The license which I receieved from the
appointment of the council reads thus
To whome these presents may concer[n]
This certifies that Willford Woodruff
has been receieved into this Church
of latter day Saints organized on
the 6th day of Aprail 1830 and has
been ordained a priest according
to the rules and regulations of said
church and is duly authorized
to preach the gospel and act in
all the ordinances of the house of the
Lord agreeable to the authority of
that office.
Given by the directions of a council
of elders assembled in Clay County
Missouri
The license which I receieved from the
appointment of the Council reads thus
To whome these presents may concern
This certifies that Willford Woodruff
has been receieved into this Church
of latter day Saints organized on
the 6th day of Aprail 1830 and has
been ordained a priest according
to the rules and regulations of said
church and is duly authorized
to preach the gospel and act in
all the ordinances of the house of the
Lord agreeable to the authority of
that office.
Given by the directions of a council
of elders assembled in Clay County
Missouri. Nov 5th 1834
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," November 5, 1834, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 30, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/8NL