Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
Sunday the I had a meeting in the forepart
of the day with my family. My wife and children come together once
a week. We sang and prayed and then I taught them the things
of the Kingdom of God; after which I was accustomed to break bread with
^and^ partake of the Sacrament with them
On this Sabbath my only son being nine
years of age and a good youth and under the influence of the Spirit
of God I ordained him to the office of Priest to officiate in that
office in his father's household until he arrived at suitable age to
officiate in the Church
My wife Phebe when I was away from my
family attending to the affairs of the Church would call my children
together and teach and instruct them to pray and to understand the
principles of faith and the Gospel and now my son Wilford
could administer the sacrament to my family when debared
the privilege of attending meeting at a Branch of the Church.
I met with the Boston Branch of the
Church and as Bro Badlam the Presiding Elder had left for
California I thought it wisdom to appoint another and so
I appointed Elder Stephen H Pierce
