27 ^Sunday^ [FIGURE] This was an interesting day A
large assembly met in the grove near the
Br addressed the assembly & made
many interesting remarks. He was followed by
the Seer who made some edifying remarks
concerning Baptism for the dead. He said the Bible
supported the , "why are ye Baptized for
the dead if the dead rise not &c" [1 Corinthians 15:29] if their is one word
of the Lord that supports the doctrin ist is enough to mak[e]
it a true doctrin. Again if we can baptize a man in
the Name of the Father of the Son & of the Holy Ghost
for the remission of sins it is just as much our privilege
to act as an agent & be baptized for the remission
of sins for & in behalf of our dead kindred who have not
herd the gospel or of it. After meeting
closed the congregation again assembled upon the
bank of the & Joseph the Seer went into
the & Baptized all that came unto &
I considered it my privilege to be Baptized for
the of my sins for I had not been
since I first Joined the Church in 1833 I was
then Baptized under the hands of Elder therefore I went forth into the river
& was Baptized under the hands of
JOSEPH THE SEER & likewise did Elder
& many others & Joseph called
upon me to assist him & I did so & went in &
Baptized 12, & then Joseph lifted up his hands
to heaven & blessed the people & the spirit of God
rested upon the congregation we then again
repaired to the place of meeting near the &
Elder Taylor & myself was confirmed by
the laying on of hands we then commenced
confirming others who had been baptized I
confirmed about 20. Some remarks were made
by Gen & Elder Taylor & the meeting
closed.
Baptized 12 & confirmed 20
