Prophetic Opinion?

I recently engaged in a rather interesting but unfruitful “debate” with a couple of commentators on Times & Seasons. Thus, I thought I’d bring the conversation to some more enlightened people who are less likely to be offended. The “conversation” began when someone commenting on a post concerning modern day priest-craft suggested the Church may be engaging in priest-craft because the General Authorities and Mission Presidents are paid a stipend from Church funds. I was repulsed by the suggestion and decided to come to the Church’s defense.The conversation eventually led to a debate about whether one “should” be critical of what the commentator called Church “policy”. I suggested (and believe) that one walks on shakey ground when he begins to think he can decipher between “policy” and what I call the will of the Lord. It’s dangerous because I think if a person doesn’t like “something” he can just call it policy and therefore be critical of it.

In light of the Church’s current condition and the virtual absence of “Thus saith the Lord” statements, I think whatever comes from the mouth of a General Authority when acting in his official capacity (this does not include writing a book), should be, at least as a general rule, considered the will of the Lord. I think scripture backs up my position: DC 68:4 says “And whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation.”

So I now open the Blog up to the question of what I call “prophetic opinion”. In essence, my question is: is there such thing as a prophet speaking only his opinion when speaking in his official capacity - or is his “opinion” actually scripture? I’m not suggesting there is no such thing as prophetic opinion, (in fact the scripture actually may suggest it), I only wonder how one is to determine it for one’s self. Furthermore, if there is such a thing, is it good practice to question those “opinions” - or only the ones a person doesn’t fundamentally agree with because of personal bias?