I am an inactive member at the moment, but am working on becoming active. However, when I was active, I always believed that the prophet was just a human who had been called. Of course he is fallible, just like any other human being. However, we all have a responsibility to pray about the things we hear, whether they come from the prophet through to what we hear through talks at our Sabbath meetings. We must pray, we must receive confirmation from the Holy Ghost. This should not be considered disrespectful, because the scriptures tell us to pray always. I have never heard the prophet speak out of line, and I am thankful for the confirmation that the Holy Ghost brings.