The Transfiguration of Brigham Young

Another Wild Tale

After the death of Joseph Smith in the shoot out in the jail there was some debate as to whether the keys of the Mormon kingdom had been taken from the earth.  Brigham Young was most vocal in proclaiming the keys were still here with the church.  Elder Sidney Rigdon had been the ordained "spokesman" for the prophet therefore he at first appeared to claim that right still after his death.  But Brigham was most convincing in his arguments for taking the lead.  In the History of the Church vol.II pg.418 (by B. H. Roberts) in bold print we read THE TRANSFORMATION OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.  Brigham Young was transformed into the likeness of Joseph Smith - voice, person and manner.  The late Elder George Q. Cannon, who was present on the occasion, said: "If Joseph had arisen from the dead and again spoken in the their hearing, the effect could not have been more startling than it was to many present at that meeting; it was the voice of Joseph himself; and not only was it the voice of Joseph which was heard, but it seemed in the eyes of the people as if it were the very person of Joseph which stood before them."
If this is true it might be explained by the demonic spirit that energized Joseph Smith actually being transferred to Brigham.  It is not uncommon in the occult for the spirit of a shaman to be passed on to a member of the tribe or family when they die.  This is the kind of thing we might hear from someone who is a spiritist who channels the spirits of dead people in a seance.  This should not be too surprising considering Mormons seek guidance from the dead in their temple ritual during which they get baptized in proxy for dead people.  Remember when the demons went out of the demoniac of the Gerasenes they went into a a herd of pigs? (Mark 5:13)  


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