the hands of President Joseph Young we then assisted
President Young in washing our Brethren the Elders
much of the spirit of God rested upon us I washed &
perfumed the bodies of a number of my Brethren
& the interview closed after ^after^ expressing our feelings to each
other. We again met together in the quorum of the Sev-
enties at the upper part of the Lords house at early
candle light to receieve our anointing. The quorums of
the Deacons, Teachers, & Priest occupied one apartment
the Elders another & the Seventies the third. each
quorums met for the anointing. Three of the presidents
met with the seventies viz H Aldrich J. Young and Z. Coultrin. President Coultrin opened the meeting
by prayer & after conversing plainly to those who
were to be anointed they proceded to business the
presidency consecrated the oil before God that it
might be holy. The person to be anointed then took a
seat & the presidency then laid hands upon his head
& consecrated him unto God & then anointed him in
the name of the Lord & pronounced such blessings
upon his his head as the testimony of Jesus shall direct
which is the spirit of prophecy.
We had a
glorious season indeed in this solumn ordinance of the
house of the Lord there were fifteen annointed in
our quorum mostly by President Coultrin. the power
of God rested upon us.
President Coultrin
anointed me & the following are some of the blessing
that he pronounced upon my head while clothed upon
by the spirit & power of God, viz. that God would
bless me with all the powers of the priesthood &
give me a multiplicity of blessing that kings would
tremble upon their thrones at my word, that I should
become a counsellor & multitudes should seek cou-
nsel at my mouth & I should have great wisdom
the hands of President Joseph Young we then assisted
President Young in washing our Brethren the Elders
much of the spirit of God rested upon us I washed &
perfumed the bodies of a number of my Brethren
& the interview closed after expressing our feelings to each
other. We again met together in the quorum of the sev
enties at the upper part of the Lords house at early
candle light to receieve our anointing. The quorums of
the Deacons, Teachers, & Priest occupied one apartment
the Elders another & the seventies the third. each
quorums met for the anointing. Three of the presidents
met with the seventies viz H Aldrich J. Young and
Z. Coultrin President Coultrin opened the meeting
by prayer & after conversing plainly to those who
were to be anointed they proceded to business the
presidency consecrated the oil before God that it
might be holy. The person to be anointed then took a
seat & the presidency then laid hands upon his head
& consecrated him unto God & then anointed him in
the name of the Lord & pronounced such blessings
upon his his head as the testimony of Jesus shall direct
which is the spirit of prophecy.
We had a
glorious season indeed in this solumn ordinance of the
house of the Lord there were fifteen annointed in
our quorum mostly by President Coultrin the power
of God rested upon us.
President Coultrin
anointed me & the following are some of the blessing
that he pronounced upon my head while clothed upon
by the spirit & Power of God, viz. that God would
bless me with all the powers of the priesthood &
give me a multiplicity of blessing that kings would
tremble upon their thrones at my word, that I should
become a counsellor & multitudes should seek cou
nsel at my mouth & I should have great wisdom
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," April 4, 1837, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 3, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/OEB