May 7, 1873
I Met at the Endowment House at 2 oclok & Presidents
Young D. H. Wells John Taylor W. Woodruff G. Q. Cannon
B Young jr & J F Smith officiated in Ordaining 27 Patriarchs
I was mouth in ordaining Lyman Leonard David Fulmer
John Lyon & Elias Smith. The following Persons were also
ordained Patriarchs. Edward Hunter, Erastus Bingham
Dimock Baker Huntington Patriarchs to the Lamonites, President
Joseph Young, sen, Lorenzo D. Young, Evan M. Green, Levi Jackman
Levi Richards, Absalum P. Free, Johnathan Pugmire sen
Daniel Shearer, David Fulmer, Ezra Oakley, John Doolittle
Benjamin Brown Albert Merrill, Lyman Leonard
George A Neal, Samuel Merrill, Jeremiah Woodbury,
John Vance, Joseph Turnball, George Bundy, Horace Gibbs
President Young said The Office of Patriarch is to Bless
our families, wives, children, & Friends & to Bless Fatherless
children & all mankind as far as they are worthy of
Blessings. It is an Office to Bless Fathers, & Fathers of Fathers
we Pray to our Father in heaven. He is a Father of Fathers
We have called these Brethren to gether to ordain them
Patriarchs & to Bless them we consider them worthy of a
Blessing under the Hands of the Apostles. They hold the keys
& Power to ordain Patriarchs & all Offices in the Church
on the Earth & in heaven & will hold those keys here & there
for time & for Eternity. The Patriarchal Office give you the
Highest Power to Bless but does not give the Apostleship but
makes you Patriarchs
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