the Lord our God even our Father in heaven. And by virtue of the
Holy Priesthood vested in us and in the name of Jesus Christ we do
dedicate and consecrate it unto the Lord our God and we set it apart
that it may contain the holy records of the Church and Kingdom of God
and we ask in the name of Jesus Christ that it may be sanctified
and holy unto thy name and we pray that we may be inspired by the
gift and power of the Holy Ghost while acting as historians or clerks
for the Church. May we keep a true and faithful record
and history of thy Church and Kingdom and of thy servants and may
it be kept in that way and manner that it may be acceptable unto
thee O Lord and unto thy servants the Presidency of thy Church

We dedicate this house unto thee from the
foundation to the top thereof and we pray that the spirit and
power of the Devil may never have dominion over any man who
labours in this office, or place in his mind

We pray that thou wilt bless us O Lord with
thy Holy Spirit that we may never profane thy name in this
house or dishonour the Holy Priesthood or bring reproach upon
thy cause or grieve thy Holy Spirit in any way. And
we ask thee to bless us and prepare us in all things and bring
to our remembaerance all things neccessary to be written of this
history and that papers and documents and all ^that is^ necessary may
be brought to us to enable us to compile a right, useful
and proper history

I pray thee my Father in heaven that thou
wilt bless these my brethren who are my companions in this Office that
our hearts may be united in the bonds of the Holy Priesthood according
to the anointing and endowments given unto us that we may be
one in spirit in heart in faith and works as touching the cause
and kingdom in which we are engaged and we ask thee to bless
all things that pertain to this Office that when thy servants
Brigham Heber and Jedediah may come to visit us that they may

the Lord our God even our Father in heaven. And by virtue of the Holy Priesthood vested in us and in the name of Jesus Christ we do dedicate and consecrate it unto the Lord our God and we set it apart that it may contain the holy records of the Church and Kingdom of God and we ask in the name of Jesus Christ that it may be sanctified and holy unto thy name and we pray that we may be inspired by the gift and power of the Holy Ghost while acting as historians or clerks for the Church. May we keep a true and faithful record and history of thy Church and Kingdom and of thy servants and may it be kept in that way and manner that it may be acceptable unto thee O Lord and unto thy servants the Presidency of thy Church

We dedicate this house unto thee from the foundation to the top thereof and we pray that the spirit and power of the Devil may never have dominion over any man who labours in this office, or place in his mind

We pray that thou wilt bless us O Lord with thy Holy Spirit that we may never profane thy name in this house or dishonour the Holy Priesthood or bring reproach upon thy cause or grieve thy Holy Spirit in any way. And we ask thee to bless us and prepare us in all things and bring to our rememberance all things neccessary to be written of this history and that papers and documents and all that is necessary may be brought to us to enable us to compile a right, useful and propher history

I pray thee my Father in heaven that thou wilt bless these my brethren who are my companions in this Office that our hearts may be united in the bonds of the Holy Priesthood according to the anointing and endowments given unto us that we may be one in spirit in heart in faith and works as touching the cause and kingdom in which we are engaged and we ask thee to bless all things that pertain to this Office that when thy servants Brigham Heber and Jedediah may come to visit us that they may