Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
(Nauvoo )
The following blessing was confered upon my head and
I was set apart by the Twelve for my mission to England to take
charge of all the Churches in Europe. Elder John Taylor was
mouthpiece for the quorum
Brother Woodruff, We lay our hands
upon your head in the name of Jesus Christ and by the
authority of the Holy Priesthood to seal upon your head a
blessing and set you apart unto the important mission which
is appointed unto you of the Lord by the voice of the Twelve
to go over the sea to England to take charge of the churches
throughout that land; and we ask God the Eternal Father
in the name of Jesus Christ to bless you with health
and strength open ^open^ the door before you and your family
that you may have food and rament and money and all things
necessary to make you comfortable and that the power of God may
rest upon you in a greater degree than in any mission
before. We seal upon your head these blessings. You shall
be preserved to finish your mission and return home with your
family and meet in the Temple of the Lord and rejoice therein
and shout Hosanna. You shall have power and wisdom to
accomplish the design of your missions and shall have the desire
^of your heart^ given you in all things in righteousness before God.^"^
