JULY 25th 1845 Friday
Blessing recieved under the
Hands of his Father Wilford Woodruff of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles And while
in the Arms of his Mother
on the eights day of his age July 25th 1845 he
being born Friday morning 30 minutes past 7 oclok
on the eightteenth day of July AD 1845 in
England
while his Parents were on a mission from their
native country to
In the name of Jesus Christ and by virtue of the
Holy Priesthood & the keys of the Kingdom of God
I upon thy head & anoint thee with
Holy consecrated oil which has been consecrated
under the hands of the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles. with this Anointing I seal thy name upon
thy head which is JOSEPH. For thou art out
of the Loins of Ancient sold into
through the linage of . Thou hast a legal
right to the by linage. Thou
art the first fruits of the Priesthood unto thy pare-
nts since there endowment thou a thou art a gift
from God unto thy Parents in answer to their
. I bless you with the blessings of
and and Joseph, Ephraim &
and the blessings of the
the blessings of heaven & the blessings of the Earth
I seal thee against the power of Death sicknes & the
destroyer untill thy work is finished. ^for thou shalt have power over them^ I hereby dedicate
and consecrate thee unto God and the Priesthood
from this time forth and forever. Thou shalt live
to honor thy Parents & the Priesthood thou shalt
