In the minutes for the Salt Lake City school of the prophets for June 9,
1873, Brigham Young affirmed that he received revelations, albeit, not in the
same manner as Joseph Smith:
Said there were many
revelations given to him that he did not receive from the Prophet Joseph
[Smith]. He did not receive them through the Urim and Thummim as Joseph did but
when he did receive them he knew of their truth as much as it was possible for them
him to do of any truth. (Salt Lake School
of the Prophets, 1867-1883 [ed. Devery S. Anderson; Salt Lake City:
Signature Books, 2018], 378)
This is an answer to some (mainly Strangite) apologists who claim
Brigham Young was not the true successor of Joseph Smith and/or never claimed
any divine inspiration. For a fuller discussion, see: