Oct 27, 1880

Ordination of John Henry Smith to the Apostleship to be one of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ordained under the hands of
President John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, & Joseph F Smith
of the Presidency, and Wilford Woodruff who was Mouth in
ordaining, also Orson Pratt, Erastus Snow, Franklin D
Richards, & Brigham Young of the Quorum of the Twelve and
D H Wells councillor to the Twelve

Brother John Henry Smith in the name of the Lord Juesus Christ
and by the Authority of the Holy Priesthood And Apostleship confered
upon us we lay our hands upon your head, and we ordain you
an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
and as A member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, And
we seal upon you all the power And Authority to Administer
in all the Ordinances of the House of God agreeable to this office
Even the Apostleship which is the Highest Authority Ever confered
and sealed upon the sons of men in the flesh. And we pray God
to cloth you with the power of this Apostleship, with the power
of God, That your mind may be open to comprehend &
understand your relationship to God, your relationship
to your Brethren, your relationship to the Church and Kingdom
of God, in relation to this world, and in relation to the responsibility
which now rest upon you. And we say unto you The Eyes of
God & his Son Jesus Christ isand of the Heavenly Hosts, and of
Joseph Smith and the Apostles, And the Eyes of your Father who
are behingd the veil are upon you, and there is rejoicing in
Heaven becaus you are one of the Sons of the Prophets & Apostles and
have come forth to take upon yourself the Holy Apostleship and
we say unto you be humble before God and seek for the Holy spirit

Oct 27, 1880

Ordination of John Henry Smith to the Apostleship to be one of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ordained under the hands of President John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, & Joseph F Smith of the Presidency, and Wilford Woodruff who was Mouth in ordaining, also Orson Pratt, Erastus Snow, Franklin D Richards, & Brigham Young of the Quorum of the Twelve and D H Wells councillor to the Twelve

Brother John Henry Smith in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Authority of the Holy Priesthood And Apostleship confered upon us we lay our hands upon your head, and we ordain you an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and as A member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, And we seal upon you all the power And Authority to Administer in all the Ordinances of the House of God agreeable to this office Even the Apostleship which is the Highest Authority Ever confered and sealed upon the sons of men in the flesh. And we pray God to cloth you with the power of this Apostleship, with the power of God, That your mind may be open to comprehend & understand your relationship to God, your relationship to your Brethren, your relationship to the Church and Kingdom of God, in relation to this world, and in relation to the responsibility which now rest upon you. And we say unto you The Eyes of God & his Son Jesus Christand of the Heavenly Hosts, and of Joseph Smith and the Apostles, And the Eyes of your Father who are behind the veil are upon you, and there is rejoicing in Heaven becaus you are one of the Sons of the Prophets & Apostles and have come forth to take upon yourself the Holy Apostleship and we say unto you be humble before God and seek for the Holy spirit