~ Tuesday
Jan 18, 1881
I recteeived [wrote] a letter to Sarah and visited O Pratt &
C. C. Rich I found Br Pratt vary feeble Br Rich seemed
to be gaining slowly I brought up Br. Nickson to Dr Richards
~ Wednesday
19 Jan 1881 This is one of the most importand days of
my life I met with the President John Taylor
and 2d Councillor Joseph F Smith and 7 of the
Twelve viz Wilford Woodruff Orson Pratt, Charles C Rich,
Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D Richards Francis M. Lyman,
John Henry Smith And John Smith the first Patriarch
and the Presiding Bishop Edward Hunter and L John Nuttall
C. C. Rich was carried in a chair O Pratt was vary feeble
yet we all performed the ordinance of washing our feet against
Our Enemies And the Enemies of the Kingdom of God
according to the commandment of God unto us W. Woodruff
opened By Prayer And
John Taylor was Mouth in the
washing of feet. At the Prayer Circle Lorenzo Snow
was Mouth at the opening And President JOHN TAYLOR
was mouth at the Alter, and Presented the Prayer written
By W. Woodruff (By request of President Taylor) And the
names were presented before the Lord according to the
commandment. It was truly a solomn scene and
I presume to say it was the first thing of the Kind since the
creation of the world. The Names & Prayer Presented
will be recorded By Br L John Nuttall Presidents
Taylors secretary we were 3 Hours in the Meeting & ordina-
nces. This is the last time that the Apostle Orson Pratt will
Ever in this life Officiate in an important cerimony in the
Church & Probably the same with Charles C Rich
~ Tuesday
Jan 18, 1881 FIGURES I retei wrote a letter to Sarah and visited O Pratt & C. C. Rich I found Br Pratt vary feeble Br Rich seemed to be gaining slowly I brought up Br. Nickson to Dr Richards
~ Wednesday
19 Jan 1881 This is one of the most importand days of FIGURES my life I met with the President John Taylor and 2d Councillor Joseph F Smith and 7 of the Twelve viz Wilford Woodruff Orson Pratt, Charles C Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Franklin D Richards Francis M. Lyman, John Henry Smith And John Smith the first Patriarch and the Presiding Bishop Edward Hunter and L John Nuttall C. C. Rich was carried in a chair O Pratt was vary feeble yet we all performed the ordinance of washing our feet against Our Enemies And the Enemies of the Kingdom of God according to the commandment of God unto us W. Woodruff opened By Prayer And [FIGURE] John Taylor was Mouth in the washing of feet. At the Prayer Circle Lorenzo Snow was Mouth at the opening And President JOHN TAYLOR was mouth at the Alter, and Presented the Prayer written By W. Woodruff (By request of President Taylor) And the names were presented before the Lord according to the commandment. It was truly a solomn scene and I presume to say it was the first thing of the Kind since the creation of the world. The Names & Prayer Presented will be recorded By Br L John Nuttall Presidents Taylors secretary we were 3 Hours in the Meeting & ordinances. This is the last time that the Apostle Orson Pratt will Ever in this life Officiate in an important cerimony in the Church & Probably the same with Charles C Rich
