L. John Nuttall records how he and Wilford Woodruff wrote the lecture (at the veil) for the endowment.
L. John Nuttall, Journal, February 10, 1877 in Diary of L. John Nuttall, (1834-1905) Dec. 1876-Mar. 1884 (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1948), 22
with Bro W. Woodruff engaged in writing the lecture for the Endowments to be read to Prest Young. spent the eving at Prest Young's house spent the eving at Prest Young's house-dd not finish our work-