At age 32 Wilford is ordained an Apostle at the temple site in Far West, Missouri.
20th I am quite out of health this day. I had an interview with five of the quorum of
the Twelve. We feel & believe that it is the most important period & age of the world
of any since man was upon the earth. We read with much interest the history of Israel
in travling from Egypt to Canaan & search with Interest the prophesies of Isaiah & all
the prophets in the Bible the stick of Judah. But if possible there is feelings of greater
interest vibrating our bosoms on reading the Book of Mormon the stick of Joseph in the hands
of Ephraim to behold the faith manifest of Lehi, Nephi, Alma, Mormon, & Moroni &
many others I might name who obtained a promise of the Lord by faith that blessings
should rest upon there seed [FIGURES] JOSE[P]H. The Lamanites in the last days. And we now
behold the Lamanites in these last days still wandering about
among the gentiles cast down & dejected with nothing more than a blanket upon their naked
bodies & without the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ or a knowledge of there forefathers. But
blessed be God for he hath promised them a blessing in these last days even the blessings of the Everlasting
gospel & it is now to spedily come upon them as not many days hence will show.
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