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Mar 18, 1856

Journal Entry

March 18, 1856 ~ Tuesday

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18th March 1856 Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff & myself in
company with our two oldest children Wilford & Phebe
repaired to the house of the Lord that our children might
receive their endowment I washed & anointed my son Wilford
and ordained him to the office of an Elder & sealed upon him all
the Blessings of his ordination, Anointing, & my Birthright in
compliance with the council of President Kimball.
{The following is the synopsis of the blessing sealed upon the head of Wilford Woodruff by his father Wilford Woodruff}

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I spent the day in the Council House & had an interesting day long
to be remembered for the Blessing that Father Joseph Smith the
Patriarch sealed upon my head before I had any children was
fulfulled this day upon my head in a measure for He said that
I should live to have posterity who should recieve the priesthood
& my oldest son received it this day under my hands

People

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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Sr.)
12 Jul 1771 - 14 Sep 1840
127 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1547 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phoebe Amelia Snow
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
333 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

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18th March 1856 Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff & myself in company with our two oldest children Wilford & Phebe repaired to the house of the Lord that our children might receive their endowment I washed & anointed my son Wilford and ordained him to the office of an Elder & sealed upon him all the Blessings of his ordination, Anointing, & my Birthright in compliance with the council of President Kimball.
~ Wilford Woodruff
I spent the day in the Council House & had an interesting day long to be remembered for the Blessing that Father Joseph Smith the Patriarch sealed upon my head before I had any children was fulfulled this day upon my head in a measure for He said that I should live to have posterity who should recieve the priesthood & my oldest son received it this day under my hands
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
eight years of age and on the Mrs Phebe Woodruff and myself took our two oldest children Wilford and Phebe to the house of the Lord to receive their endowments. I washed and anointed my son Wilford and ordained him to the office of an Elder and sealed upon him all the blessings of his ordination anointing and my birthright in compliance with the counsel of President Kimball. Thus was fulfilled the blessing of Father Joseph Smith the first Patriarch who sealed upon my head before I had any children that I should have posterity who should receive the Priesthood and my oldest son received it this day under my hands

Events

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Wilford rebaptizes family members over the age of 8 (3 wives, 3 children, and "Lamanite" boy Moroni).
Wilford appointed Assistant Church Historian (serves in Historian's Office from 1856 to 1883).
Wilford poisoned while skinning livestock; life saved through priesthood blessings.

Mar 18, 1856