Levi W Hancock, Henry Herriman, Zerah Pulsipher, Jedidiah M. Grant
Albert P. Rockwood, Benjamin L. Clapp. These were
washed by George A. Smith & P[ariey]. P. Pratt and anointed by
B[righam]. Young and H[eber]. C. Kimball.
The names of the females are as follows
Jane Young washed and anointed by Elizabeth A. Whitney
Clarissa Hancock do do [ditto] by V[ilate]. Kimball
Clarissa Herriman do do [ditto] by Mary Smith
Caroline Grant do do [ditto] Elizabeth]. A[nn]. Whitney
Nancy H. Rockwood do do [ditto] V[i
late]. Kimball
Mary Clapp do do [ditto] Mary Smith
Sister Pulsipher is sick and unable to attend. After these were all washed and anointed E[lde]r Orson Pratt and Sarah Marinda Pratt came in. He was washed and anointed by George A. Smith and Amasa Lyman who did the washing and Pres[iden]t. Young and H[eber]. C. Kimball attended to anointing.
Sarah Marinda Pratt was washed and anointed by V[ilate]. Kimball. [A]t half past 12 o clock all things being prepared to take these through the remaining ceremonies they commenced Pres[iden]t. Young acting as Elohee [Elohim], P[arley]. P. Pratt as Jehovah Orson Hyde as Michael W[illia]m W. Phelps as the serpent H[eber]. C. Kimball assisted through the whole. President Young gave all the charges and received Orson Pratt through the Vail. The remainder of the men were received through by O[rson]. Hyde the females by their husbands.
The names are as follows who are now admitted through the vail. Orson Pratt & Sally [Sarah] M. Pratt
Joseph Y
oung & Jane Young
Levi W Hancock & Clarissa Hancock
Henry Herriman & Clarissa Herriman
Zerah Pulsipher.
Jedidiah M. Grant & Caroline Grant.
Albert P. Rockwood & Nancy H. Rockwood
Benjamin L. Clapp & Mary Clapp
At a quarter after 3 P.M. Pres[iden]t. Young H[eber]. C. Kimball, N[ewel]. K. Whitney & Vilate Kimball went to J[oseph]. C. Kingsburys to dinner [.]
About 2 o clock the following were washed and anointed, viz James Allred, Charles C. Rich, William Felshaw, George W. Harris, William Meeks, Truman O. Angel. The washing and anointing of these was done by Newel K. Whitney, George Miller, Amasa Lyman, George A. Smith & John Taylor[.] About the same time the wives of the foregoing were washed and anointed as follows Elizabeth AUred by Elizabeth]. A[nn]. Whitney
Lucinda Harris by Mary Smith
Polly Angel by Lois Cutler
Sarah D. Rich by Mary Smith
Mary H. Felshaw by Lois Cutler
Caroline Meeks by Lois Cutler.
Hannah Fielding was also washed and anointed at the same time by Mary S
mith but her husband is not yet washed and anointed[.]
At 20 minutes past 3 P.M. all things being ready the ceremonies were commenced to take the above through in the following order.
John Taylor acting as Eloheem
George A. Smith " Jehovah
George Miller " Michael
W[illia]m W Phelps " the Serpent
All the charges were given by E[lde]r John Taylor. He also received the brethren through the vail and they each received their wives through[.]
At 20 minutes to 5 the following were admitted to pass the vail being those who were washed and anointed at 2 oclock. E[lde]r Taylor officiating at the Vail and John M. Bernhisel first was blessed through [?] to correct his memory[.]
James Allred & Elizabeth Allred
Charles C. Rich & Sarah D. Rich
William Felshaw & Mary H. Felshaw
George W. Harris & Lucinda Harris
William Meeks & Caroline Meeks
Truman O. Angell & Polly Angell
At 5 o clock Pres[iden]t. Young, H[eber]. C. Kimball N[ewel]. K. Whitney, Vilate Kimball and Elizabeth Ann Whitney retu
rned. At a quarter after 4 the following men were washed and anointed viz Joseph Fielding - Noah Packard
William Snow - Samuel Rolfe
Norton Jacobs - Willard Snow
Erastus Snow - William W. Player
Aaron Johnson
These were washed by George Miller and Orson Hyde and anointed by Amasa Lyman and Parley P. Pratt. At the same time the wives of the foregoing were washed and anointed in the following order Polly Zariah Johnson by Mary Smith
Lidia Snow by Mary Smith
Sophia Packard by Lois Cutler
Malvina Snow by Lois Cutler
Emily Jacobs by Lois Cutler
Zillah Player by Phebe Woodworth
Elizabeth Rolfe by Phebe Woodworth
Artimcnia ^^ Artimetia ^^ ^Artimesia ^ Snow by Loisa M. Lyman At 16 minutes after six oclock P.M. all things being prepared the foregoing persons together with Hannah Fielding were taken through the ceremonies of the endowment. The following persons officiating
Orson Hyde as Eloheem
Orson Spencer as Jehovah
George A Smith as Michael and
W[illia]m W. Phelps as the Serpent.
All the charges were given to them by Elder O[rson]. Hyde together with much good instruction. They were received through the vail commencing at 14 minutes after 8 o’clock by President B[righam]. Young, (see next page [i.e., next manuscript page].)
At half past 6 o clock Pres[iden]t. B[righam]. Young H[eber]. C. Kimball and Newel K. Whitney retired to the Bishops room and consecrated for the endowment 14 bottles of oil which had previously been prepared by Bishop Whitney. They returned and undressed at 20 minutes to seven.
At 5 minutes to 7 P.M. the following persons were washed and anointed viz.
William Huntington Sen[io]r. & Lydia I luntington Henry G. Sherwood & Jane I Sherwood William Crosby - Lucian R. Foster and Miles Romney. These were washed by George Miller and Charles C. Rich and anointed by Amasa Lyman and Isaac Morley assisted by Benjamin L. Clapp. At the same time the wives of the foregoing were washed and anointed as follows.
Jane I.. Sherwood by Loisa M. Lym
an
Sally Crosby by Loisa M. Lyman
Ann Mariah Foster by Loisa M. Lyman
Elizabeth Romney by Loisa M. Lyman Lidia Huntington was washed and anointed by Tirzah Cahoon and blessed by all the sisters present.
At 14 minutes after 8 o clock [we] ^ commenced receiving^ the following were received through the vail being those who were washed at a quarter after 4 this afternoon, viz
Joseph Fielding & Hannah Fielding.
Noah Packard & Sophia Packard.
William Snow & Lidia Snow.
Samuel Rolfe & Elizabeth Rolfe.
Norton Jacobs & Emily Jacobs.
Willard Snow & Malvina Snow.
Erastus Snow & Artemesia Snow.
William W Player & Zillah Player.
Aaron Johnson & ^Polly^ Zeriah Johnson.
President Young received Noah Packard through who is quite sick. Joseph Fielding, William Snow, and Erastus Snow were received through by E[lde]r H[eber]. C. Kimball and the remainder by E[lde]r Orson Spencer. Each man receiving his own wife through after he himself was admitted.
At about 25 minutes to 11 o clock the last o
ne of these were received through the vail.
E[lde]r Orson Pratt acted as prompter while President Young and H[eber]. C. Kimball officiated at the vail, and Isaac Morley acted as prompter while Orson Spencer officiated. At 25 minutes after 9 o clock every thing being prepared[,] the ceremony of receiving those who were lately washed was commenced in the following order. Pres[iden]t. B[righam]. Young as Eloheem
H[eber]. C. Kimball as Jehovah
Orson Hyde as Michael
W[illiam]. W Phelps as the Serpent
They were also assisted by E[lde]r P[arley]. P. Pratt[.] Pres[iden]t. Young gave the first charge in the garden & E[lde]r P[arley]. P. Pratt the second in the Telestial Kingdom. E[lde]r Pratt also continued and gave the charge in the Terrestrial Kingdom.
At 10 minutes after 11 o’clock [we] commenced receiving the following through the vail[,] being those last washed & anointed[;] Their names are as follows, viz.
William Huntington Sen[io]r. & Lidia Huntington
Henry G. Sherwood &Jan
e J. Sherwood
William Crosby & Sally Crosby
Lucian R. Foster & Ann Mariah Foster
Miles Romney & Elizabeth Romney.
President B[righam]. Young received L[ucian]. R. Foster, and W[illia]m Huntington through. E[lde]r H[eber]. C. Kimball received W[illia]m. Crosby through and Joseph
Young recei[ve]d Henry G. Sherwood & Miles Romney. each man receive[d] his own wife after he himself was admitted. At a quarter past 1 o clock the last one was admitted all the brethren being much fatigued by the labors of the day.
At half past 10 o clock Elder H[eber]. C. Kimball made a selection of brethren to assist in the endowment tomorrow. He made a selection of those who were willing to volunteer freely whose names are
Charles C. Rich Benjamin L. Clapp
Jedidiah M. Grant Orson Spencer
Isaac Morley Erastus Snow
W[illia]m. W. Phelps Willard Snow
Aaron Johnson Joseph Young
These are selected in addition to the members of the quorum of the Twelve apostles.
At a quarter after 1 o clock President B[righam]. Young, A[masa]. Lyman, G[eorge]. A. Smith, C[harles]. C. Rich, W[illiam]. W Phelps, J[ohn]. D. Lee, P[arley]. P. Pratt, O[rson]. Pratt, &O[rson]. Hyde clothed and offered up the signs and prayers, E[lde]r George A. Smith being mouth. After prayers the following took their
blankets and lay down to rest on the floor of the Temple where they tarried over night, viz.
Pres[iden]t. B[righam]. Young. Amasa Lyman
George A. Smith W[illia]m W. Phelps
Charles C. Rich John D. Lee
David Candland
E[lde]r Joseph Young and his wife tarried in his own room over night.
During the whole of the three days already spent in the endowment, President Brigham Young presided and dictated the ordinances and also took an active part in nearly every instance except when entirely overcome by fatigue through his constant labors to forward the work.
Perfect peace and harmony prevail during the whole time, except in one case which happened this afternoon, wherein Phebe Woodworth interfered with business which did not belong to her, and in the presence of those who are higher in authority than her, and undertook to dictate and control those who were legally and righteously appointed to superintend and administer the ordinance of washing and anointing of the females. [William
Clayton, Diary, kept for Heber C. Kimball.]
[source: Devery S. Anderson and Gary James Bergera, Editors, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Signature Books), http://www.amazon.com/Nauvoo-Endowment-Companies-1845-1846-Documentary/dp/1560851872]
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