* Heber C Kimball then baptized President Brigham Young & confirmed
him & said (J. M. Grant also laid on hands)
Brother Brigham Young we lay our hands upon your head & confirm
you to be a member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
& we seal upon your head the Holy Priesthood with all the keys powers
& blessings appertaining theretounto even to be a prophet seer &
revelator in the Church & kingdom of God & over the House of Israel
& we seal upon your head all the blessings all the blessing which were
sealed upon you by the Prophet Joseph & we say unto you that you shall
have power over your Enemies & you shall not be slain by them but
you shall live to see them overthrown & to see the Saints come off
victorious over there enemies & I seal these blessing upon you in the
name of Jesus Christ Amen
At the close of the dedication & baptism I attended meeting with
J. M. Grant & other Missionaries at the 17th ward JElder Wallace spoke Johnson spoke to the people followed by J. M. Grant who spoke in the spirit
& power of God in calling upon the people to repent & reform He was
followed By Gilbert Clements & W. Woodruff who bore testimony
to what had ben said we had a soul stiring meeting
Judson Stodard had his horse runaway with him in his buggy & nearly killed him
~ Friday
3rd I spent the day writing & attending the State Fair
President YoungKimball & Grant Attended the Fair
President Heber C. Kimball rebuked Albert P. Rockwood in
the presence of the Saints in the Deseret Store for his stupidity
& folly. Brother Kimball says as I pass by you I cannot even get your
eye you do not speak to me you are as dry as an old cabage leaf
wilted up you have not the spirit of God & you have tryed to ride
me for years & If you do not wake up & do your duty I will
ride you & that to with sharp spurs I feel to rebuke you in the
name of the Lord & Brother Woodruff you wright it that it
may stand on record against him
* Heber C Kimball then baptized President Brigham Young & confirmed
him & said (J. M. Grant also laid on hands)
Brother Brigham Young we lay our hands upon your head & confirm
you to be a member in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
& we seal upon your head the Holy Priesthood with all the keys powers
& blessings appertaining thereunto even to be a prophet seer &
Revelator in the church & kingdom of God & over the House of Israel
& we seal upon your head all the blessings which were
sealed upon you by the Prophet Joseph & we say unto you that you shall
have power over your Enemies & you shall not be slain by them but
you shall live to see them overthrown & to see the saints come off
victorious over there enemies & I seal these blessing upon you in the
name of Jesus Christ Amen
At the Close of the dedication & baptism I attended meeting with
J. M. Grant & other Missionaries at the 17Elder
Johnson spoke to the people followed by J. M. Grant who spoke in the spirit
& power of God in calling upon the people to repent & reform He was
followed By Gilbert Clements & W. Woodruff who bore testimony
to what had ben said we had a soul stiring meeting
Judson Stodard had his horse runaway with him in his buggy & nearly killed him
~ Friday
3rd I spent the day writing & attending the State Fair
President YoungKimball & Grant Attended the Fair
President Heber C. Kimball rebuked Albert P. Rockwood in
the presence of the Saints in the Deseret Store for his stupidity
& folly. Brother Kimball says as I pass by you I cannot even get your
eye you do not speak to me you are as dry as an old Cabage leaf
wilted up you have not the spirit of God & you have tryed to ride
me for years & If you do not wake up & do your duty I will
ride you & that to with sharp spurs I feel to rebuke you in the
name of the Lord & Brother Woodruff you wright it that it
may stand on record against him
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," October 2, 1856 - October 4, 1856, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 8, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/rOk