Did Brigham Young say moon & sun had inhabitants?

Question

no doubt about it said Brigham Young in 1870 Journal of Discourses volume 13 page 271. I read it for myself yep its there.

weird! weird! weird!

Interesting when these things are exposed how folks just don't respond to their own leaders words.?? As if that will make it go away.

It makes me sad for them really.

Answer 1

Suppose Brigham did think that people lived on the moon - so what? Many people did in the early 1800s. There had been a newspaper hoax in Brigham's day in which it was claimed that Sir John Herschel had discovered that the moon was inhabited by people. If Joseph or Brigham Young or other Church leaders believed such errant reports, does it make those men false prophets? If President Hinckley, in the course of routine conversation, describes atoms in terms of the old model with spherical electrons in fixed orbits around a nucleus, has he lost credibility as a revelator chosen by God? Did any Old Testament prophet show a knowledge of science close to that of President Hinckley, or a knowledge that would be acceptable to the hard-hearted Bible critics of today? Did any of them grasp the nature of subatomic particles, of relativity, or - much easier - did they know the value of pi or proper ways to classify birds and mammals? If President Hinckley as a matter of opinion says that he expects the Green Bay Packers to go to the Superbowl, should we reject him if the Packers fall short? We do not believe that prophets will have divinely guided opinions on every matter 24 hours a day, but only prophets when acting as such.

Back to the allege moon story, even if Brigham were fooled by a false report in the paper, does that make him any less of a prophet than was Joshua, who was fooled by a false report from the Gibeonites in Joshua 9? Was he any less of a prophet than the blind patriarch Isaac, who was fooled by his son Jacob into giving a blessing meant for his brother (Genesis 27:12, 35)? (See also 1 Kings 13 for an example of a prophet being fooled by the lies of others.) Remember, prophets don't speak prophetically in every little thing.

Answer 2

Watch out. Your going to have Mormons saying that you apparently got the unfinished version and that that part is not correct. Mostly changes when it is convenient for them.
I read a story that there was a bishop long ago who wanted this young girl for his umpteenth wife and she had eyes for a young Mormon man. the Bishop found out and had the Mormon man, (he was young,) castrated. It was posted in some news paper in some small town. I don't remember what or where I just remember the story. And they would deny things like that happened. I am Christian and even I know that there are acts that were committed in the name of Christ by people who used religion as an excuse.
Sad.