Thus, the "yellow-dog prophecy" was not given in an official setting, there is no official transcript whatsoever, and it is just the "personal notes" of a Sister Wilcox.The other school of thought on the so-called “yellow dog” prophecy is that some members feel it is yet to occur. However, a study of the supposed source of the prophecy is helpful. It seems to have originated in a conversation between Heber C. Kimball and Amanda H. Wilcox in Salt Lake City in May 1868. She reports him as saying, “The western boundries of the State of Missouri will be swept so clean of its inhabitants that, as President Young tells us, when we return to that place, ‘There will not be left so much as a yellow dog to wag his tail.’ ” (Prophetic Sayings of Heber C. Kimball to Sister Amanda H. Wilcox, n.p., n.d., p. 6.)
There seem to be a number of questions about the authenticity of this account since Heber C. Kimball was apparently in Provo, not Salt Lake, during the month of May. Also, no other record exists of Brigham Young making a similar statement. Ensign April 1979, article by Graham Doxey.
Should we therefore accept or shelve the "yellow dog prophecy"?
(Pls consider in light of the warning from the Brethren that (paraphrasing) we discount personal notes of even talks by GA's given at stake and ward meetings...