Who do we take at his word? The Lds "prophet" or the Lds "apostle?" Lds "apostle" Bruce McConkie, 1982 -- when he gave a special devo @ BYU (March 2, 1982, "Our Relationship with the Lord"):
We do NOT worship the Son, and we do not worship the Holy Ghost. I know perfectly well what the scriptures say about worshipping Christ and Jehovah, but they are speaking in an entirely different sense--the sense of standing in awe and being reverentially grateful to him who has redeemed us. Worship in the true and saving sense is reserved for God the first, the Creator.
...Merry Christmas to all; and to all a good night!