18th
Joseph Young the President of the Seventies Appointed
a two days meeting for all the Seventies they met to day at
10 oclok. A large Assembly gatherd together at an early hour
meeting was opened by prayer & singing remarks were made
By Joseph Young after which those were called to come
forward who were to be ordained as members of the Seventies
when 104 came forward were taken into the state house & ordain-
ed under the Hands of the presidency of the Seventies they then
returned to the congregation the assembly was Addressed through
the day & evening by many persons the spirit of God rested
upon the congregation & we had a good meeting much instruct-
ion was given
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The ground wants to be laid off for a Temple & garden & materials prepared this season A font wants to be built & the Endowments commence as soon as possible those who went through the Temple at Nauvoo know but vary little about the Endowments their was no time to learn them & what little they did learn they have most of them forgotton it many other interesting remarks were made by the president and he called upon the congregation to raise their right hand towards Heaven as a token & covenant that they would help him build a Temple and it was one unanimous vote.
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