Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
brought the day for the preparations
to be made for the solemn assembly and the anointing and
endowment of the Elders of Israel. Those were now to receive
their endowments who had not received them in the Spring of
1836 and as I was absent at that time it fell to my lot to
receive this blessing with those who were to pass through the
Temple for endowment at this time.
I shall record the events of each day of the endowment
for the benefit of the generations to come.
On this 3rd day of April I met in the house of the
Lord with a number of the Seventies to received counselcil respecting
our washings and anointings. I was appointed with Elder
G. Meeks to visit President F. G. Williams and have the perfumes
and oil prepared for the day following that we the Elders of Israel
might become the anointed ones of the Lord according to the
revelations of Jesus Christ and as sung by the poet:
"We'll wash and be washed and with oil be anointed
"Withal not omitting the washing of feet
"For he that receiveth his penny appointed
"Must surely be clean at the harvest of wheat."
