changes these doctrines such as the temple ceremony, or the man who abandons polygamy, or allows blacks the Priesthood of God, is a fallen prophet.

I am Brother Brigham. And I am the voice of God.

Damn! It was good while it lasted.

That is too good to be true. Thanks for the info.

SD

That is a good quote. It is also kinda funny considering that Brigham was interfering with all kinds of peoples rights, including slaves and Lamanite children. Interfereing with justice after MMM, interfering with Gentiles, interfering with Federal Agents who came to Utah.