~ Thursday
Feb 2nd I spent the day in school with my children
In the evening I attended the prayer meeting at
the 14th ward school house & herd about 50 of the saints
speak I also Addressed them at the close of the meeting
and had the spirit of the Lord & felt well
There is one thing I will here record in my Journal
which I take great pleasure in I united with the
Bishop & his counsel & ordained 1 Priest 2 Theachers
& 2 deacons and the Priest which I ordained was
my ownly son now living with me Wilford Woodruff sJr
He is 13 years old He is now to begin to officiate in the
priest office of the lesser Priesthood And I thank the
LORD that I have lived to see this day when I have a
son hwho has received the Priesthood and is recogni-
zed as such by the Church and is about to officiate
in it I Pray the blessings of the God of Abram Isaac
& Jacob may rest upon him that He may honuour the
Priesthood all the days of his life and do much good
in bringing many souls into the Kingdom of God and
always maintain the Kingdom of God with all its laws
& principles which may the Lord grant for Christ
sake Amen
~ Friday
Feb 3rd 1854 As my son Wilford was to commence
this morning to begin to officiate in the priests office by
going through the ward to visit the house of each member
in company with Brother Ross in the capacity of teachers
I called my family together for the purpose of Prayer
and Dedicating my son unto the Lord his father and
mother laid hands upon his head and Blessed him and
Dedi[c]ated him unto the Lord. The following is a coppy of the
Blessing bestowed upon his head
Wilford Woodruff Jr Born In Montrose Iowa March 22nd 1840
Received the following fblessing under the hand of his father Wilford
Woodruff sen one of the Twelve Apostles city of the SGreat Salt Lake
Feb 3rd 1854 when he was 13 years & 323 days old
Wilford in the name of Jesus Christ and by virtue of the
Holy Pristhood I lay my hands upon your head and seal upon
your head a Fathers blessing and seal upon ^you^ the priesthood of Aaron
which you have received, and also to dedicate you unto God for
the purpose of the ministry. I seal upon your head all the blessings
of Abram Isaac & Jacob. I seal you up unto eternal life and no power
shall take your crown. And you shall live long upon the Earth
and do great good and bring many souls into the kingdom
of God. And you shall stand in the defence of Zion and if you
will be faithful in keeping the commandments of God you
shall receive the fulness of the priesthood and the Apostheship
and the keys thereof and shall follow the footsteps of thy
father wherein he has been faithful in the Apostheship, and
tho shalt live and not die. thy body shalt not be laid in the grave
but thou shalt live till the coming of Christ. then shall thy body
be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to [3 Nephi 28:8]
~ Thursday
Feb 2nd I spent the day in school with my children In the evening I attended the prayer meeting at the 14th ward school house & herd about 50 of the saints speak I also Addressed them at the close of the meeting and had the spirit of the Lord & felt well
[FIGURE] There is one thing I will here record in my Journal which I take great pleasure in I united with the Bishop & his counsel & ordained 1 Priest 2 Teachers & 2 deacons and the Priest which I ordained was my ownly son now living with me Wilford Woodruff Jr He is 13 years old He is now to begin to officiate in the Priest office of the lesser Priesthood And I thank the LORD that I have lived to see this day when I have a son who has received the Priesthood and is recognized as such by the Church and is about to officiate in it I Pray the blessings of the God of Abram Isaac & Jacob may rest upon him that He may honour the Priesthood all the days of his life and do much good in bringing many souls into the Kingdom of God and always maintain the Kingdom of God with all its laws & principles which may the Lord grant for Christ sake Amen
~ Friday
[FIGURE] Feb 3rd 1854 As my son Wilford was to commence this morning to begin to officiate in the priests office by going through the ward to visit the house of each member in company with Brother Ross in the capacity of teachers I called my family together for the purpose of Prayer and Dedicating my son unto the Lord his father and mother laid hands upon his head and Blessed him and Dedicated him unto the Lord. The following is a coppy of the Blessing bestowed upon his head
Wilford Woodruff Jr Born In Montrose Iowa March 22nd 1840 Received the followingblessing under the hand of his father Wilford Woodruff sen one of the Twelve Apostles City of the Great Salt Lake Feb 3rd 1854 when he was 13 years & 323 days old
Wilford in the name of Jesus Christ and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood I lay my hands upon your head and seal upon your head a Fathers blessing and seal upon you the priesthood of Aaron which you have received, and also to dedicate you unto God for the purpose of the ministry. I seal upon your head all the blessings of Abram Isaac & Jacob. I seal you up unto Eternal life and no power shall take your crown. And you shall live long upon the Earth and do great good and bring many souls into the kingdom of God. And you shall stand in the defence of Zion and if you will be faithful in keeping the Commandments of God you shall receive the fulness of the priesthood and the Apostleship and the keys thereof and shall follow the footsteps of thy father wherein he has been faithful in the Apostleship. and thou shalt live and not die. thy body shall not be laid in the grave but thou shalt live till the coming of Christ. then shall thy body be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to
